After posting on the Panhandle British Car Association’s most excellent “Brits on the Bay” gathering (see 24 April), I swapped some info with club officers. Turns out I was way off on my estimate of the number of cars on display: it was actually 100 cars (!). In any event, I’m glad to provide the…

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From the sublime to the ridiculous

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Nothing better than cruising the beach on the Gulf of Mexico – severe clear and warm, perfect day – and stumbling on a local car show. I actually managed a few shots as cars departed eastbound towards Perdido Key and Pensacola and for whatever reason, they were all Chey products… the ’57 Chevy as I…

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Drove from St Louis to Orange Beach, Alabama, Friday night 19 April (708.4 miles, 14.8 hours, including the dinner stop in Tupelo) and how ’bout that, the Panhandle British Car Association was hosting its 29th annual “Brits on the Bay” show Saturday morning in downtown Pensacola. What do you do? Right…get some sleep, grab the…

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Yeah, well, not much in the “polar” department, what with clear skies and temperature in the low 70s. BUT, we did have three polar bears join us: two stuffed and one ambulatory (the latter arrived in a red MGA…there might be a message there). Anyway, we had 42 cars and about 75-80 participants, driving a…

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Hey there, looking to cause a stir at the next All British Car & Cycle Show? How ’bout showing up in a Rolls-Royce or Bentley limousine? One of the cars has a Bentley grill and Bentley hubcaps, another has just the hubcaps and the third car in line has a Rolls grill. Some assembly required…

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This last November 12th the St Louis Triumph Owners Association hosted the tenth rendition of our traditional end-of-season fundraiser, honoring our veterans. We had excellent weather and an excellent turnout, including eight Triumphs, three MGBs plus a varied mix of other vehicles, including an immaculate ’66 Chevrolet Impala SS. The route took us from our…

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Middle of January and we have a two-day break from the cold weather. Pushing the mid-40s, partly cloudy skies, perfect opportunity to get the High Speed Doorstop (HSD; my ’80 TR8) out for a local recce run, right? Perhaps take in a nice sunset from Queeny Park? Wouldn’t you know it: spent a couple of…

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On 21 October, another great Fall Colours Drive, organized once again by Ed Kaizer. We had perfect weather and a turnout of about 20 people, driving seven Triumphs, two MGs, two Miatas, an Austin-Healey 100, one Morgan, one first-gen Mustang and a couple of SUVs. The route took us from the McDonalds in Alton up…

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Thanks to our webmaster, the blog is back up so I’m going to take this opportunity to post information on the upcoming South Central Region, Vintage Triumph Register (VTR) confab scheduled here locally for the end of May/first of June. Titled “A Confluence of Triumphs” with sponsorship by It’s Alive Automotive (other sponsors to be…

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