Yup, YFE’s on patrol again although this time I’ve ranged a tad farther afield than usual: 885.8 miles in one day (14.7 hrs, to be exact), which put me in Bowie, MD. Without going into personal details, I’ll just say I received multiple phone calls Thursday afternoon concerning a family medical emergency and departed greater…

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Following in the general theme of the last post, here’s a link to an online article in MSN Autos: http://editorial.autos.msn.com/15-most-boring-cars-money-can-buy?icid=autos_ 5435#2 If there’s one thing you can say about Triumphs in particular and LBCs in general, they are NEVER boring. Frustrating, annoying, infuriating, etc on occasion, but never boring. Drive ’em!

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Yup, I periodically stray off the reservation and comment on auto-related subjects not specifically related to LBCs in general or Triumphs in particular. This is another one of those instances…sort of. Any reader of the blog is familiar with periodic commentary on modern vehicle styling. Anyone who has observed US and foreign vehicles the past…

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Hear ye, all ye SLTOA faithful. If any of you put this type of wheel on your car, a tribunal shall be called and you will immediately lose your Triumph card.

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I tell you, the last couple of afternoons have provided the perfect driving weather and I hope others in the club – or anyone with a convertible, for that matter – took advantage. During last night’s patrol I saw a large number of vehicles with their tops down. The majority were the usual contemporary fare…

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The Feb ’69 issue of Road & Track; it also contained a road test of the GT6..

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Back during the late 1960s when I got interested in sports cars and racing (my family was stationed at Grand Forks AFB at the time; I was about 14-15), Road & Track magazine and Competition Press & Autoweek served as my primary sources of information. In fact, I remember reading R&T’s review of the brand…

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    Darn good meeting of the St Louis Triumph faithful last PM, including the election of a new slate of officers to take the club through the next two years. Otherwise, event planning continues – Including the run-up to the Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri’s annual Easter Concours at Forest Park in about five weeks…

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