1930 Ford Speedster, all set up and ready to go for The Great Race…

Yeah, I know, the weather guessers are calling for a chance of periodic thunderstorms these next two days (just checked the wx radar, nearest TBs are down by Branson) but doggone, what a gorgeous weekend. The convertibles are out in number, it’d be a great time for an afternoon drive if the household chores didn’t beckon.

On a whim, hit three car cruises/shows last night. The Mungenast Acura show up on Manchester was a tad ho-hum, a lot of Japanese equipment (go figure), two BMWs, one Jaguar F-Type, a Buick GNX, Corvair Corsa and a 1stGen Celica (actually pretty cool) but otherwise, blah. Went to the every-Friday Sonic meet in Kirkwood, they were still setting up, maybe 10 cars. Then down I-270 to Gravois and Life Church, for their first Friday cruise. Holy cow, what a zoo…like the Sonic bunch, the lot primarily held rods, customs and American heavy metal (cripes, first time I’ve seen three running AMC Gremlins in one place since, oh, 1974?) but there were a few surprises. Motoexotica had a somewhat modified Volvo 262C Bertone on display (it had an LS1 stuffed in the engine bay) along with an early 50s Nash Rambler wagon modified into a surfer van…and holy cow, an LBC: an MG Midget, really nice shape.

Tomorrow’s the big annual SLTOA picnic, this year held at Blumenhof Winery near Dutzow. At least one group will leave as an, uh, group; meet time is 1100 at the I-64/MO 94 commuter lot. Soooo, yer fthfl ed will attempt to get to the first church service at Covenant, run by the European Auto Show around 1030 (30 minutes before its official opening to the public but hey, I’ll be on a schedule) and then rendezvous for a formation run to Blumenhof. Should be a major hoot.

But for right now, time to get out, tackle the yard and spend another couple hours trouble-shooting the TR8. I’ve already warned a local garage to watch for a Wedge arriving on a AAA flatbed…