As usual, I attended the annual British by the Sea gathering today at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, CT. It was a great turnout. Last I heard the announcer, they were over 300 cars, but I don't know the final count. I got there at 1030 and left around 1230 and, as usual, had a great time.
I also scored an original Lucas side view mirror, so that was nice!
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The field upon my arrival, looking from the front towards the back. The weather got nicer and the field got more full! |
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An Allard. |
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Jaguar F-type with huge front brake discs. |
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A very clean TR6 engine bay (1971, I think it was). |
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1963 Spitfire "barn find". Comm # was around 7000, so an early example. |
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TR-250 side markers on a TR4 (?). |
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TR4 front bonnet. |
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Nice TR3. There seems to be fewer and fewer of these each year...wonder why? |
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Engine bay of same TR3. Modified, of course! |
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Austin Healey 100-6. Pretty color and nice tires complete the look. |
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Badge of the A-H. |
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Interior of one of the few Triumph Stags there. Very nice. |
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"Release the Kraken!". Always a good show of old, bulky Land Rovers. |
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A very nicely restored example. |
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Field a little later, shown from the back looking towards where my first field picture was. |
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A nice Lotus Esprit Turbo. I remember having a poster of this car on my wall as a kid! |
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A British flag "built in" to this Mini's rear tail light. Cool touch. |
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The car with definitely the most personality at the show. |
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A Mini race car. |
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Nash Healey. Don't know anything about these, but it was very nice. |
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Quarter view of the same Nash Healey. |
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The badge of the original AC Bristol convertible that showed up. |
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MGB. Yes, that's it's original color. No idea that it was offered, but he had the documentation. |
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MG-TF, I think. |
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Spare plugs? Maybe they are of a different temperature? |
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Morgan...cap and goggles, of course. |
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Front of a TVR, circa 1971-ish. |
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The motor of same TVR. Looks like a TR6 motor. |
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Pretty color on this MGA. |
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My side view mirror. Yay me! |
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