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Invasion of the British Cars |
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Written by Felix Wong - View Profile
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Monday, 18 September 2006 |
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Lately the weather in Northern Colorado has been about as erratic as Jake Plummer's throwing arm. So I couldn't help but smile while driving down to Arvada on Sunday, a day when a cool breeze rustled tree leaves audibly but yet it was just warm enough to drive with the convertible top down.
 For what reason was I motoring down to Arvada in an Alfa Romeo Spider, an Italian sports car? To see some all-British sports cars at the Colorado Conclave. Ok, I was driving the "wrong" vehicle to this car show considering I do have a genuinely English auto as well, but my '69 MGB was taking a breather in the garage and patiently awaiting her owner to get a valve job done on her cylinder head. Perhaps seeing her brethren at the event would motivate me to finally do the deed, I thought.
 I was not disappointed. The show turned out to be huge — almost as large as the annual All-British Car Meet in Palo Alto, which claims to be the largest in the nation. All of the major British marques were represented, including MG, Triumph, Austin-Healey, Morgan, Marcos, and TVR. Never heard of some (or all) of these manufacturers? The more reason to put this event on your calendar next year...
 More contemporary vehicles were also present, including some of the latest Jaguars, Aston Martins, Rolls Royces, and Loti. There were even a dozen newish Mini Coopers on the field. Although, hey, those are thoroughly German, being BMW-owned-and-manufactured unlike the English-built originals!
Then again, who I am to complain when I drove down to the show in an, ahem, Italian car. Excuse me as I retreat to the garage to work on that cylinder head. | |
Written by punkhorror on 2006-09-19 07:02:06
Great pictures, sounds like a fun time. |
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