So this is usually a small, lazy show of maybe 40-50 cars, and this year, with the threat of maybe rain maybe not, what happens? About 150-175 cars show up - Go Figure. Tom Marantz showed up with his Suby coupe, and Boothy, Mrs. Boothy and the Boothy pooch all came out from just South of Boston.
The rain held off, although it was a bit on the cooler side (I doubt that it hit 70F) but it was a pretty good show for the area. Here are my photos:
I just thought this was the coolest window sticker this season. I want one....
My wife needs this plate. This was on a really cherry Type 3:
Weird, yes, but the workmanship was impeccable:
I have no idea how this guy does not do a wheel stand on every launch..... Thank God it was a mostly stock engine.
The real and the poser - Rich MacKoul's original 1955 Speedster next to Pearl. THIS is the car that lent its' dash layout to Bob Carley and Gary Bloom (among others). No, you can't afford this car. It's valued at more than my house.Rich's original 1500 Normal engine.
The dash that launched a thousand (well, OK.....five, so far) Speedster Replicas.
OK, who can tell me what is right (and at the same time, wrong) with this hood?
The "Replica Corner" with a real 914, Tom's Suby coupe, an older Bugatti replica, Rich's '55, Pearl, Neil Fennesey's original 912 and (believe it or not) a 911 driven in by a very tattooed young "Tuner Guy" who got a kick out of our replicas, especially the coupe.
So I jumped up on the stone wall beside Neil's 912 and took the next few shots. that '69 Ghia you could eat off of. Looked a LOT like the pre-'62 Corvairs.
Look over on the right - some guy went to tremendous effort and workmanship to make a "mini-Camarro" with a VW pan/engine. Drop a Suby in there and get on with it, but, again......The workmanship was superb!
That orange "Thing" had an original BN4 gas heater - it must be over twice the physical size of my BN2 - it was YUGE! That's the Candy Mansion in the background - the inside is amazing.... Old exposed walnut beams and about an acre of confections of all types.