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edsnovaBaltimore - BCW 52 MG TD Supporting Member

It was 40 degrees F when I got up this morning so of course I ran the car 25 miles out to Hunt Valley's unofficial, semi-social-distanced Cars & Coffee to test the seat heaters (which worked niiice) and

DEBUT THE CAR IN PUBLIC

The result was pretty much as expected.

I got basically swarmed as soon as I pulled in, so I backed into a slot near some VWs, as is right and proper.

First guy who said anything pronounced it the "coolest car here." The second guy declared there was "no plastic whatsoever" on the vehicle. And I did correct him.

I was happy to see @East Coast Bruce there (pictured below with a friend of his whose name slipped my mind). Bruce was kind enough to stand quietly, nodding for like five minutes while I droned on insufferably about all the crap I did to the car.

One guy did express tentative interest in purchasing a 550 Spyder replica so we exchanged numbers.

Plan to show it in Annapolis tomorrow and I think after that we'll put some Stabil in the tank and top it off and call it a season.

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