Hi all--
A terrific day today; SDC Hamilton Chapter, in lieu of the normal August meeting, ran an economy rally followed by a sumptuous pig-roast at the Glanbrook home of one of the chapter member couples. Even the weather--predicted as iffy--instead remained splendid throughout the day.
About ten cars "contested" (maybe an overly strong term!) the rally, including my currently-quite-reliable Lark...Betty finished last in the six-cylinder division, but that's nothing shameful, as there were only two sixes in the run...the winner being a superbly-tuned 51 Starlight. The V8 division was won by one of our newest, and youngest, members, in a 66 Cruiser.
At the beautiful farm property for the pig-roast, about fifty SDCers gathered, and the grouping of cars was like a small zone meet: seventeen Studes, a 47 Ford and a postwar Willys Jeep panel wagon. As usual I busied myself taking scads of photos, some of which could, I think, be TW material given today's venue, weather, and the quality of the cars. A few of those will surface on here once they're ready.
Betty only balked once, just as I was leaving to return home; she more or less sneezed three or four times and then stalled. Put her back in Park, turned the key again and she fired just fine, proceeding the rest of the way home without complaint. Good ol' car...she made it to five different cruises this past week, too.
But nifty vehicles notwithstanding, the best aspect of a day like today is always the people, the camaraderie. And so it was today. Hats off to hosts Wayne and Sharon Hamilton, rally organizers Roly and Sue Lusted, et al...today was great!
Cheers
S.
A terrific day today; SDC Hamilton Chapter, in lieu of the normal August meeting, ran an economy rally followed by a sumptuous pig-roast at the Glanbrook home of one of the chapter member couples. Even the weather--predicted as iffy--instead remained splendid throughout the day.
About ten cars "contested" (maybe an overly strong term!) the rally, including my currently-quite-reliable Lark...Betty finished last in the six-cylinder division, but that's nothing shameful, as there were only two sixes in the run...the winner being a superbly-tuned 51 Starlight. The V8 division was won by one of our newest, and youngest, members, in a 66 Cruiser.
At the beautiful farm property for the pig-roast, about fifty SDCers gathered, and the grouping of cars was like a small zone meet: seventeen Studes, a 47 Ford and a postwar Willys Jeep panel wagon. As usual I busied myself taking scads of photos, some of which could, I think, be TW material given today's venue, weather, and the quality of the cars. A few of those will surface on here once they're ready.
Betty only balked once, just as I was leaving to return home; she more or less sneezed three or four times and then stalled. Put her back in Park, turned the key again and she fired just fine, proceeding the rest of the way home without complaint. Good ol' car...she made it to five different cruises this past week, too.
But nifty vehicles notwithstanding, the best aspect of a day like today is always the people, the camaraderie. And so it was today. Hats off to hosts Wayne and Sharon Hamilton, rally organizers Roly and Sue Lusted, et al...today was great!
Cheers
S.
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