Greetings Group, When I sent out the reminder for this event the forecast was for rain. Well, the threat of rain didn't bother our crew. Sure, there weren't quite as many classics as sometimes but there was no lack of people. I think we would still get a good crowd even it it was just for breakfast. We enjoy seeing everyone. It's good to see the support for our get together.
Randy Clary even came with the top down on his Jensen. A real trooper. Kudos. He also brought some friends to the event. Joe Tomaselli and Bret Van Nortwick. They are working on a 2003 Ford Thunderbird. Welcome guys. Bring it by sometime.
John Bracy brought his friend Lewis Kasner to the event. Lewis drove a super nice red '18 Mini Cooper S. John's is the black on black one.
Since we expected it to be raining I'd suggested bringing a Show and Tell gadget to share as we would be inside sooner. But it turned out it wasn't raining. We had some interesting gadgets anyway. Tom Yaeger brought a manual bench grinder that attaches to a bench top. A 6 or 8 inch grinding stone would mount on top. Then it's probably a two person affair with one cranking and one grinding.
Yea for electricity! Randy Main, a retired locksmith and antique collector, brought a very rare model 1867 Ritchie and Boyden brass padlock. Their factory was in a building shared with Thomas Edison in Newark New Jersey. Randy thinks the lock dates to about 1870. Did I mention Yea for electricity? Dan Mensinger brought his new 2025 Ford Mustang GT. Dan has a fleet of vehicles to choose from but they all had some malady simultaneously so he just decided to get a brand new ride. Sweet. Why not.
Those in Classics: Jimmy and Bill Chessman - '67 MGB, Randy Clary - '73 Jensen Healey, Jimmie Davis - '03 Mercury Marquis, Larry Maloney - '06 Jaguar XK8L, Bob Upton - '04 Acura TSX twin cam, Bill and Dianne Wilkman - '90 Mazda Miata, Tom Yaeger - '51 Jaguar MK V.
Those in future classics: Charlie Budenz - '08 Jaguar XJ8.
John Bracy - -24 Mini Cooper S, Jim and Janet Cregg - '25 Subaru Crosstrek, Ron and Sandy Davies - '13 Mazda Miata, Lewis Kasner - '18 Mini Cooper S, Randy Main - '07 Honda Civic, Dan Mensinger - '25 Ford Mustang GT, Frank Moses - '13 BMWM749 LI, Allan and Tina Perry - '13 Infinity G37, Larry Reynolds - '23 Genesis G70 3.3T, Tracy Vining - '08 Honda Element Welcome New Guys: Joe Tomaselli, Bret Van Nortwick and Lewis Kasner.
Tally - 7 Classics - 12 Future Classics - 25 Car Guys and Gals.
We went inside about our normal time and enjoyed a bite to eat. Thanks for coming. I wasn't sure how many would come due to the forecast. We meet again next month on the 1st Saturday, the 7th of February. Join in if you can.
Cheers . . .