Tour to Portland ABFM

[minied]

Thread started in CHAT, resurfaced here......

Friday, Sept. 2, 9am at the Krispy Kreme on Tacoma Mall Blvd, northeast corner of the Tacoma Mall, let's meet for a back-roads tour to the Portland ABFM. Takes a little longer but is much more satisfying. Please join in!

[BigWhiteDog]

Since we are now dogless, it looks like we will be making the trek to Portland this year. I think we plan to join up for the back-roads tour. Should be fun.
Now just have to figure out what assortment of tools and spare parts to pack in the car for the trek.

[Mark]

Wow! I'm sorry to hear of your loss! I hope the newly found freedom that you both now have will perhaps be a condolence of some kind. This is a little like the two of you being empty nesters.

Enjoy the shade of the tall trees that parallel the track in the early morning hours, perhaps while enjoying the pipe and coffee rituals.....

Best regards,
MSH

[Dixminion]

Jerry and Noreen, My heartfelt condolences too on the loss of what I assume is the BigWhiteDog. Met him once or twice...

Enjoy the shade of the tall trees that parallel the track in the early morning hours, perhaps while enjoying the pipe and coffee rituals.....

The mid morning ritual in the tall trees is actually a bunch of crabby SAMOANs crawling out from under their sleeping "arrangements", wondering where the *** the coffee is!

Looking forward to the weekend. I'll be piloting Annette Adler's '69 MGC GT to the show and to hopefully the much deserved 1st in class trophy.

See you in Tacoma.

Don

[cluricaunne]

I hate it when works gets in the way of playtime, but I will have to sit this one out...

[minied]

Made it out to the Prez's place last night and got the club awning and banners to take to Portland.

Sorry you can't make this one, Paule. Catch you next time.

[72 Norty]

Hope to see as many Minis tomorrow and over the weekend as possible, this is the best NW ABFM of the year! Be there! :beer:

[BIGSHOT]

Fierce sunshine baked the Portland ABFM this year. Fortunately, our intrepid SAMOAns found shelter from the burning rays.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1440.jpg

More than 700 entrants turned out and, as usual, there was something there to impress just about any car fan.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1379.jpg

Some of the most impressive cars, of course, were little ones.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1362.jpg

A lot of little ones. I counted 31 Minis on the field and another five or six scattered around the venue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1388.jpg

Dan

[BIGSHOT]

Carl Barfield's Mini was there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1437.jpg

As was Barth Sherwood's.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1433.jpg

Steve and Lois Ludwig's car was lined up...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1430.jpg

...alongside Jerry and Noreen Cloft's.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1427.jpg

Dan

[BIGSHOT]

Ed Sauer, barely visible through the windscreen, had his Mini there.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1424.jpg

It was parked next to Dallas and Judy Meggitt's.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1421.jpg

Jerry Miller drove his car down from Tacoma in a caravan with five other Minis (and a couple of MGs).

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1360.jpg

Alan Smith couldn't catch the caravan but did make the show.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1357.jpg

Dan

[BIGSHOT]

Chris Miller drove his woodie to the ABFM.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1346.jpg

And Tim Corbett drove his estate from Corvallis.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1338.jpg

Jeff Van Hurston showed off his Mary Quant.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1354.jpg

While Barth, Carl, Mark (Adler) and Don showed off their singing voices around the campfire.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1312.jpg

Dan

[BIGSHOT]

Other Minis of interest: Mike Smith's VTEC car was down from Victoria.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1365.jpg

And this pretty Almond Green/OEW woodie was one of seven LWBs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1347.jpg

Looking a little farther, this MG was a stunner.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1395.jpg

As was this Allard K2 with a Cadillac V8.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1398.jpg

Dan

[BIGSHOT]

How about this Austin convertible?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1397.jpg

Or this TR4 with a Chevy motor?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1416.jpg

This old Lotus 11 is a knockout.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1409.jpg

And Jerry Miller offered two grandkids in trade for this Jag 120 DHC. Unfortunately, the deal went sour at the last minute when Jerry couldn't provide a clear title to the toddlers.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v155/Amphritrite/Portland%20ABFM%202011/dscn1401.jpg

Great weather, great company, great cars. That's Portland.

Dan