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Hi Forum, The current Corona Stay-at-Home Directive has spurred me on to become more active in the BCF.
I have checked in many times since joining but have never added any input. It looks like a good time to start.
I have been a British car owner since 1962 when I bought my first car, a 1952 Morris Minor Convertible. A 55 mph wonder that got me through HS.

Currently I am the custodian of 4 LBC's, my favorite and the one that is used the most is a '55 Austin-Healey 100, I have owned it for 18 years and it has been a rolling restoration.
Most everything is done now and it is an excellent driver that can hold it's own at local shows.

I sold a 1963 MK2 Jaguar that I had restored and shown for a dozen years in order to purchase the 100. A great trade.

I still own and drive a '59 Jaguar MK1 that I purchased in 1998 and showed for a number of years. It found a great temporary home at the LeMay Automobile museum in Tacoma, WA for
6 years where it lived in the British car display. It transports more people in style and has served as a wedding livery on a number of occasions.

I found a 1960 Austin-Healey Bug Eye Sprite that had been parked in a garage for 40 years. I started the restoration in 2011 and it is now in almost showroom condition, another great driver.

Last one to follow me home is a 1967 Land Rover S2a. It was parked on he street 3 houses down looking for a new home and it found me. Everything works on this unrestored driver.
It will get it's mechaniclas refreshed. Another project to keep me occupied.

That's it, I love to drive and work on the cars and am active working with the local ABFM group. I belong to the CAHC, Cascade Austin Healey Club and AVANTS, a Seattle based car club.
I have more than enough to keep me busy in my retirement, there is always somethiing to work on and keep me busy.

Wrenches
 
Better late than never as they say. Welcome to the British Car Forum. That’s quite a stable of Brit cars that you have.
Do post some pics of your cars... we’d love to see them.
 
Hello Wrenches

Welcome to the forum.

You have had a varied diet of LBC over the years. Retirement is a great time to get more done on them and more use out of them.

Post some photos of the Land Rover. That was a truck that I wanted but never managed to get while I lived in England.

David
 
Hi David, I'm still trying to figure out how to download pictures.

LR4.jpg
fleetHome1:31.jpg
MK1front.jpg
 
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Hello wrenches

I resize my photos to 1920 x 1080.

There is a photo Icon on the quick reply bar.
First photo.jpg
Click on it and it will bring up a screen like this.
Second photo.jpg
Chose your photo.
Third photo.jpg
Chose upload.
You can make it larger by double clicking on the photo and choosing center and large.

Hope that helps.
David
 
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