ABFM in Portland

[eejay56]

Anybody going to the ABFM in Portland this Labor Day? I just found out the featured marque is Triumph.

 

[DNK]

Haven't missed it in a # of years

 

[AltaKnight]

OK, I'll bite....
wot's an ABFM?

 

[AngliaGT]

ABFM = All British Field Meet.
I've made most years since owning British cars -
- even ran the slalom in a Cortina MKII Automatic -
- (was more fun than I'd thought it'd ever be).
I have a TR6,but take the Cortina,because they're
not as common.
We'll be heading back to Florida on Labor Day this
year (darn it),so won't make it.

- Doug

 

[DNK]

Which Cortina do you have. Since my first love and car was a Lotus Cortina, I check them out religiously when I am at Portland.
Do you know any of the guys from Wally's Cortinas?

 

[eejay56]

This will be my first one, I'm excited. I just got my Triumph in Nov. My car has been though, it has 6 dash badges. I'd like to go to the All Triumph Drive In but I'm dubious about driving to B.C.

 

[DNK]

The MAy Vancouver ABFM is in 1 of the prettiest settings for a car show. It is in the VanDusen Botanical Gardens. Don't feel dubious about driving in BC. There will be LBC all over.

https://www.westerndriver.com/abfm/

 

[AngliaGT]

We have 2 Cortinas - a 1967 MKII 1500 GT,Green with
a White top,Appliance (Crager S/S copies),and a
1972 MKIII,Yellow,with stock MKII-type hubcaps.
I've known Wally for quite a few years.He's been
selling off many of his cars & parts lately.

- Doug

 

[DNK]

Had a chance to buy a Locort from him a couple of years ago. He had blown the engine in a did=fferent cay at Portland and yanked the the whole drive train out of this one. I was salivating and my wife had to drag me away.
She said get rid of the 6 and you can get the Lotus C.
Man ,thats not fair. Both the females in my famly think they are ugly. They just don't understand!

 

[eejay56]

Don't feel dubious about driving in BC. There will be LBC all over.

https://www.westerndriver.com/abfm/

I'm not worried about driving in BC, it's the 750 mile round trip that I'm not sure about. I haven't had my Spit more than 75 miles from home since I got it.