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I decided to go to the Williamsburg car meet last
weekend.I forgot to print up directions on how to get there.
I remembered that it's on highway 5,so it should be easy to
find.
Turns out that highway 5 splits off in a few places.
I finally gave up,& stopped at a fire station,where I was told
that it was about 6 miles South (near Jamestown).
I got there just after the show had ended,but there
were a few cars still there.Jim (Shinsen)was just leaving,but
stopped & gave me a poster for an upcoming show.There was also
the 100,000th MGA (the Gold one that was in Hemming's Sports &-
Exotic Cars magazine awhile back,brought in by Moss Motors.
On the way back to Suffolk (near Norfolk),I decided
to take the Jamestown ferry (free) back,so I could see an area that I haven't seen before.
I saw a Green Morgan being pushed up to the ferry landing.I walked up to the owner,& told him that it isn't good for our image.He laughed,& told me it wouldn't start.He checked the points,etc.,but still wouldn't start.I offered to
give him a ride back to his place to get his trailer.
It turns out that he (John Sheally II)has been around,& told me some interesting stories about cars & racing.He's a retired newspaper photographer,& has written a few books on Morgans,& has won many tropies racing & auto-
crossing them.
He showed be his collection - two racing Morgans,
a street Morgan,a Morgan 3 wheeler,& a totally cool '30's (2-
ton?)restored Chevy pickup tow rig.Before I left,he gave me on of the books that he's written about the Morgan Plus Four Plus.
I didn't expect any compensation for helping him out - I just thought that as British car owners,we help each other out when we can.That was one of the highlights of our trip.

- Doug
 
I took this of him at an autocross in Newport News in around '72. He had his name in the speedometer, font matched the "SMITHS" one. This was a TRactor he had at the time.
 

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The Europa in the background was FTD a lot 'til I got the Elan. Then we'd trade back and forth. :laugh:
 
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