We're ready for towing the MG sign to the Saratoga Auto museum on Saturday. Its a 4.5 hour drive back roads as we don't want to go over 55 mph. We'll let you know how we make out!

I've got the driveshaft out and am replacing the u joints this week. I'm going to have to miss our club's laps and lunch track day at Watkins Glen.

Our club has owned an MG Ausstin Healey sign since the mid 1980's. We bought it from a dealership a few years after MG stopped producing MGB's. Its mounted on a trailer and taken to shows, events, etc. Now after 25 years its hardly used and no one wants responsibility for storing or transporting the sign so its being donated to the Saratoga Automotive museum in Saratoga NY. I'll be towing it there in a week.

I've been to a car show each weekend so the summer must be here. Unfortunately the weather hasn't been cooperating for the regular cruise nights during the week. I've not yet been able to get to Fairport's cruise night, but have been to the Log cabin on Wednesdays. I went to the Bristol Fun days car show on 6/13, and the weather was iffy. I parked near a '29 Packard sports roadster that was amazing. The Jack's from the MG club were there with their TR3. On Father's day I went to the Sonnenberg Gardens Father's day car show and the weather was great and lots of cars attended. Ran into several MG club members there and as I was leaving they were selecting John Thompson's Riley as one of best of show.

Well after months of preparing the big day arrived and we held the 39th annual Sports Car and Vintage Auto Festival. We had a great committee and made a number of improvements to make it a better show. Unfortunately rain started the night before, and with winds, torrential rains and a drop in temperature it was a mess come show day. The field held up well, and we had about 200 cars attend, despite the appalling conditions. At one point early in the day, we thought we might even lose one of our big circus style tents to the wind, but it held up. Thanks to everyone on the committee, the Lions, and the folks who brought out their cars.

My wife and I went to a carriage show yesterday and looked at many kinds of carriages and sleighs. Really cool when you realize how much variety there was in the old days with makes and models and different vehicle types just as now. I saw one that was called a convertible but not for the top- but because it had both runners or wheels that could be attached. Heres a photo of a Studebaker family sedan of the 1890's. Pretty cold and damp for the dad since he sat outside.