The highlight of my year is
attending
The British Invasion in Stowe Vermont. This show is
considered the largest all British Car Show in the
Eastern United States and with over 600 cars in
attendance. This is not just a classic car
show. It is a British Car Show....... so the 2010 Morgan Aero
will be parked next to the 50's vintage Morgan. However,
the vast majority of the cars are of the classic nature.
This is a 4 day event but most folks arrive on Friday
for registration and the cocktail hour. Your
registration package includes two drink coupons that you
can use with the excellent free appetizers they provide.
I usually drive up I-91 to
exit 6 in Vermont and then hop on to scenic route 100
(always considered one of the top driving roads in
the country) for the last 100 miles to Stowe. Route 100
is a great road with switchbacks, sweepers, increasing
radius and off camber turns. Unfortunately it's also
full of wavy, bumpy, irregular pavement that throws your
car all over the place and tests your suspension to the
max. Judging by the thunk I'm hearing from the back of
the car, I'm guessing that it loosened my exhaust which
is now banging against the frame under the right bumpy
conditions. Just another thing to add to my winter
project list.
For years now I've been
meaning to stop at this tribute to our troops that's
just south of Waitsfield VT. It's located near the
entrance to a private school but I don't know who's
responsible for maintaining it. The first year I saw it,
there were maybe 100 flags.
On Friday night the main
street of Stowe is turned over to British cars and a
British rock group. I think this is the 3rd year they've
done this and it's gotten bigger every year. We got
there about 6:15 and grabbed the last 4 parking spots on
Main St. After that they started parking cars on one of
the side streets. There were easily 100 cars in
attendance.
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