Won award today but not with Mustang

[perfdavid]

Was in a local car show with my Triumph TR6 today (Mach 1 being painted). 50 cars entered and it was open class...so any car or truck is eligible. Awards for 1st to 5th. I took home the 5th place plaque.

The big deal, at least I think it is, is that voting was done by the public, not by judges or just the car owners, so this was a true people's choice show. No voting in wolf packs for your friends. I was pretty happy to be in the top 5. (The car on my passenger side is my neighbor's 1975 Bricklin SV-1 and on my driver side is a 2012 Camaro ZL1

 

[Jeff73Mach1]

Congrats, it is a pretty little car

 

[73vertproject]

::beer:: Congrats!

 

[OLE PONY]

Congrats, the British cars are a lot of fun! I've use to own a 69 MGB and still have a 60 MGA that I started restoring in the 70's, but gave up on it. How about some more pics!

 

[perfdavid]

Thanks guys. I love MGA's gorgeous cars.

Here are some more pics you asked for, at least of my TR6...

Me in the middle and some buddies I met on a TR6 forum

My engine bay

Interior

A side shot of the car

 

[OLE PONY]

Great pics! Looks better than new!

 

[perfdavid]

Thanks, ole pony! I really appreciate it. It has been a labor of love for me for a a while. My father passed away a year ago and this was the car he gave me in 1988. It was my car all through high school and college. It set up for many years and I didn't do anything with it. After he passed away last year I started feeling very sentimental and knowing that he loved this car I decided I had to go ahead and do a full restoration on it. It is a very personal car to me, one that I will never get rid of because it was a bond between him and I.

 

[Steven Harris]

Congratualations!

Great story - great car - great keep.

Nothing but smiles.

 

[caspianwendell]

congrats!!!!! and I agree, very nice car

 

[mach71351c]

Congrats nice ride.

 

[69 Rustang]

I can see why it won--what a fantastic car!

 

[MotoArts]

I can see why it won--what a fantastic car!

X2!!

I can relate to the story behind it too. Great ride!

Congrats!

 

[c9zx]

Great job on the TR-6, it is beautiful. Congrats on the win. Chuck

 

[71_badmach]

Hey Perf David, congrats! What part of Louisiana are you in? I'm a transplant from "lower LA"...

 

[perfdavid]

71 Badmach, I am in Baton Rouge.

And thanks guys for the compliments. I know we don't mess with old cars to win awards but ain't it nice to have your hard work and money spent validated

 

[rpmcarter]

nice little car!

 

[OLE PONY]

Thanks, ole pony! I really appreciate it. It has been a labor of love for me for a a while. My father passed away a year ago and this was the car he gave me in 1988. It was my car all through high school and college. It set up for many years and I didn't do anything with it. After he passed away last year I started feeling very sentimental and knowing that he loved this car I decided I had to go ahead and do a full restoration on it. It is a very personal car to me, one that I will never get rid of because it was a bond between him and I.

That definitely makes it a keeper!

 

[71_badmach]

Welcome again! Around football season, there gets to be a little ruckus now and then what with the SEC and all, but it's all good! There are also a few other Louisianians lurking about, one fella around Amite that has several verts.

 

[perfdavid]

Hmmmm....I recently saw one on Craigslist or Ebay in Amite for sale