KRMGC Drive-In Movie Nite

Some members of the Keystone Region MG Club took in a Drive-In movie at Becky's Drive-In on Sunday night. Thanks Bob and Penny for organizing!

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Saturday, May 1, 2010

Some members of the Keystone Region MG Club and the British Car Club of The Lehigh Valley participated in the first Famous Smoke Shop car show.

It was an absolutely beautiful day! Sunny and near 90 degrees -- sunscreen was in effect! Four cars converged on our place for some coffee and a back-roads drive to the car show. Joe D. joined us at the event later to round out the group to 5 British cars. We pretty much *were* the car show. Bill Paige also stopped by to say hi.

This was the first time Famous Smoke Shop did a car show, so the word didn't get out as well as you'd expect...it was basically a "cruise". The folks who run the Smoke Shop were a very friendly bunch who seemed genuinely happy to have us participate. Featured at the event:

Comraderie, of course
Free beverages (adult and otherwise)
Free food (hamburgers, hot dogs, sausage, soft pretzels, etc..)
20% off all cigars and other items in the retail store

There were two other classic cars that showed up...a well done '66 289 Mustang and a really nice 1947 Dodge Sedan with original interior that some of the 'fellas drove over from Brooklyn.

We lounged around in the sun listening to tunes and conversing, occasionally taking refuge in the shade of some of the well-placed trees. Tom tried out his new "King Dick" jack and Dennis did some parking lot tuning of his TR6 with some fine adjustments to the timing.

After the event a couple of the participants took a back-roads drive over to the Blue Mouuntain Drive-In for some ice cream. We had to detour (on Tittle Road) due to a MASSIVE tree that had recently...like minutes before we got there...fallen across Mountain Road.

All-in-all a great day...of doing nothing. As it should be!

I'd highly encourage you to consider it next year if Famous Smoke Shop does it again!

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Morning caravan group -- Photo by Tom Brobst


Dennis in the TR6 -- Photo by Tom Brobst


Heading to the Smoke Shop -- Photo by Marybeth Chamberlain


Still heading to the Smoke Shop -- Photo by Marybeth Chamberlain


Most of the British Car Group at the Smoke Shop...Joe D.'s not there yet -- Photo by Marty Chamberlain


Parking Lot Tuning, Dennis sets his TR6's timing -- Photo by Marty Chamberlain


Tom Tries Out His King Dick Jack, and it works -- photo by Marty Chamberlain


The "full" 5-car lineup once Joe D. showed -- photo by Marty Chamberlain


Tom's definitely a rear end man -- photo by Tom Brobst


MGA in Hot Sauce on Paper Plate at Cigar Shop, a transient foodstuff artwork by Tom Brobst -- Photo by Tom Brobst


Stopping for Ice Cream -- photo by Tom Brobst