Monthly Archives: April 2011

“Do Your Due Diligence”

  Sometimes we’ll run a roadtest on a rainy day to check for weather tightness.  This red TR4A was last seen on this page about six feet up in the air undergoing extensive repairs to the rear of the frame … Continue reading

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Mr. Toad’s Spring Ride

    Here in New England we like to say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a few minutes, it’ll change”  Yesterday at this time it was snowing.    This photo is of the initial roadtest of Old English … Continue reading

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High Speed Test on The MGC GT

    Mid-April has produced some exceedingly nice days for road test & evaluation work.  We completed the high speed testing of the Black Tulip MGC GT Thursday afternoon on Interstate 91 between Putney and Brattleboro.  Apart from a little … Continue reading

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Building a ‘One Off’*

*DEFINITION:  “One off”  Limited to a single time, something unique or special One of the annual rites of spring is the appearance of cars which we’ve never seen before, some of them quite nice, and some of them quite nice … Continue reading

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