DeTomaso Mailing List: October 97, Message #154
     



From: 	brockctella@juno.com (Brock C Tella)

Subject: Re: results - San Diego British Car Day

Date: 	Mon, 6 Oct 1997 23:34:41 +0000



I would like to thank the San Diego Sunbeam Owners Group of San

Diego,which without their support and cunning, I would not have received

these awards. It was a great show and amazing how so many Lucas supplied

cars got together at one time.

On Sun, 5 Oct 1997 23:20:04 -0400 (EDT) OldeAlp@aol.com writes:

>I know you have all been waiting for the unaudited preliminary results 

>of

>today's event - so here goes.

>

>Total entry - 273 cars

>

>Total Rootes Group cars - 21   (3 Hillmans, 7 Tigers, 11 Alpines [2 

>Talbots,

>1 series 2, 1 series 4, and 7 series 5s].

>

>Winning club display - Sunbeam Owners Group of San Diego

>

>Peoples' Choice Best of Show - Sunbeam Tiger (owned by Brock Tella)

>

>Best of Marque / Sunbeam - Tiger owned by Brock Tella

>

>

>It was nice to see - again - two Sunbeams in the Winner's Circle 

>representing

>the best of last year's show - Bob Palmer's Tiger which was people's 

>choice

>and Ed Stewart's Talbot Alpine which was best of marque.

>

>The weather was perfect if you found some shade.  Temperature 80F, 

>humidity

>14%.

>

>Brock received two beautiful trophies including a clock for peoples 

>choice -

>oh yeah, they were designed by a Hillman guy, George Tipp.

>

>Anyhow, it was a great day and at least, so far, I haven't heard any

>complaints about the location or it's condition.

>

>"Ole" Olson

>