Day 4, Tuesday July 1

Today was car show day. The San Diego club secured a beautiful downtown harbor park. This area is surrounded by lush grass, spectacular buildings, deep blue water, and the Coronado Bridge. There were about 120 cars here, arranged by model on the grassy knolls in the park. We had lots of shade and spectators, an idyllic setting. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

Bill and John spent part of the day on the nearby WWII carrier Midway. They reported that it was well preserved and interesting. I might try to make that tour myself on Thursday if I can.

The big news is that Agatha A Healey won first in the 100M class. This was no small accomplishment, there were about 10 very nice 100M's there -- though none were quite as red as her! Naturally, Judy and Doug were delighted, they had their trophy signed by Gerry Coker, designer of the Healey 100.

The best of show went to an immaculate 1953 Nash Healey coupe, on of two at this show. It was well deserved, this was a very fine car and a standout amongst so many excellent Healeys.

After the show there was a nice Sprite Beach Party at the hotel. Gerry Coker, who designed the first Sprite prototype just before he parted from Healey Motor Company. His prototype had no "Bug Eyes", just a smooth hood with flush retractable headlamps. He talked about how horrified he was to see the production car with the bug eyes -- but now he appreciates the compromise that ended up making the car more special than ever.