Words & Photos by Peter Crawford

 

For those of us who attended the East Coast Holiday in Williamsburg last week, it is hard to believe that it was more than a week ago that we left here for the drive south. For those of you who did not attend, I thought you might like to see the picture. In addition there are many more at the club website. As I reflect back on the 1700 miles that I drove and the six days that I was away, one thing is so clear to me, and that is, what a phenomenally nice group of people belong to our little club here in New England. When you spend that much time on the road, you see it all. When Dave Altman had an engine problem at the end of day one and our eight drive, several of the guys in our group spent several hours tearing his engine apart, and found the problem. Everyone took turns leading our six car group. When the torrential rains came, we waited while the rag toppers stopped to put up their tops. And best of all, we ate and drank together all weekend, and laughed and laughed. And finally a real
high point for me was meeting and spending a few moments with Jerry Seinfeld at the concours on Saturday.

 

Now both the trip and our season is just about over for the year. But what fond memories I have from attending my first holiday. And the interesting thing is, I found the holiday fairly mediocre, but our group, the best.

 

After a long drive to Cape May New on Wednesday, we unpack at the luxurious Jersey Cape Motel.	In line for the ferry to Lewes Delaware, a Port Authority Policeman asks President Ron Swenson for his autograph
Sid and Hali Wilde waiting for the ferry in their Speedster	Dave Altman and Len "Crazy Legs" Cannizaro make plans for a light breakfast
Cowboy Roy Ruff prepares for a flying start onto the ferry	The band of adventurous Typ 356ers prepare for the boat ride, while answering many questions from curious onlookers.
On Friday we drove to a local plantation	Roy, Chip Becholtz, Joel Horvitz, John Merrifield, and George Huff gather at the plantation to discuss the days events
Alex and Krista Finigan spend a few quiet moments together	Twelve of our cars take a slight detour on the way to the concours site on Saturday to watch the incoming rain
We assemble around Joel's Spyder to remember the moment	On the return trip Sunday, we stop in Gettysburg PA for a tour of the battlefields.