We’ve just listed a very original Healey on eBay in an auction format running seven days, but it doesn’t start until tonight. Check it out around 9:30 EST at http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320554848023 or preview the pics below.

This green MG was very impressive looking at Mille Miglia.

We hosted an open house last weekend and with all the kids, the Bugatti type 52 was put through the paces, performing impeccably lap after lap around the shop. Later that weekend Ruby drove the car in the Vergennes, VT.  Memorial day parade with her friends screaming with delight seeing her in that little car.

These type of events typically stress me out because we have to stop all projects no matter how pressing they may be so we can wash windows, mop floors and visit our shop deferred maintenance list, I checked off making a new paper towel holder in the bathroom and organizing the stainless steel trim screw drawer among other things. After dinner I realized that everyone was having a great time and took a few notes on what people were doing to enjoy the settings and copied them. I ended up having a great time and cannot wait until next year. Was Memorial day weekend the right time?  It’s certainly better than when we had the party in February!

Open house closed porsche

Speeding Bugatti

Chopard has been a long time sponsor of the Mille, so of course, the Chopard website has a wide variety of Mille Miglia related products, as well as a gallery, and a video. The Ferrari 212 0086E that we restored makes a cameo appearance at about 1:01 on the video. It’s just in front of the cream colored featured car, heading out of Rome in the morning of the third day.

Click this pic to get to the Chopard site, from there, click "movie."