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2016 Trip to Keels and Wheels 21st Annual Concours d’Elegance

Where: Lakewood Yacht Club, Seabrook, TX
What: Keels and Wheels 21st Annual Concours d’Elegance
When: April 23 and 24, 2016
URL: http://www.keels-wheels.com/

We took the Miata for a drive to Seabrook, TX for the 21st annual Keels and Wheels Concours d’Elegance yesterday. It was a nice day for a drive and the trip was long, but good. Someone in a Lambo stopped and was having their Wendy’s lunch with us, so I snapped a couple of pictures.

Lambo at Wendy's for lunch
Lambo at Wendy’s for lunch

The show’s mix was their typical boats, brass cars, muscle cars, and of course what I went for, sports cars. I didn’t make it to the show in 2015, but there wasn’t an auction this year like there was in 2014.

I did chat to Dr. Juan Jose Olivero of Houston, TX about his 1966 Triumph TR4A IRS. The TR4A is still an affordable classic that Juan was able to purchase in its current restored condition. Juan had driven it in from Houston and was able to comfortably keep it at 70 miles per hours. Like many of us, the good doctor is limited by time, space, and money to have all the cars he wants. Juan’s son, Juan Jr., is not only a doctor of Nephrology like his dad, he is also a car collector; it seems to run in most families.

The TR4A was manufactured by Triumph between 1965 and 1967 with the major differences between it and its predecessor, the TR4, being the replacement of the straight axle with Independent Rear Suspension (IRS) and the frame that Triumph modified to accommodate the suspension change. There were other badge, grille, and cosmetic changes as well; overall, a much better car.

Triumph TR4A
4-cylinder, in line,  cast iron block and cylinder head, 2138CC
2 each 175 CD Stromberg Carburetors
4 speed transmission with optional overdrive
Rear suspension:  coil springs w/semi trailing arms and lever arm shocks 
0-30 in 2.9 seconds, 0-60 in 9.8 seconds with a top speed of 104mph

 

1966 Triumph TR4A owned by Dr. Juan Jose Olivero of Houston
1966 Triumph TR4A owned by Dr. Juan Jose Olivero of Houston, TX

 

I hope you enjoy the rest of the pictures as much as I did taking them.

1962 Jaguar XLE Roadster Series 1 owned by Peter Harth of Houston, TX
1962 Jaguar XLE Roadster Series 1 owned by Peter Harth of Houston, TX
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Convertible owned by Shawn Speer of Tomball, TX
1973 Ferrari Dino 246 GTS Convertible owned by Shawn Speer of Tomball, TX
1964 Austin Healey Sprite MKII owned by Leonard Boyd of Kemah, TX
1964 Austin Healey Sprite MKII owned by Leonard Boyd of Kemah, TX
1973 Porsche 911T Coupe owned by Glenn Edgecomb of Houston, TX
1973 Porsche 911T Coupe owned by Glenn Edgecomb of Houston, TX
1957 Mercedes Benz 190SL owned by Wogbe Ofori of Houston, TX
1957 Mercedes Benz 190SL owned by Wogbe Ofori of Houston, TX

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Dallas Cars and Coffee

What: Dallas Cars and Coffee
Where: Classic BMW, Plano, TX
Who: Open and Free of charge
When:  First Saturday of each month
Link: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cars-And-Coffee-Car-Meet/150333544987427
Link 2: http://online.carsandcoffee.info/

Cars and Coffee are shows that take place world wide.  I’ve been to the Dallas one twice and it has been a treat both times.    Last weekend I got a little late start and didn’t arrive until around 9:30 AM and a lot of the cars had already started to leave.  There is no charge to show your car or be a spectator, so look them up and get out as often as you can.  The Dallas show is actually held at Classic BMW in Plano.  I don’t know how the other Cars and Coffee gatherings are around the world, but in Plano there are all kinds of cars from 60’s Volkswagens to a Lamborghini Aventador and everything in between.

Because I was late and the cars were already starting to leave I got to listen to some of the best engine sounds as the V10’s and V12’s were pulling out of the lot and putting on their own show for us spectators.

I ran into Val Herrera with his Alfa GTV6 Callaway and got to talk to him for a bit about the history and acquisition of the car.  Val does great work and takes a lot of pride in his cars.

Val Herrera's Alfa Romeo Callaway GTV6 with Reeves Callaway Signed Hood
Val Herrera’s Alfa Romeo Callaway GTV6 with Reeves Callaway Signed Hood
Val Herrera's Alfa Romeo  Callaway GTV6
Val Herrera’s Alfa Romeo Callaway GTV6

There were several exotic cars; besides the Aventador there was a pair of yellow Lamborghini Gallardos, a Ferrari F430, a Jaguar F Type, an Audi R8 V10, and a McLaren 650S Spider plus a handful of more common exotics like a Lotus Elise and a Ferrari 328.

lamborghini gallardo and superleggera
Two Lamborghinis: a Gallardo Superleggera and a Gallardo
McLaren 650S Spider
McLaren 650S Spider
Maserati GranTurismo MC Convertible
Maserati GranTurismo MC Convertible
Lotus Elise
Chrome Orange Lotus Elise
VW Bug
Nicely restored VW Bug

Enjoy the pics and I’ll post more on Instagram or the CarReads.com Facebook page.