Texas CCNA Roundup 2002
Authors: Frank Richardson, Hugh T. Kelly
We all met at Hugh's house Friday evening. The
day had been unusually cool and damp earlier but had
turned out to be a fine evening. Hugh welcomed
everyone with some genuine Texas BBQ, with beans and
beer....this eventually lead to a somewhat musical
event.;-)
Dave "Lammy" brought his library of Capri
memorabilia, which we all enjoyed checking out. Hugh
brought out part of his extensive collection of Capri
models of all sorts. Looking at his collection of
pieces from all over the world, you could truly see
the Capri is admired the world over. We continued to
brainstorm various induction ideas and admire Hugh's
newest "secret weapon" and learn a lot from one
another. We watched John Wayne in "Brannigan"
commandeer a Capri Mk2 and race it through London as
well as a couple of other short flicks with a Capri.
We ended with the original "Gone In 60 Seconds". I
think we finally got to sleep about 1am.
Next morning we headed from Hugh's place toward
the swap meet. The area where Hugh lives is out in the
country and is quite scenic. The highway we took to the
interstate made for an enjoyable ride with lots of
opportunities to stir the gears through some twisty
turns. Once on the interstate headed north toward
Fort Worth, we seemed to attract some attention by the
curious as well as a "thumbs up" from a Camaro driver
passing the other way. After a brief stop for gas and
grub, we made it to the Pate Swap Meet held at the
Texas Motor Speedway.
We spent the rest of the day haggling for
bargains, searching for elusive parts and manuals and
admiring cars from the unusual to the exquisite. I
lucked out and found an entire NOS camber kit for a
Capri. The folks that ran the booth continued to look
through their parts catalogs and located several Capri
suspension parts they didn't know they had until we
asked.
Overall, I think everyone had a great time.
We plan to announce things much earlier for next year
and add some events. We believe the attendance will
increase greatly if we can get the word out sooner.
Capris in attendance were:
Frank Richardson - Red '72 V6
Hugh T. Kelly - LSD Capri
Dave Lamoureux - Green '73 V6
The CCNA trophy winners of the weekend were:
Best Mk 1 - Dave Lamoureux
Best Mk 2 - Hugh T. Kelly
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