Touch of England in HoHoKus, NJ

– Tom Hillmann It was a beautiful Saturday on June 9th when the NJ Triumphs Association once again held their Touch of England all Brit show on the park like grounds of the old Victorian mansion in HoHoKus NJ known as The Hermitage. While Rick McCurdy brought his Tiger to the Bash a few weeks (more…)

BASH 2018: A review

The BASH has become an annual Sunbeam family reunion with old and new TEAE members attending. Lately it’s become an endurance run for Sunbeamers with rain three out of four years. But for the fourth year, Kerch and Joe McConlogue opened the TajMaGarage for fellowship, tech sessions and a mandatory rally. You WILL have fun (more…)

Rootes Archive Center

Scanning Rootes documents from the collection New Microfiche Scanner New toy for the Rootes Archive Centre. Thanks to another generous donation from our friend Buck Trippel in the US a new microfiche scanner. The archive includes approx 100,000 drawings on microfiche and this scanner will open that collection up. The scanner will work with batches (more…)

Animals in New York

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So…You Have Always Wanted to Visit New York

Do it at the United XXXVII Hi! You all know by now that the 2018 United will be held at Glen Cove, NY on beautiful Long Island. Okay, I am a bit biased, having been born in New York City and raised on Long Island. As a native Long Islander, I want to talk about (more…)

Tom Patton’s Race Schedule

Many people have been following the story of Tom Patton’s 2018 race experiences and have asked for a schedule. Here it is. Links are to his reports of the event… some with video!

Tom Patton’s 2018 Racing Season | Issue 1

First published TEAE Newsletter March 2018  Rootes Review As Team Tiger prepares for the upcoming season, the club has asked me to give a running account of the season in the newsletter. 2018 will mark the thirty-eighth year that we have raced the Tiger. It started with a chance invite to attend an “autocross” competition (more…)

Tom Patton’s 2018 Racing Season | Issue 2

First published TEAE Newsletter April 2018  Rootes Review New Orleans, LA – March 9-10, 2018 Racing can be such a high or a devastating low! NOLA was right in the middle. We arrived in New Orleans to beautiful weather — low 70’s and sunny! We had a test day on Friday to prepare for the (more…)

Tom Patton’s 2018 Racing Season | Issue 3

First published TEAE Newsletter May 2018  Rootes Review Team Tiger’s third race of the season was April 12-15, at the Virginia International Raceway (VIR). VIR is famous for the uphill fourth gear Esses and sharp elevation changes. The track is located within a 1,300-acre property located at the Virginia-North Carolina border and one of our (more…)

Noteworthy New England British Automobile Events of 2018

This great write-up of New England events was submitted by David Kellogg. If you want your event to show up on the calendar, please use the form here. There are several standout summer car events scheduled for the greater Boston area this year, with a couple further afield. Each promises an excellent opportunity to gather (more…)