After the car show

Last Sunday was the Triumph Show at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire. This is the same "Stoneleigh" as in the National Agricultural Centre and the car show is held in what are usually called "the cowsheds". Not without good reason, either! We took Opal along to be on show and spent a while walking around buying things we didn't need to fix problems that don't exist, spending money we don't have....

Opal's parked up at the back of the gazebo while we organise the stand.


We did need a few bits for the car, though, including a new set of HT leads to replace the previous set that are slowly disintegrating after just 2 years and 6000 miles. So the new ones were carefully examined prior to purchase and I've just fitted them, along with a new set of spark plugs. And, miracle of miracles, got it all right and in the correct order first time.


We also bought ourselves a new wash leather. Can't call it a "Chamois" (or even a "shammy") as this one used to be part of a sheep. Apparently, one should always buy wash leathers from New Zealand sheep, rather than Australian ones as the NZ sheep are bred for meat and not for their wool. And there was I thinking they came from goats that lived in the mountains.
Cleaning out the car earlier today, I came across a brochure that I picked up at a previous show for Continental Car Tours International and a trip to Tuscany caught my eye. Or, rather, it did until I saw the price...  I can sense another "Triumphs on Tour" production coming up...