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August 27, 2005.  Bringing home Greenie.  I had completed the adoption of the car the night before, and set home on a cloudy morning.  At first, it looked as if the clouds would disappear, but the skies opened and it poured the entire 200 mile trip.  Greenie (and his windshield wipers) performed admirably. 

August 27, 2005.  Seven long hours later, I pulled into our driveway, tired, grumpy, but relieved.  Greenie was wet, had leaked rainwater onto my legs through the firewall, and vibrated nastily above 50mph.  Turns out the carbs were badly out of adjustment, the throttle stop kept the throttle from opening fully, and the tires were on their last legs.  All would subsequently be corrected, and Greenie would once again be a tiger!  I needed a lot of wine to recover from the rain-soaked trip. 

November 23, 2005.  Greenie's (almost) last trip of the season -- the day before Thanksgiving in Rock Creek Park.  40° with the top down!  A glorious day!

Greenie's last trip of 2005 -- a cold December evening when Greenie went away for the winter, and would not reemerge until Spring 2006.  Look how the reflective stripes on the TR-250's top enhance the vehicle's safety, right in front of your eyes!  Shiney!  That said, I think this was the second time I'd ever driven the car with the top up.  Hibernate well, Greenie!

Greenie and his new stable mate, Wellington (Wellie for short), my 2005 Lotus Elise.  The cars are so radically different -- Greenie has a traditional layout with his motor in the front driving the rear wheels, while Wellie's power plant sits amidships.   Yet in many ways, they share the philosophy of British motoring -- small, light cars with healthy power and phenomenal handling.  And they're both quirky and also embody what I'll call classic British build quality.  It is sheer delight to be able to choose my British ragtop each day.  Hail Britannia!