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with socks. Then it hits me: I told the
Kopecs that I’d have dinner with them
at Amelia, and tonight is the last op-
portunity! Rick got me started in the
writing game, and Colleen did me a
super favor, so I owe them big time. I
gave them a call and we’re on for din-
ner. I’m sure they won’t notice I’m not
wearing any socks. It was a great din-
ner and they even let me pick up the
tab. Gosh.
Sunday March 13th
Amelia Island Concours
I could tell you in great detail how
I went to the Amelia Island Concours,
where I saw dozens of people who
were with and without their cars. In-
stead, I am going to simply include
photos. There were 330 cars invited to
the concours and each one was a jewel
in its own right. I’m not sure what the
criteria was for the selection process
but there was only one GT350
(5R534), one Cobra (CSX2512), two
GT40s (the reconstructed GT/101 and
one of only seven MK IIIs) and the
newly restored Shelby DeTomaso P70.
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