2006 190SL Group Convention
 Athens, GA

Wednesday Events

September 27, 2006 
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Wednesday was a day of travel.  We stopped at Bruce's shop in Aberdeen NC to meet other 190SLs for the drive onto Athens.  We stopped at Walt Puryear's home shop to do a quick repair to on Bill Lamb's car before heading to the hotel in Athens.

 Bruce's shop (picture at right) is in a nod descript building without a sign.

Inside Bruce's shop; David Preston's strawberry is in the foreground, John Lewenauer's car is on the lift.
Bruce Adams with parts for a car assembled on tables and racks.
Bill Lamb, his son Rhett and Ellis Lovell with John Lewenauer's car.
Bruce and the gang pose for a picture before leaving for Athens.

Bruce Adams and Walt Puryear in front of Walt's manometer to synchronize Solex Carburetors. 
Walt's shop showing a Jaguar XKE in the early phase of restoration.
Betty Villers, Todd Emily and Tom Hamilton at the other end of Walt's shop. 
Bill and Rhett Lamb inspect a loose clutch bracket before tightening it up.

Our Convention headquarters, the Hilton Garden Hotel. The hospitality room was in the corner of the top floor. 
Bill and Rhett Lamb with Jack and Terri English in the hospitality room.
Tom Hamilton with George , George Jr, and Margery Hubbard.
Chris Struppeck and Bruce Adams in front of the view from the hospitality suite.

Off to dinner at the "Speakeasy", one many interesting and excellent restrauants.
Marilyn & Tom Hamilton, Bill Lamb and Betty Villers at Speakeasy's.