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[RickMG]

Well now you're back don't be a stranger! Got a whole new crowd of newbies to talk to now and a lot of affection for the US of A.

Thank you for the kind words but I've never left. I visit just about everyday. I am no cigar aficionado though so there's not much input that I can give to people here, especially on Cubans.

BTW, I posted this video on Facebook last Monday when I took that drive mentioned in my first post in this thread. At the very end you can see the reflection of my cigar in the tachometer (at 1:55).

You will need a Facebook account to see the video but it kind of shows what I like about top down driving.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152261198175513

[PeeJay]

Well, thanks I guess, don't know how to take that because starting a car club is much less work than starting a cigar forum and keeping it popular.

Well now you're back don't be a stranger! Got a whole new crowd of newbies to talk to now and a lot of affection for the US of A.

[RickMG]

When I was growing up a local guy used to rebuild midgets and they were things of beauty. He ended up selling a few and buying an Aston DB5 shell from a barn find. Jeez I wish I had pictures of that DB5 when he was finished, he did everything imaginable himself including panel beating. Considering he was a working class mechanic, that DB5 must have been worth close on a 100k by the time he was finished with it.
I would probably cry if I saw what it was worth now.

Yesterday I was at the doctors for a cataract and the doctor saw the MG on my jacket and asked if I had one. Then he told me almost the same story you just wrote. He had a 1965 in perfect condition Aston Martin and his wife made him sell it about 15 years ago. He got U.S. $50,000. Today the car is worth upwards of $500,000. He's kicking himself (as his wife probably is too).

wow, just caught up with this thread.
you never cease to impress, do you, Rick?

Well, thanks I guess, don't know how to take that because starting a car club is much less work than starting a cigar forum and keeping it popular. Wish my wife would just make that statement once though.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Yes, have collected them since '75. Started the local MG club and the annual All British Car Day which is now in its 34th year.


PeeJay. Dropped more ashes than I can imagine but never burnt a hole. One can easily be cleaned and the other repaired. Not worth worrying about.

When I was growing up a local guy used to rebuild midgets and they were things of beauty. He ended up selling a few and buying an Aston DB5 shell from a barn find. Jeez I wish I had pictures of that DB5 when he was finished, he did everything imaginable himself including panel beating. Considering he was a working class mechanic, that DB5 must have been worth close on a 100k by the time he was finished with it.

I would probably cry if I saw what it was worth now.

[butternutsquashpie]

Yes, have collected them since '75. Started the local MG club and the annual All British Car Day which is now in its 34th year.

wow, just caught up with this thread.
you never cease to impress, do you, Rick?

[RickMG]

Loving the cars! Do you have a liking for British sports cars?

Yes, have collected them since '75. Started the local MG club and the annual All British Car Day which is now in its 34th year.

PeeJay. Dropped more ashes than I can imagine but never burnt a hole. One can easily be cleaned and the other repaired. Not worth worrying about.

[Sean]

For sure, though the cynic in me reckons that more than the lions share of the profits will be going directly to the USA.

More than likely only watching the cigar safari video the other day and they do seem to be regenerating the area around the factory

[ValeTudoGuy]

There's a comparison in there between Cubans and none Cubans as well

Haha yeah, well spotted!

[Edamski]

Loving the cars! Do you have a liking for British sports cars?

Im loving the corvette too, I really think the American motor trade has hit its stride over the last decade or two and is pumping out some great cars that have really distanced themselves from the jelly suspension none cornering beasts of yesteryear.

The corvette these days is absolute testament that nigh on super car performance doesn't have to cost ?150k and come from Italy or a limited run small scale British engineering firm. I just wish they had more of a presence over here along with things like the Camaro, Challenger, Charger and Mustang.

There's a comparison in there between Cubans and none Cubans as well

[Sgt_Banter]

Some great cigars out of Nicaragua!

+1

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[ValeTudoGuy]

Some great work in general coming from drew estate helping the economy in Nicaragua

For sure, though the cynic in me reckons that more than the lions share of the profits will be going directly to the USA.

[Sean]

Some great cigars out of Nicaragua!

Some great work in general coming from drew estate helping the economy in Nicaragua

[ValeTudoGuy]

Drew Estate - generally Nicaragua. That's where the Acids are made.

Some great cigars out of Nicaragua!

[PeeJay]

Great review, I'm goat the initial smell has no bearing on the smoking experience though.
I really should try these acid cigars, they sound worlds apart from infused cigars I have tried. Though it always worries me when a company won't admit to where their ingredients come from.

Drew Estate - generally Nicaragua. That's where the Acids are made.

[ValeTudoGuy]

Nothing like it. Been doing it for almost 40 years. I love driving back roads and enjoying a cigar at the same time. Don't have any of the four in the last photo anymore. Just the MGA & the Vette and my wife's car is a convertible.
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Loving the cars! Do you have a liking for British sports cars?

Im loving the corvette too, I really think the American motor trade has hit its stride over the last decade or two and is pumping out some great cars that have really distanced themselves from the jelly suspension none cornering beasts of yesteryear.

The corvette these days is absolute testament that nigh on super car performance doesn't have to cost ?150k and come from Italy or a limited run small scale British engineering firm. I just wish they had more of a presence over here along with things like the Camaro, Challenger, Charger and Mustang.