Geez, only three?  Well, here's what I'd put in my very special 3-car garage:   1966 Shelby GT 350, candy apple red with no body stripe, preferably the one I bought new in November 1966 then sold a couple years later to buy a Lotus.   1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super - the homologation special of the Giulia Super sedan.  I'd even sell the Super I have now to get room for a TI Super.    1969 Lotus Elan +2 - sexiest Lotus ever! ... View more

I have been a fan of Lotus automobiles for many years.  My first was an Europe that I picked up at the factory in May 1968.  After returning from Vietnam, I bought a 1956 Lotus 11 LM from Evel Kneivel's father and raced it in the NW.  I sold it when the Army moved me back east.  In 2018, I decided it was time for another Lotus and bought a 1991 Elan M100 from a good friend who was the original owner.  I've enjoyed the Elan a lot together with the folks in the Southern British Car Club here in Chattanooga, TN.  One of the adventages of living in SE TN is that it is possible to have a nice day's drive through the mountains that includes the Tail of the Dragon - 318 corners in 11 miles.  Mike Flood, the President of the SBCC and I did that last year.  The car has been reliable and FUN!   Mike Hemsley ... View more

East TN is the place to be.  Start out from Chattanooga, north on US-11, south on US-129, and find Tail of the Dragon.  After 318 curves in 11 miles, go down the other side into NC and have lunch at the Tapoco Lodge.  Take the Cherohala Skyway home.  You'll be tired and smiling after that day trip. ... View more