The Arnott was currently being restored, as it needed to be ready to go on a trailer in forty-eight hours to get to Amelia Island where it was to make its debut at the Amelia Island Concours. As you can see, there was still plenty of work to be done.
Due to the ample space, parts were neatly laid out on tables, labeled and ready for install. Organization is crucial, especially when the time crunch is on. These guys were closing up at 11:00am so that they could get back to work on the Arnott!
I’d been inside for almost an hour, so I figured it was time to go outside and see if anybody else was arriving. I walked down the dyno ramp to see where the cars from inside went. Just at the bottom of the ramp, the 1948 Healey Westland Roadster was keeping the 1966 Pontiac GTO Tri-power company. I was told that this particular Healey was the first Healey in the States. Its purpose was to debut the Healey brand in America by way of traveling all across the US. That is the rumor The Workshop had heard, so now you know too.
I walked around to the front of the shop to see a bevy of cars already parked and more driving in!
It was almost 8:00am at this point, and the cars were coming in strong, despite the threatening clouds. Usually, weather of this caliber scares off some owners, but luckily, the turnout kept building.
The surplus of rare and pure quality was astounding. These are the kinds of cars that you rarely see. Some of them, I had no idea what they were!
Yes, even a Yugo showed up – a convertible no less.
I heard the Chieftain start up and turned to catch it driving away, but it turned out that they were doing dyno runs as well!