Calendar Girls 2020

The cover:

Both cars together in front of the shed,

on the day the DHC was brought home from het winter hibernation, to start the 10CR preparations.

It’s that time of year again! With the cars tucked away for the next two and a half months it is time for my annual look back at my TR7 year. Contrary to previous year there was some progress on the ’76 FHC, but most of my limited spare time was spent on the DHC’s brakes and dashboard. All in preparation for Club Triumph’s 10 Countries Run. But despite that I found some time to enjoy the cars.in between. So from a driving point of view, and bearing in mind the small amount of time I was able to spent driving the cars, 2019 again wasn't too bad. I managed to add 1893 kilometres to 't Kreng’s, and 4324 kilometres to the DHC’s odometer. The latter of course mainly thanks to the 10CR where the car covered 2756 kilometres in a little over 4 days!

(This picture didn’t make it to the calendar though 😜)

And these trips supplied enough pictures for another TR7 inspired calendar to grace the study wall. I would have loved to compile a calendar with pictures that showed the progress on the ’76 FHC. But despite some progress on that car (boot lid finished, heater fitted together with the body trim mouldings and the doors), it wouldn’t provide enough images for a nice calendar. As a result I decided to stick to last year’s theme. So I had to pick 12+1 images taken during the various tours of the past season, to grace the study wall in 2020:

January:

‘t Kreng during one of the first outings of the year.

“Zum Blanken” near the small village of Auwel (D).

February:

First (test) drive of the year for the DHC, after refurbishing the front brakes. Between the villages Buggenum and Neer (NL).

March:

Enjoying a fine spring evening in Germany. On the Länderstraße L228 near the small village of Bocket (D).

April:

View of The Sella Gruppe from the Passo Pordoi (I) during Club Triumph’s 10 countries Run.

May:

Final spring tour for ‘t Kreng, near the Church of Sint-Denis (the headless one), Asselt (NL).

June:

In front of Michael Kors’ European distribution centre, Tradeport Noord Venlo (NL).

July:

In front of the small regional Museum in Asselt (NL).

August:

At the depot for the weir in the River Meuse near Baarlo (NL).

September:

Typical farmland landscape between the villages of Maasbree en Baarlo (NL).

October:

In the “Mergelland” area between Wijlre and Ubachsberg, Heugdenweg, Fromberg (NL) during one of the final tours of the year.

November:

The “Hompesche Molen” south of the small fortified town of Stevensweert (NL).

December:

Final tour of the year, autumn colours and farmland near the village of Baarlo (NL).