On Saturday, October 25, 2025 the Tampa Bay Austin-Healey Club hosted the 38th Annual All British Field Meet and Autojumble. The event attracts approximately 200 British cars and is held on Main Street in Safety Harbor, FL.
Event Placard
Father entered his 1960 AH 3000 BT7 and son entered his AH Sprite AN5.
BT7 & AN5
Both boys took home first place in their respective judging classes.
1st Place!
This is a shot video about getting to the event and heading home:
We purchased a “Traveling Garage” car cover from AutoFarm, a Healey parts supplier and shop in Canada, for the AH 3000 years ago and thought it would be nice to have one for the Bugeye. They didn’t show one on their website catalog so I called them and asked if they would make one for the Bugeye. Amanda Rule was VERY accommodating! They had a couple of Bugeyes in their shop at the time that could be used as a “form” so they agreed to make one for us.
The cover is very light weight and comes with a handy storage bag. The purchase (about $200 all in) includes two tenax fasteners that the owner installs to fit their car. The front of the cover is held in place with ties that go around the windscreen wiper shafts/bezels.
Traveling Garage Cover
Wiper Tie-Downs
Tenax Fasteners
As the name implies, this top is perfect for traveling. It covers the areas susceptible to leaks when the car is parked in the rain, dries quickly and folds up taking little storage space in the car. A nice alternative to having to carry around a full car cover. We are very pleased with the acquisition and appreciate the responsiveness of Amanda at AutoFarm.
Bugeye Restoration Video Episode One Hundred-Twenty One shows the installation of the “Traveling Garage” car cover on the Bugeye:
https://vimeo.com/1128464713/a30764c290?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci
There is a lot to cram into the little cavern, called a boot, in the rear of the Bugeye! As with the rest of the car we tried to dress things up here too. So, what goes back in the hole? There is the spare tire, the soft top, the side curtains, the soft top frame, the “all weather” cover, the jack bag (with the breaker bar and lug nut socket), and a small tool bag.
First in is the spare tire. We had some plastic left over from the interior cross member cover project so we used it as a liner between the red hardura floor mat and the tire – just to prevent rubber oils or dirt from staining the hardura. We had Mike Ruckman from British Car Interiors in Tampa make a carpet cover for the spare tire. He did a great job. We had the same carpet that matched the interior.
Spare Tire Cover
We purchased storage bags for the top, the top frame and the side curtains from Bugeyeguys. While they don’t match our red theme (they are black with white piping) they are nicely made and of high vinyl quality.
Soft Top Storage Bag
Soft Top Frame “Taco” Bag
Side Curtain Storage Bag
We purchased a couple of black storage bags from Amazon. One for the jack, an extendable breaker bar and a 17mm socket for the wheel lug nuts and the other for some tools or spare parts.
Jack Storage Bag
Bugeye Restoration Video Episode One Hundred-Nineteen shows the loading of the boot with the items mentioned in this post:
https://vimeo.com/1123287575/9ed6b9a99c?share=copy