About 75 miles today on a scorcher of a South Florida sunny summer day. It was 95℉ with 98% humidity, and the only clouds were off in the distance. I think the old saw needs to have Morgan drivers added to the list that includes mad dogs and Englishmen. The 11am departure was prompted by the threat of torrential rain starting at 2pm. Perhaps an evening trip next time! The trip to my first stop was uneventful. I met with a fellow I've been corresponding with who has a peach of a '67 drophead. I was looking at the Morganville registry and noticed he was fairly close by, so I reached out via email. Finally met in person today. Stop no. 2 was 2-3 miles away, and I noticed I'd suddenly developed a misfire and loss of power above 3000 RPM. Stop 2 was at the house of a close friend of mine that has been anxious to see the Moggie in person. During the requisite bonnet-opening ceremony, lo and behold! The cover of the PCV valve on my TR-4A engine had fallen off somewhere between stop 1 and 2. Fortunately, I was able to rig a get-home patch with some thin aluminum sheet and a little duct tape.

I reckon that it's all part of the shakedown process. The trip home was OK, but I drove gingerly to avoid disturbing the field expedient fix. A quick stop at the Moss Motors website, and a new PCV valve is enroute.