<VV> Saturday Evening Drive

[TimogensTurbo at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/10/2006 7:17:30 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
HallGrenn at aol.com writes:

> I took the Corsa for a 50 mile drive yesterday evening--first time I have  
> driven it in four or five years.  Beautiful evening, 70's, light traffic  
> and 
> cruising at 65.  The new clutch pressure plate etc. and shifter parts  work 
> like 
> new.  No leaks from the new gas tank and all the new brake lines,  cylinders 
> 
> hoses etc. snub it down fast.  No oil fumes (and no leaks).   And in the 
> twilight you can't see the rusty lower front fenders until you get  close.  
> A new 
> Porsche with temporary plates kept pace with me for about two  miles then 
> waved 
> and slowly accelerated away (so as not to flaunt it).   I've still got a 
> long 
> list of stuff to do to it (while paying the kids  college bills), but last 
> night it was a sweet running car and I was a younger  man.
> 
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You're so right!  Doesn't feel any better than that.......it had been 14 yrs 
since I'd driven a Vair car.....and my 66 vert on a chilly March evening still 
felt great...and I had plenty more to do as well...ggg

Matt Nall
stocker, mod, v8, turbo, boat, Sandcar
ALLVAIR!
Timogen was a softy!