<VV> 1969 Red Corvair Monza- Travels to Tacoma- 1st to Check in!

[Eric Taylor]

I think we may be the second Corvair to arrive.  We pulled into the parking lot of the Hotel Murano at about 2:15 AM Sunday.  I started installing my new gauges at 8PM Friday with ideas of leaving at a leisurely 10AM Saturday.  After a bit of wiring excitement I managed to get Corveric roadworthy by 10PM Saturday evening and headed out fuelled by sleep deprivation.  Our trip doesn't hold a candle to the cross country trip by Paul and his wife, but there were extenuating circumstances that I will chronicle later.  
Driving around the parking lots here I see only Paul's red LM and the lovely Yenko in the lobby.  I am sitting having my first cuppa of the and I will spend the day looking around Tacoma.   We will be watching you all arriving over the next couple of days.  My lovely first wife and I will be at the Registration desk for a few hours on Monday and look forward to meeting you all!
I wish you all a safe and uneventful journey to Tacoma.

Eric Taylor,
Corveric at me.com
604-309-2268
Langley, BC, Canada
'61 Corveric (Rampside)

> On Jul 20, 2014, at 8:31 AM, Paul Miller <plmiller7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Paraphrasing a movie line,  "Yo Tacoma- we made it!".  The little red Monza
> '69 made the journey across the great USA- no problems & our marriage is
> still *intact*.  The marriage was under more strain I fear more than the
> car- at one point hitting about 86% BUT you need to add back 6% for no a/c
> & another 8% for the wind noise plus seat comfort which gets us back to
> 100%. My wife & I checked in Friday night & were told we were the 1st to
> do.
> 
> Beautiful hotel- especially the displayed glass- I think all will like it.
> And to add to the beauty is a spectacular Corsa in the lobby- I am hoping
> this car to be the raffle prize- just kidding.
> 
> A couple of posted questions- the USS Badger is still in play on Lake
> Michigan & has been converted, I believe, from coal to fuel oil.  Also,
> I-90 was in great repair although there are sections being repaved which
> caused minimal delays.
> 
> See everyone at the convention.
> Paul
>