After you brought another car home did your bed fit in the new one :)
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From: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 1:55 PM
Subject: OOPS! I did it again!!
> No, this is not an e-mail about Britney Spears......
>
> I want to start this note by thanking Phil Hall, his neighbor Alan (sorry,
> forgot the last name), Chris Brucciani, Craig Halsted, Alan Vedadi and
Mark
> Dent for taking time out of their schedules last week/weekend.
>
> A while back, I posted my 67 2000 project for sale. A lot of folks were
> surprised because I have wanted a 67 2000 for quite some time now. Well,
> the reason that I offered it up is that I had the opportunity to get
another
> 67 2000 in MUCH better shape. To make a long story somewhat shorter, that
> all came to pass this past weekend.
>
> I left town Thursday morning with Spot in tow. (Spot is the 67.5 1600
that
> was to be the donor for #76) We headed to Atlanta and met Phil, his
> neighbor Alan and Chris. We had a great time talking Roadsters and cars
in
> general (such a good time that I forgot about the financial part of that
> transaction! But Phil and I talked later and will resolve it) After
lunch,
> I got back in the truck and drove on to Fayetteville, NC to visit with a
> high school buddy (he is a TR6 guy, but I don't hold that against him).
The
> next morning, I drove on to Front Royal and met up with Craig. After
> touring his place, checking out the roadsters and resting from the long
> drive, we had lunch and went back to get the car ready to load up. After
> moving a car, Alan and Mark arrived. More Roadsterspeak occurred while we
> moved another couple of cars to get the 67 2000 out of the paint booth.
>
> We aired up it's tires and came up with a plan to haul it up the hill
> (STEEP!!) As I sat on the engine which is located where the drivers seat
> belongs, I steered (no brakes!) as Craig in the 4x4 Dodge yanked us up the
> hill. I should mention that the car was facing down hill and I had to
steer
> looking over my shoulder. We dodged the trees and pulled it up the hill
to
> get it ready to load. A mouse decided to hitch a ride much to Craig's
> amusement. (I think that he bailed out long before I got to Florida)
Alan
> and Mark suggested that I stay at Alan's so that I could be closer to I-95
> to trek south.
>
> The trip home was uneventful other than the fact that I now have another
> Solex 2000 in the driveway! Thanks to Craig for giving me the chance to
buy
> the car, thanks to Phil for taking Spot off my hands (so I would not have
to
> live in the driveway with the car), thanks to Alan and Chris for helping
get
> the car off of my trailer and onto Phil's borrowed tow dolly. A BIG
thanks
> to Alan Vedadi for his hospitality for so graciously offering me a place
to
> stay on the return run and another big thanks to Mark for his help in
> helping make the trip a success.
>
> Now I have to assess the car's needs and clear out the garage to make
space
> for another project. All in all, it was quite the adventure. 2100 miles
> (solo) in 4 days driving a borrowed F250 towing a borrowed trailer. I am
> STILL tired from that drive, but you just have to experience over 7 litres
> of turbochared diesel towing capacity to believe it!
>
> I would be remiss if I did not thank the one person that REALLY made it
all
> possible. My wonderful, understanding, adorable wife for putting up with
me
> and all my Roadster shenanigans!!
>
> Sidney Raper
> 1964 1500
> 1967 2000 (x2!!)
> Jacksonville Florida
> http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
>
>
>
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