Gary,
I for one took offense to the SUV comment - I own a 66 Roadster ( a work in
progress), a 77 280Z that gets driven all the time in the summer and stored
in the winter, and yes, a Dodge Durango SUV.
While driving a leather interior, 4x4 SUV to the opera in sunny CA. may seem
like a joke, to those of us who live where it actually snows FEET at a time,
having a 4 wheel drive vehicle that seats 8 and has the cargo capacity to
carry an engine block, tranny, or multiple prototypes is a necessity. Not
to mention carrying all the gear, the family, and the dog over fire roads in
the Allegheny National Forest for summer camping trips.
You may have seen the recent news story regarding the 7 feet of snow that
got dumped on Buffalo - we here in the greater Cleveland area didn't get the
full brunt of that storm, but we did get our fair share of the same
"lake-effect" snow, and getting around is damn near impossible without 4
wheel drive.
Roadster content: I would have been hard pressed to tow the Roadster home
in the first place without my "stoopid" SUV.
Mark Sedlack
OROC
Cuyahoga Falls OH
66 1600 http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/images/datsun1600/
77 280Z http://home.neo.rr.com/mark2000/Myz.jpg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary K. McCormick" <gkmcc@netgate.net>
To: "sidney raper" <spl310@hotmail.com>; "Roadster List"
<datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 1:37 AM
Subject: Re: purists
> Actually, for me it is the combination of the multiple non-functional
Lotii AND
> driving an SUV (especially, as I said, a badge-engineered mongrel like the
> Mountaineer) that speaks to this guy's diminished capacity. And come on -
the
> guy ROLLED his stoopid SUV while pulling a trailer, dumping and further
> trashing the basket case Lotus he was bringing home to stack next to the
other
> 2 or 3 he already had! He needs an easier hobby...
>
> In your case, Sid - well, we're talking Datsun Roadsters here! Is there
any
> such thing as too many? I only have one, and she's all there, just needs
the
> kiss from the prince to wake her from 10 years' slumber - oh, yeah, and a
> complete go-through of the fuel and brake systems ;^)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Gary
>
> sidney raper wrote:
>
> > Gary,
> >
> > Those are harsh words. I don't think that he is too far removed from
many
> > folks on this list (myself included) that have a desire to build their
car
> > on their own. He bought a project and it snowballed. I am sure that
many
> > on the list can relate. How many folks her have multiple roadsters? I
have
> > 3 at the house and most of 2 more elsewhere. None run - but one day a
few
> > will.
> >
> > Sid
> > (Self admitted glutton to punishment when it comes to Roadsters - or
else I
> > would not have dragged home SRL311-00076)
> >
> > >From: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> > >Reply-To: Gary McCormick <svgkm@halley.ca.essd.northgrum.com>
> > >To: Donna and Terry Cost <tcost@hot.rr.com>
> > >CC: Datsun Roadsters <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> > >Subject: Re: purists
> > >Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:31:04 -0800
> > >
> > >This guy is a glutton for punishment... He purchases multiple
> > >non-functional Lotuses and
> > >then rolls his stoopid SUV (the only thing stoopider than an SUV is a
> > >badge-engineered
> > >makeover SUV like a Mercury Mountaineer... ).
> > >
> > >His "saga" reads like the news from the shallow end of the gene pool.
> > >
> > >Gary McCormick
> > >San Jose, CA
> > >
> > >Donna and Terry Cost wrote:
> > >
> > > > I found something on the BMW list. I think the owner is going to
sell
> > >this
> > > > as an "unrestored classic" when he gets finished. Do you think the
> > >numbers
> > > > will match?
> > > >
> > > > http://www.theriens.com/lotus/
> > > >
> > > > By the way, I've changed my service to roadrunner if anyone wants to
> > >talk to
> > > > me tcost@hot.rr.com
> > > >
> > > > Andy and I and a few other roadster owners want to have a
get-together
> > > > sometime next month in the Dallas area. You are welcome to come to
the
> > > > autocross at Mineral Wells on February 17th (Sunday). Andy and I
will
> > >be
> > > > there, and maybe Pat and Mike Steinbach. I have a wedding to attend
on
> > >the
> > > > 9th (Saturday) but any other weekend day in February would be fine.
> > >Send me
> > > > your ideas. I'm looking at meeting somewhere for lunch, then home
when
> > >you
> > > > get ready, but I'm flexible. I'm putting down February 23 at
Pennington
> > > > Field as a tentative date. Pennington Field is close to the
> > >intersection of
> > > > 121 and the Airport Freeway(183) in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford area.
It
> > >is
> > > > specifically on Central Drive. Look for something resembling a
football
> > > > stadium, and that's the place. See you then.
> > > >
> > > > Leisure Suit Terry
> > > >
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> > Sidney Raper
> > 1964 1500
> > 1967 SRL311 00060
> > 1967 SRL311 00076
> > Jacksonville Florida
> > http://www.geocities.com/roadsternut/index.html
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