Hey Michael,
Sounds like you two had great fun! Just wait until little Rosie says to the
next admirer, "Rosie's Car!" then you're gonna promise it to her. (Try
finding parts for it 16 years from now!)
I also took my '66 for a spin on the weekend after two months in the garage.
Didn't get far, tried to open it up on the freeway a mile away and the
speedometer and tach cables started bouncing around. Must have been the cold
weather gummed them up. Both froze, with the speedometer frozen above 100
mph. Turned right around and went home, sigh. Gotta lube them now.
Fred - So.SF
----- Original Message -----
From: <CalSpeed@aol.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>; <Mary_Ling@chiron.com>;
<AvoBetty@aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:06 PM
Subject: Took a ride today...
> ...for the first time in over two months.
>
> The weather in SF has been extremely cold but incredibly clear. I tried
to
> fire up my 2000 yesterday but it barely turned over so I charged the
battery
> for a few hours and took my "little Rosie" out in the Pathfinder to get a
> bagel.
>
> This morning was another super clear day and by 930 Rosie and I were
sitting
> in our 2000 as she idled on the driveway for a few minutes. Slipped the
idle
> knob back into place and we were off down the street with those mightly
> Solex's honking all the way.
>
> People stopping and looking and pointing at us as we cruised through our
San
> Francisco neighborhood. Just me and my two year old girl with her little
> hand hanging out the open window trying to grab a handful of air. Along
the
> bus/trolley line stopsign after stopsign people stared in utter amazement.
> As if they never seen a little baby strapped into a Datsun Roadster all
> decked out in racing trim.
>
> We pulled into the outdoor shopping plaza and into our parking spot which
> just happened to be right in front of the coffee shop. As i carried Rosie
> away from the Roadster she says to an admirer, "Dada's car". Thats my
little
> girl.
>
> Michael "Calspeed" Carion
>
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