Hello All,
As I was pulling out of church this afternoon, in our parking lot was a red,
early 1600.... I was shocked to see on right there, but my wife wasn't too
impressed. I ended up driving home, dropping off the family, and then with the
excuse (I've gotta go to Ron's to get the e-brake rods) I hopped into my 1600
and quickly went back to church. Fortunately the roadster was still there.
The interior had seen better days, and a bit of paint bubbling was visible,
especially on the trunk. I noticed a "trick" five-speed shifter, but other
than that, it was fun to see the car. I was about to write a note to the owner
when a young boy came out and started "freaking out", soon followed by what
looked like his older sisters, they all were quite excited and quickly yelled:
"DAD, COME QUICKLY!!! COME NOW!!!" (My roadster was parked right next to the
red one.)
Turns out I bumped into a long time roadster owner, Karl Payne. He has a 2.3L
Ford Turbo in the car matched up with a 5 speed. The bubbling on the hood was
due to the heat of the turbo-charger. We talked for an hour, played a bit with
each others cars, and finally his wife pulled him away for dinner.
What a blast. Karl mentioned he had been on the list in the past, he might
re-join us soon. AzRoc'ers, he is more than willing to join us for any
get-to-gethers we have, he liked the thought of a run up South Mountain....
Laruie.... Any Takers? (Of course I'll be out of town for the next 5 weeks)
Anyway, he mentioned that he had gotten some flack from his "non-stock" engine
in the past... I don't think he'll get anything but awe from us... He claims
210 hp when all is running well.
Take care and enjoy the ride,
Ryan Bird
Tempe, AZ 67 1600
www.azroc.org/ryan
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