Museum? Hell, that place is a monument to roadside larceny!
Ed
glen barrett wrote:
> Hey Keith
> I don't claim to be the oldest on the salt but close to it I think. Paul is
> a super guy as is Jack Mendenhall. Each year we go to Jacks for the Gas Up
> and really enjoy it. It's one of the best gatherings of the year.Great
> museum at Jacks. Any way I had to fax you the cartoon on the scan, I needed
> something to get a reaction. Hey bud, you and Kathy have a good one and
> catch you tomorrow on the chat line.
> Glen(soaking up the sun)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
> To: <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 4:43 PM
> Subject: Paul Vanderley
>
> > Just wanted to say Hey from Paul and Kay to all thier old friends.... HEY
> > GLEN... I think I found someone who has raced on the salt longer then
> > YOU..... Think about it.... it's gotta be some kinda record.....
> >
> > Paul has downsized his shop and his life.... gone from 13 folks to 3 and
> > moved into a place at his home in nowhere Mississippi.... ( and I thought
> I
> > lived in the middle of Nowhere Shoot )
> >
> > He had lots of neat stuff hanging around.... Several Boat Pontiac 4
> > bangers... and Hi Po Chevrolet junk..... we chatted just a bit about the
> New
> > Roadster he is building and a couple of other things.... neat folks...and
> I
> > enjoyed the visit....
> >
> > Left him my old Scrape aluminum pile to see if he could make a Motor out
> of
> > what we had screwed up... Be interesting.... I just liked the way he goes
> > about Business.... Straight forward ... Very Clean.... and lots of basic
> > innovation in how his tools are installed.... nice little dyno room well
> > instrumented.... but not NEW.... Said it was going to be a couple of
> weeks
> > before he could touch my motor but once it was opened it would be the only
> > thing on his table.... also said he would treat it like his own....
> Because
> > he put both Himself and Jack Mendenhall in the Two Club in his
> > roadster....with an identical motor I trust him..... Felt really good
> > leaving there.... hopefully this will be the RIGHT answer...
> >
> > Keith ( Last word to Paul.... was assume EVERYTHING IS WRONG )
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