Congrats on the successfull run. Wait till you get to do a 2300 mile trip
3 weeks after passing inspection for the first time in 6 years. Nervous -
yes, confidence builder - Oh Yea!!!
Larry
At this exact moment in time 4/19/00 11:17 AM, Ajhsys@aol.com made the
profound statement:
>Well, I took my first big trip this past Saturday in my '77 Midget. Not
>real
>big, but it was the longest I've driven the car in one day. I went from
>Philly to Ocean City, NJ for a Laurel and Hardy club parade and banquet.
>(Seems to fit right in...the Boys and LBCs.) It was about 150 miles total.
>
>POURING RAIN ALL DAY!!!! (Sorry Larry, the hood was up.) I found the two
>obligatory leaks under the dash. One on my left leg and the other would be
>on the passenger's left leg. Not real bad, so I'm not going to spend time
>looking for them. (The leaks, not the passenger's leg.)
>
>The car ran almost flawlessly all day. The only engine related problem was
>an exhaust explosion once. I was driving at about 55 MPH for maybe 15
>minutes and had to slow down for traffic. Pushed in the clutch and BANG. I
>assume it is just running a little rich, so I will fiddle with the Weber
>sometime.
>
>I never got to drive in the parade because they told us the wrong meeting
>place. By the time we found the parade, it was about to start and my car
>was
>5 blocks away. We walked instead. Lots of Laurel & Hardy lookalikes, plus
>Groucho, Harpo, W.C Fields, Carmen Miranda, and a wonderful Abbott and
>Costello team who did a PERFECT "Who's on First" routine.
>
>A great banquet followed with guests including two of the Little Rascal kids
>(now both 75 years old) and one of the Munchkins from Wizard of Oz.
>
>Then a late night drive home in the rain with very little traffic. Still a
>nice day and a good confidence builder for me.
>
>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Administrator/Manager
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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