Very interesting.
Thanks for the pict too.
Lin
On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 5:29 PM, Kirk Hargreaves <khargreaves2@gmail.com>wrote:
> List,
>
> Check out this door handle treatment that came with my car.
>
>
> Pic showing unusual door handle treatment. The previous owner did this. I
> guess he was bent on having inside door handles from a 1940's Chevy, or
> something like that.
>
> I thought it might be interesting to show the group. The handles have
> worked, no problems.
>
> The previous owner was also a very tall guy - so he might have felt the
> need
> to do this so that he could more easily get out of the car. I heard that
> he
> was so tall that his entire head would completely come above the
> windshield. He unfortunately passed away. . . I bought the car for 4,400
> dollars from his brother in law, estate sale. No rust except for the door
> posts, typical at the bottom. Floors were also still in good shape.
> Rebuilt 1275 that has served me well. New top that was never installed.
> Very nice example for the money (at least I thought it was a decent deal).
>
> The brother in law who handled the sale is from England. He has restored a
> number of LBC's as well as a London Taxi cab. So it appears that he knew
> what he was doing when he rebuilt the engine.
>
> Sadly, the owner came down with a brain tumor and passed away with cancer,
> was never able to enjoy the efforts of the rebuilt 1275.
>
> The guy from England and I struck up a friendship. He flys a Mustang II
> experimental plane. He is in the air it seems nearly every day. He comes
> up to Vacaville and takes me up once in a while, given that the air is cool
> enough to get lift with both of us in his very small airplane!
>
> You might have to cut and paste it. . . .
>
> *http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v47/75LesPaul/IMG_1877.jpg*
>
>
> Kirk
> 59BE driven everyday in Nor Cal.
>
>
> PS
> One day while I was at the Vacaville airport seeing my friend off a guy
> landed his personal jet. Here comes this unusual arcraft landing in a
> small
> airport which basically serves prop driven planes.
>
> This guy looked to be in his early 20's - and the jet he was flying was a
> 1960 Russian MIG trainer. After he landed I went over and took some pics
> of
> the thing (which I cannot find).
>
> The cockpit instrumentation was very limited in terms of what I expected.
> He commented that his jet was "extreemly simple and reliable."
>
> We also have an Airforce base near the airport. No doubt he must make it
> very clear who he is when flying near military airspace. I think he can
> also fly over the air base once he hits a certain altitude. How cool would
> it be to have a toy like that!
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