Hi Andy,
I got the best chuckle (of recognition) from this
message that I've had for a few days. Thanks!
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On Sep 5, 4:39pm, "Lindberg, Andrew (MN12)" wrote:
> John Lye (rjl6n@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU) wrote: "There's also a GT-4 in a
> junkyard near Scottsville, VA that would be pretty easy to resurrect if
> anyone was so inclined."
>
> I kept the above phrase on my machine for two days but was unable to
> bring myself to erase it. Why would anybody in Minnesota even think
> about driving to Virginia, pulling a butchered GT6 out of a junkyard,
> and transporting it back to Minnesota (how?) to occupy a corner of his
> garage for the next decade?
It is definitely a long haul from here to there. However, that
same junkyard has another 6 or 8 GT-6's...
> The only possible answer is that I've gone nuts.
Too late for that, I'm afraid.
> But now I've got this insane idea that I need a GT6. I'm afraid I'm over
> the edge. What do I need a GT6 for? I can't think of any good reason.
They're great commuter cars. I use mine almost every day, until
the snow flies anyway (which it did last winter here anyway).
> In the summer they're like a toaster oven.
True, but that can be partly cured with some mylar/bubble wrap
insulation under the carpet.
> Only Volkswagens and Corvairs have worse rear suspensions.
That's true of the Mk I's, but I happen to like the Rotoflex
suspension a lot.
> Anybody with good advice?
>From this group?!? We're all as bad as you are!
> -- Andy Lindberg (On my God! Is this one of those things you inherit
> through your first name? Will I be coveting Heralds next?)
Probably. FWIW, that same junkyard has a pair of Heralds (one coupe
and one convertible). Myself, I'd love to find a Vitesse...
John Lye
rjl6n@uva.pcmail.Virginia.EDU
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