You go, Fergus! Back when my '70 2000 did more than take up space in my garage
I used to
revel in my topdown morning commutes in just-above-freezing weather in January
and
February (OK, I know that the folks from NWROC, TDROC, WYCROC and all the other
ROCs will
be going "Big deal!", but that's about as cold as it ever gets here in the Bay
Area).
Bundled-up commuters in their hardtops would clutch their steaming commuter
mugs and
goggle in amazement at the crazy guy in the funny little foreign car wearing
gloves and a
knit hat, cruising the expressway with the top down!
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
"Ofarrell, Fergus" wrote:
> After installing new points/condenser/plugs/wires last weekend, I printed up
> all the archive info on timing and re-set it (real simple, thanks again Tom
> Walter) and in reading various accounts of setting the timing, all finished
> with "take it for a spirited drive".
> No additional detail needed for this step.
> So, south on the 405 to Laguna Canyon Road, one of those snaking two laners
> that leads out towards the beach, with the temp changing about 10-20 degrees
> as you go along with the humidity from wet fields and hills. Exhaust tone
> providing plenty of music to my ears. Then a cruise thru the holiday light
> decorations, with all the bundled up SUV'ers aghast that someone would drive
> in December with the top down. (all of 50 degrees at night) Saw a parked
> Audi TT convertible, but at least it had the top down (there is hope yet).
> Off to work this morning with all the coffee-clutching commuters similarly
> surprised that the top was down at 0-dark-thirty. (heck, I think most are
> horrified that anyone still drives a manual transmission) My off-ramp had a
> broken-sprinkler water-plume that landed a healthy drop right on my nose,
> but it felt warm so I had to laugh.
>
> Fergus O'Farrell
> 69 2000 HB,CA
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