JOE - I gotta side with the drivers in this one. Nothing (well almost
nothing . . . .) can match the satisfaction of a serious Morgan motoring
adventure. Dave's right, take a mate or significant other. Hood down,
deserted highway, 3:00 am, coffee in hand. We drove our 4/4 to CA (from
PA) and back in 1980 with only a broken tailpipe hanger to show for it. Had
my tools and spares but this was in the pre-cell phone era. Also picked-up
our +8 (sight unseen) in the UK in 1984 and drove it around the Continent
and the UK for three weeks with only a handful of cheap tools we bought (and
then tossed!) in the UK. Those memories are irreplaceable and are just as
sharp as if they happened last week. Hey, what could possibly go wrong . .
. . . . . . .
Cheers, Craig Seibert 1968 +8 car no. 611 "Duff Morgan Racing"
1961 4/4 "Ol' Reliable"
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-morgans@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-morgans@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of David Bondon
Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 9:34 AM
To: DeLuca, Joseph; 'Morgans'
Subject: Re: Transporting a Morgan...
Yeh, come on Joe, just bring your tool box and a cell phone! That's what my
son and I did when he got the +8. I packed my little tool box as baggage,
flew to Connecticut, had dinner with some Morgan friends, got up early, and
drove the car to Pittsburgh! Great stuff. We are still getting the bugs out
of it but at least we found them all at once (almost). Bring a friend, you
will have great stories to tell when it's over!
SuperDave
----- Original Message -----
From: "DeLuca, Joseph" <Joseph.DeLuca@wl.com>
To: "'Morgans'" <morgans@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 5:39 PM
Subject: RE: Transporting a Morgan...
> That's 13 back-wrenching hours. No thanks! I draw
> the line at 8-hours. Now if it were my VW with the
> Recaro-style seats it would be a different story.
>
> Besides, this is it's maiden voyage (for me) and I
> don't want to find out all it's little peccadilloes
> in one miserable trip. When I purchased my '62
> 4/4 in 1985 I figured a little trip to the Poconos
> (PA) would be a good first outing and the rear wheel
> fell off on Route 80 at 65mph.
>
> This is because the fool who sold it had the car
> up on blocks previously and had slapped the wheels
> on with limp-wristed torque. And the fool who bought
> it hadn't checked. I've never bought a used car since
> without checking to see if the lug nuts were on tight.
>
> Nor have I accepted a car back from servicing without
> checking to see if I can undo the lug nuts myself
> using common roadside tools. Those danged tire shops
> use their air-guns without bothering to use a specific
> torque setting. They just tighten them until they
> turn red.
>
> That's why I wouldn't drive the Morgan home from South
> Carolina.
>
> Joe D
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Vandergraaf, Chuck [mailto:vandergraaft@aecl.ca]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 22, 2000 4:53 PM
> > To: 'DeLuca, Joseph'
> > Cc: 'Morgans'
> > Subject: RE: Transporting a Morgan...
> >
> >
> > Joe,
> >
> > Congratulations! Hope you and your prospective 4/4 get
> > together soon. As
> > for transporting it from SC to NJ, why not drive it back? I
> > thought that
> > was the whole idea of owning a Morgan. Driving a Morgan on
> > the Blue Ridge
> > Parkway would be my idea of a "good time." Better than
> > driving it in a
> > rented Ford Pinto like I did back in 1973, when I had to go
> > from Pittsburgh
> > to Galtinburg, TN., to attend a conference.
> >
> > Chuck Vandergraaf
> > '52 +4
> > Pinawa, MB
> >
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