I am in Charlotte and would be interested if the price was right. If there
is enough interest
5-6 cars the price should be low enough.
Doug
"Wright, Larry" wrote:
> Chris.S.Mottram wrote:
> *I'm planning the logistics of getting to the SUNI in July of 1999. The
> *only way I can figure to get there WITH a Sunbeam and my family (wife
> and 2
> *small kids) would be in a motorhome with either my Tiger or Alpine in
> tow.
> *I would have to drive from Atlanta, Georgia to Big Sky, Montana, a 2-3
> day
> *drive. I would need to rent a motorhome for the trip. Has anyone
> done
> *this before? Any tips? I could fly, but it would be more fun with a
> car.
>
> Let me offer a thought, one I've been toying with ever since
> United XX. There's only about a 1-in-8 chance of my going to SUNI, in no
> small part because (a) I swore never again to attend a car event w/out
> our Tiger and (b) it's a long way to Tippe.... er, Montana. I'm too
> paranoid to try driving 3,500 miles in a car that _I've_ worked on, and
> not interested in buying a trailer plus a tow vehicle.
> How about getting 4-6 guys in a 2-3 state area interested and
> charter one of those companies that specialize in transporting classic
> cars in enclosed trailers that advertise in Hemmings? Let's say it'll
> cost $2500
> (a wild guess) round trip. At'sa lot of money, but split five ways, not
> _too_ bad. Pick a central spot to meet the week before, perhaps have a
> pre-SUNI event (SOS-1/2?), and load 'em up. Then, you can fly to
> Montana, drive the family car, split the costs of a maxi-van or
> motorhome, whatever. Hey, perhaps even a train.
> I have no idea if this'll work. Perhaps the transport companies
> charge way more that I'm estimating, maybe you don't have enough folk in
> your region inclined to go but wary of driving that far, and somebody
> has to take financial responsibility (what if somebody backs out at the
> last minute?). But it's a concept, anyhow.
>
> Lawrence R. Wright
> Purchasing Analyst
> Andrews Office Products Div. of USOP
> lrw@aop.com
> Ph. 301.386.7923 Fx. 301.386.5333
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