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Re: Lucille

To: "Chris \"Dad\" Land" <eaglemot@bellsouth.net>,
Subject: Re: Lucille
From: "Chris \"Dad\" Land" <eaglemot@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 12:04:14 -0400
thanks to all my friends and team mates, and family for putting up with me!

Chris "Dad" Land wrote:

> well i'm trying to get the trailer organized and
> loaded..................finishing touches to lucille for one last blast
> up the road before loading...........wrap up spare motor....cuz i leave
> in about 2 weeks.......well, less really as i am leaving a couple days
> early to enjoy the ride to the salt flats and recharge my batteries
> before our Land speed record attempt...yes ,i have goose bumps! i have 7
> national records and my partner has 3, or 4.god willing.............and
> the ol lady of the salt willing ..............i'm going for it!!.all the
> while working on the busy season here at lone eagle.i've been trying not
> to bore you guys with my drivle this year but if your  interested let me
> know cuz i'm about to bust!on a side note..i'm wrapping up a chopper
> suicide/clutch, hand shift 57 pan.....got to put a couple hundred break
> in miles on it to catch any buggs or gremlins and get her dialed in
> before i turn her over to the customer!.but a man walked in today with a
> complete(except front and rear fenders) 1936 vlh(he says)that belonged
> to his dad(he ,the customer is late 60's) in several boxes totally
> disassembled..............for the past 40 years................rust
> doesn't quite tell about it but it should be fun.and he wants a 100 %
> restoration or as close as humanly possible.6months to 10 months
> depending...........damn ,i wish i had time to start it now but the salt
> calls and i have it really bad.anyone else or should i say whom else is
> going?.work calls........lettme no  and my machine shop is sitting full
> of stuff,thank gawd my customers and friend put up with me!
> ol'dad , just looking for the feeling i get when i make a good hard run!

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