[Roadsters] SoCalTT, in the bag

[Paul Kort]

  Great looking bunch of cars, but the best (most luxurious) ride had to be
the DS12.

Paul
Ohio


On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 7:38 AM, O'Farrell, Fergus P (AS) <
Fergus.OFarrell at ngc.com> wrote:

>  SoCalTT in the bag.  Great roads, great folk, great roadster owner
> turnout at the send-off, and several others joining in for part of the
> stretch along the way.
> Eclectic bunch of machinery overall.
> A hand rebuilt Devin, with a SBC and a powerglide... why that last choice?
> A Peerless. (coach built, glass bodied TR4)
> Studebaker Lark (?) with a Pontiac 400
> ProStreet '50 Buick with racing seats and sorted suspension
> lots of miscellaneous rotaries in things
> a bevy of 914b s and Alfa Spiders
> ex-roadster owner Eric H in his newly created, flaired, monster BMW 2002
>
> Car ran like a top, U-20 singing all day.  It is asking a lot considering
> the group I run with had me at 4.5k+ rpms for most of the day.
> 5.5 hours of driving spread over 7 total.  Sounds grueling but stops every
> 45-60 minutes to let those in the subgroup (the 1275cc Spridget and Bugeye)
> catch up.
> I think the total was 320 miles the first day and 240 the second.
> Managed to get some backpressure into the coolant recovery tank,
> premonition of pinhole leak in head gasket?
>
> more info to follow as the investigation continues,
> Fergus O
>
> pics (all cars, very little of the beautiful scenery) at:
> https://dougdill.shutterfly.com/32
>
> PS: I encourage any who can to join in in this type of event.
> While what I describe is pretty fast pace, that is just my current
> preference.
> Most take it at a more leisurely touring pace (and get to take more pics
> of the gorgeous scenery)
> Great gearhead talk at all the stops, and plenty of opportunity to inspect
> (and repair) others cars if you are into that.
> I tried on a P1800ES for size, and I fit, albeit with a much smaller
> steering wheel change.
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