Some of arrive around 12:30-1:00 and go ahead and order our food. Meeting is supposed to start at 1:30, and might last a half hour to an hour. Tire kicking afterwards. Lie-telling follows tire-kicking.
Always allow for traffic, when traveling either direction.
OK. I put it on my calendar. I'll see if my wife wants to come with me. Her dad worked for GM for many years, so they used to go to a lot of car shows.
The first time I visit, I'll have to listen in to the pros, so I can learn the methodology for proper automotive "lie-telling". I've never had a car nice enough to tell lies about before.
That's a nice looking car!
I've seen quite a few rebodies, but most don't go to the trouble of doing a stretch. That opens up a lot of possibilities (like yours) and really makes the proportions nice.
Thank you, Raydar. This car was built in 1994 by Mike Vetter. In the 80's and 90's, Mike built a ton of replica cars. Now, he builds a ton of completely custom cars for customers with pockets much deeper than mine. My car was definitely the cheapest, shabbiest car at his shop!
lol
He doesn't build Ferrari replicas anymore. Ferrari beat him with a stick several years ago.
Thankfully, this car had already been delivered to the owner. The same person owned it until I bought it. He brought it back to Mike as a partial down payment on a new custom car that Mike is building for him. Since Mike had originally built the car, and knew the owner took care of it, he agreed and handled the sale. Someone listed Mike's Craigslist ad on Mad Mechanics forum, where I saw it. I contacted Mike, I googled him to make sure he wasn't a scammer, and decided to take an eight hour drive to see the car.
I'm not into racing, but if I was, it has some real possibilities. Someone upgraded the engine to a 3.1, but due to the stretch, there's all kinds of space inside the engine bay. There's probably enough room for a Northstar or other large V8, maybe even a BMW V12. It has an auto tranny... an Italian look-alike deserves a 5-speed manual, IMO.
I didn't want a red car or a white car; was actually looking for a charcoal, navy blue, or black, as that would be a little bit less ... noticeable. "
Pikachu Yellow" works too, I guess.
The side fins and the rear hatch need finishing, the entire car needs a good detailing, the lights are wonky (
no brake lights, or reverse lights... fuse?), Freon leaks, and the power windows aren't much faster than my grandmother... and she's been dead ten years.
It needs some TLC, but it's not embarrassing. The work should help keep me off the streets... instead, you can find me in junkyards, in the driveway, and in the garage.
