"Only Driven On Sundays"..Buying an 'old' Race Car,Cost ,Commitment and Bullshit !!

[thunder427]

Myles....its only a couple of old Ferry Road boys that would know such an obscure car. How are you my friend? You haven't been posting so much these days, well not like last winter anyway. You must be too busy making money!!!!!

AMCO72,things are fine this end,not sure about 'the making money' sentiment,seem to be spending it before I get it lately,you know the odd 'Speed Part' (that i might neeeeeeed!)reminds me of that Quote!!"whats Junk"??...something you throw out 3days before you need it !!!.........I was thinking after your 'Ferry Road Boys' quote how many times I must have driven 'Up and Down' that road,to Sumner,parked around on the road to 'Taylors Mistake', Mr Chromie was the local Sumner Police dept.(all in one) the Cave Rock Hotel,'Cave Rock' its self,which is Now damaged, I believe,'Shag Rock', thats gone!!!...trying to surf on my, Dennis 'Quane' of Sumner,surf board with out much success (bit like my Guitar Leasons!! , ambitious, but no talent!!!).... the night when my buddies, after dropping me of in Papanui,they heading home to Sumner,rolled the Morris Minor at the new Tunnel /Ferry Road Roundabout,'Black Ice',then tossed the 3 unbroken 1/2 gallon Jars in the Estuary river before the LAW arrived,which didn't (probably tucked up in bed at 2.00 in the morning!!).........thanks for that 'flashback', that was fun........regard to yourself,I'll try and write more often,thunder427/Myles