I got the VW back from the shop. They loved it. It really is a solid car. The mechanic cleaned up and tuned the carb. Checked out the rest of the car and liked it. We have work to do before The Great Race, but we are off to a great start.
Friday, October 31, 2014
Thursday, October 30, 2014
In for a check up
The VW is in the shop for a complete check up. I found a garage in Bettendorf that is very interested in helping the team.
The owner told me he has parts in an attic for the car. They belonged to his dearly departed father. A long time VW mechanic.
I hope this works out for everyone.
Maybe more news tomorrow.
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
The Great Race got my attention!
In 2013 The Great Race spent the night in Davenport, Iowa. I was totally taken by the whole thing. Wow, what a cool thing I thought. From that time on I started thinking about how to get into this traveling extravaganza.
Well here it is. We are in the fall of 2014 and our Great Race team is named and registered for the 2015 Great Race. The 2015 Great Race goes from St. Louis to Santa Monica California following Route 66. The intrepid team of Duane, Dave, Margaret, and Lynne.
What is The Great Race. Here is a snippet from their website
"The Great Race is an antique, vintage, and collector car competitive controlled-speed endurance road rally on public highways. It is not a test of top speed. It is a test of a driver/navigator team’s ability to follow precise course instructions and the car’s (and team’s) ability to endure on a cross-country trip. The course instructions require the competing teams to drive at or below the posted speed limits at all times."
The car has to be no newer than 1972.
With that in mind, and my wife's past love of a certain kind of car, I started looking for a Volkswagen. After some pretty scary rides in some questionable cars, we found a 1971 Beetle in Wilmington. IL. Just two blocks off Route 66. This is fate!
Wilmington is the home to one of the true icons of historic Route 66. The Gemini Giant at the Launching Pad Drive In diner.
I tell you its fate!
I drove the car from Wilmington to Davenport last Friday. It ran fine.
That's all for tonight.
Well here it is. We are in the fall of 2014 and our Great Race team is named and registered for the 2015 Great Race. The 2015 Great Race goes from St. Louis to Santa Monica California following Route 66. The intrepid team of Duane, Dave, Margaret, and Lynne.
What is The Great Race. Here is a snippet from their website
"The Great Race is an antique, vintage, and collector car competitive controlled-speed endurance road rally on public highways. It is not a test of top speed. It is a test of a driver/navigator team’s ability to follow precise course instructions and the car’s (and team’s) ability to endure on a cross-country trip. The course instructions require the competing teams to drive at or below the posted speed limits at all times."
The car has to be no newer than 1972.
With that in mind, and my wife's past love of a certain kind of car, I started looking for a Volkswagen. After some pretty scary rides in some questionable cars, we found a 1971 Beetle in Wilmington. IL. Just two blocks off Route 66. This is fate!
Wilmington is the home to one of the true icons of historic Route 66. The Gemini Giant at the Launching Pad Drive In diner.
I drove the car from Wilmington to Davenport last Friday. It ran fine.
That's all for tonight.
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