Friday, May 27, 2011

Exciting times in the month of May

On May 1st our Alfetta finished 10th out of 39 in the first vintage race of the season at Gingerman Raceway in South Haven. First would have been better, but all in good time.


Our second daughter, Stella, was born on May 14th at 1:46 am. She came along so quickly I almost had to deliver her myself in the front seat of our old Mercedes. We made it to the hospital just in time, thanks to a bit of adrenaline fueled, spirited driving.


Cars keep piling up around the shop… we certainly have our work cut out for us this spring. I just finished installing a clutch in a lovely original owner Fiat Spider. A great looking 560 SL from Florida with a sunbaked interior awaits interior restoration. A late Alfa spider is hiding some elusive Motronic issues. The INKA BMW is being prepared for the season. The 52’ Mercedes Adenauer is under going extensive mechanical restoration, what a beast! Then there’s the Mercedes Sprinter in need of a replacement piston (#2). An S class needs a head gasket, and an old W108 chassis showed up last week on a flat bed. That poor car has the saddest look on her face, but I told her “don’t worry old girl, you’re amongst friends here”. The Fiat 128 just came off the rotisserie, and the 61’ Benz is a day away from mounting up. Sprinkled in the mix are a super low mileage BMW Z3, an 82’ Mercedes diesel wagon, a Rover county that just arrived here from NYC and a 67’ Mercedes SL hiding in the body shop somewhere. My god, Stella will be in high school before I clear up all these projects.