Thursday, September 8, 2011

What happened to July & August?


This summer time is simply flying by and so is our vintage race car! This August at Grattan Raceway our best lap time was 1:32.8 and we came home with a nice 3rd place finish in the Trans Am B sedan race. After Dyno tuning the newly designed race header, we are finally seeing the kind of power expected from #64. Great!


Isabella & Stella came out to visit dad at the track on Saturday
Steve, who has been painting our cars for a few years now, finally took a vacation. Steve is an intense perfectionist and a very particular craftsperson. We had so much going on in the body shop this summer I could see he needed to take a nice break to recharge his batteries. If I didn’t push him out he’d probably muscle through the work load. But, good work happens in a clear and calm state of mind, and everybody needs time off.

And in the shop... the Adenauer is undergoing extensive road testing after it’s re-awakening and we are getting close to sending ‘the Chancellor’ home. A bunch of sheet metal just showed up here from Stuttgart for Molly, our current rotisserie project. The little Fiat 128 is back on the hoist for more assembly. What a beautiful car, I can’t keep from staring at it. We are planning on hosting our 3rd annual driving tour on Saturday, October 15th. Here’s hoping time will slow down a bit for us to enjoy all the great cars that roll through here.