Team Blog

Wed. 8/6/08 - the car was delivered to the upholstery shop today to have the top fabric made and attached to the top bows. With the completion of the top, the only three items remaining are the newly cored radiator, the finished carbide generator and the horn. The generator and horn are being completed by Rick Britten in Michigan and he promises we will have them by 9/1/08. The radiator is the real unknown. A new core is being made in Maine and is supposed to be done in the next two weeks. Then Dave in Olympia will need to disassemble the old radiator and reassemble it with the new core.

We are rapidly coming up on our deadline to show the car at the Kirkland Concours d’Elegance in Kirkland, Washington Sept.7th. And….on that day the shipping company will pick up the car and deliver it to Canton, Ohio for the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Cars show on 9/12/08. We are hoping we are driving well and looking pretty for both of those shows. After Glenmoor, it will just be putting miles on the car and detailing all the specifics that will make it a smooth running machine. With 9 months to drive it and work out the kinks, we will be ready for June 2009. Since it rains from October to June in Washington we will be driving in the rain…..but then again, so did Alice.

I forgot to mention….over the winter we will be trying to locate a luggage rack for the rear of the car, a prestolite tank for the running board, and a round luggage box that fits inside the side mount spare tire. Alice had all these things, and so will we. I anyone out there can help us locate these items, please contact me. (Rich Anderson 206-240-9434)……more to follow….