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Elkhart Lake
I
rode up in Tom Wilson's rental car to chat, catch up, and play
chase car
for two Ferraris and Chris' transporter. A little rain didn't dampen
the last leg of the trip into Elkhart Lake.
The
rain cleared up by the time we arrived and Zymol had a wash station set
up to clean up the cars. We almost felt sad to wash away the proof that
we just drove over 1000 miles.
photo M Dempsey
If you've been following the
saga of the Mark's 365GT 2+2 for the last couple of months, you know
that it has been leading up to showing his car at this FCA National
Meet. Mark's car is a very nice car, but showing cars at these events
is never consistent. The judges try their best, but I've seen varying
results with similar cars from one FCA show to the next. I never
guarantee anything to my customers, although I try my best to make
their cars the best they can be within their budget and the time
involved. I
spent most of the trip up to Elkhart Lake, however, worrying about how
Mark's car
would do. Simply getting a 45 year old car to drive 1000 miles can be
enough of a challenge. Each milestone Mark passed, from driving it up
to Wisconsin to getting it to the show field, brought me a sigh of
relief. By the time the judges gathered around Mark's car, I was as
ready as we would ever be, and definitely ready to end the anxiety!
The
car was well received, and we talked about how it was ashame the FCA
did not give extra points for cars that drove to the show. Being judged
equally with cars that came off a trailer seemed unfair, but
it was
their rules. Most everything worked on Mark's car, but when it came to
looking at the operation of the clock we had a problem. Both Mark and I
saw it working throughout the time the car was at my shop and during
the drive to Wisconsin, but it decided to stop working while the judges
were looking! We
were given 15 minutes to get it working, and after a lot of tapping,
Mark resorted to hammering. We always wondered what the steel headed
hammer was for in the tool roll!
Mark got it to tick for only a few seconds, but it would soon stop
working. The question was how long did the clock have to work for us to
get a pass? By the end of the day we got our answer with Mark winning a
Platinum award, something we were all very happy to receive!
Even Sam's 365GTC/4 won a Gold award, proving you can drive them to a
Concours, and still win!
Congratulations guys!
If you're going to be in
Monterey for the Concorso/Quail/Pebble Beach Weekend, feel free to stop
by the Third Annual Tomyang.net Cocktail Party at Quail Lodge on
Thursday August 15th from 5:30pm-8pm. There will be food and a cash bar
to kick off the weekend. It's a great time to meet some of the people
from website, and make plans for the rest of the weekend. See you there!
Reminder: If you have a Ferrari
related project, car, or idea
you'd like to explore, I'd love to talk to you. I can also help if
you're thinking of buying or selling. This website represents what I
love to do, and I would be happy to help guide you through the Vintage
Ferrari world so if you'd like to do
something together, let me know. It all begins with an e-mail!
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