A Mostly British Obsession

Month: June 2005 (Page 3 of 4)

Stalling

1961 Jaguar XKE

My E-Type project is stalled, but it’s been a hectic few years and I’m not done with the hectic part yet. However, I’ve not given up, I’m just taking a breather.

Status: The body is just about ready for paint. A lot of pieces have been accumulated, but still more are needed. The mechanical components are still at the machine shop, waiting for the go-ahead. Mostly, I need space to work on it, and hopefully within a year or so I’ll have my “dream shop,” or something close to it, ready to go.

I always used to scoff at people who couldn’t seem to get their projects done. It turns out I’m one of them!

A Place of My Own

ShopWhen we build our modest little house, it’s my dream to build a shop. I’ve sketched a couple of designs, which you can find here:

Dream Shop

The 60 x 28 isn’t so close, but the 60 x 36 is pretty close to what I’d like. However, I think I’m going to have to scale back my plans quite a bit. We’ll see.

Tri-Carb Healey

1962 Austin Healey 3000

This was my second Healey, and in theory what I had always wanted…a “Healey Blue” tri-carb 3000. I enjoyed the car, but it constantly needed attention, which just didn’t mesh with the 70 hour weeks I was working.

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The Soy-Sauce Mobile

Buick CenturyI have to laugh, I found an ad on the internet for a 1975 Buick Century, my first car–described as a “classic.” Mine was definitely not, and somehow earned the nickname “the soy-sauce mobile” among my friends.

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About the Past…

I will be posting bits and pieces from time to time about my past cars, as I remember them and especially if I find any photos. In the meantime, there may not be a lot of actual content behind that intimidating and very sad list on the right-hand side.

Bumpside

1968 Ford F250

I’ve always liked pickups, and I became a Ford man by the Matchbox ’69 Ford I had as a kid (a “kennel” truck–the kennel and occupants were quickly lost, though).

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