A New member says hello and Thanks

Hi everyone,
As an 11 year old surfer walking the 5 long blocks from home down to the beach with my heavy balsa surfboard I vividly remember admiring at least the 3 or 4 356

If Joe P. did not say it, let me be first to say....."Welcome to the madness"....

Congratulations on your new ride. Post pictures when you get a chance.
Enjoy,enjoy,enjoy!!!!!!!!!

Dave -

Welcome to the Madness!!!

Give a holler when you take delivery of your car and we'll cook up a cruise to come by and say "Hey!".

Looking forward to having you join one of our SoCal Speedster cruises, maybe even hook-up at our annual Hotel Del Coronado runs!

Peace - Out!

Hey Dave, we're going through the same madness! I just bought James Alderson's 2003 IM and it's being shipped this week from NC to CA.

I'll have to face CA registration too, so let's stay in touch and compare experiences.

Thanks guys,

I appreciate the warm welcome from everyone Leon, LR, and Jim. Feel the collecting madness setting in. I am difinatly going to be using this car for some cruises and with the roll up windows my right seater will put up with longer cruises, OC/La easy to get to from San Diego and the Hotel Del is about 4 miles from my house (I live above the airport in Mission Hills. Pics are promised soon.
Dennis, I would like to share the joy/pain of our soon to be DMV sagas. I talked to a shop listed under the shops tab Dooleys Auto and smog, its actually a different name and Dooley is the carb builder at the shop. The smog tech I talked to said registering out of state kit cars can be tricky depending on how the registration reads from the other state.

Cheers
Dave

That's also what I've been told. I'm currently out of town but I'm back for the cars arrival next week. I'm going to try to do the registration ASAP. I'll let you know if I hear ANYTHING prior.

Pay attention to your insurance carrier. Get quotes from insurnce companies like Leland,Hagerty and Grundy. They may have better coverage, have an agreed value clause and be less expensive

Big Dave,
I am happy that you want to be a part of our misfit group.
You will laugh you will cry you will get pissed off and then forget all about it on the next tread. But most of all welcome!
Dave S.

Dave:

Glad you're getting into this "Hobby" (Some may call it a sickness....What do they know??). We've all become familiar with Joe's car, but you're getting a car from New Jersey, so just remember what that means:

Take good care of it or we send "Paulie Walnuts" and his friends out there for a "visit"...

Plan on making it to Morro Bay next year or any of the SoCal Speedster gatherings coming up (watch under "Events") - The group gatherings we hold are not to be missed, no matter where they are!

Gordon
One of the "Speedstah Guys" from South Carolina

Larry's note prompted me to reply so blame Larry - GEICO, Oh NO! I absolutely hate them - worse of all insurance companies (kind of like having none when it comes to a claim). Several bad experience over years with them --- and not one good to offset the bad. Also - real danger in turning keys over the wife and 25 year old daughter - you may never see the car or them again!

Dave,
Listen to Wolfgang. My husband wanted the speedy and had to convince me to get it. Then I drove it and now I call the speedy "mine". :-) If you want the car to be yours never let them drive it...

Welcome to the group!

Jen

Thanks all,

I am not tied to Geico at all but been lucky with them so far. A modern VW sob story where I ended up $5,000 richer, car repaired back to excelent condition but with a salvaged title. That is a story for another time.
They tell me they have a classic car section with stated value so I will get a cost from them along with the major players.
I was surprised that Geico offered liability or classic car protection at all.

There is a real danger that I might become a right seater too. My better half and I have been together since we were teens and while I had a MGA she had a MGB, believe me this girl is a driver!

Cheers
Dave

Dave make sure to post those pix.. and of course that SEG on your mug! Just ask! LOL

Welcome we gotta hook up soon

Speedster "D" AKA Dave Galvan

Dave, I am in the same boat as you. I just bought a new car & it is not getting delivered for another week & 1/2. It is driving me crazy!

Congrats on the new (to you) machine. Being an IM, I will suppose it is one fine deal. I am sorry to see a potential East Coast cruiser going out to where there are already way too many Speedsters, but I know if you hook up w/ MUSBJIM, all will be well. It would seem that as far as east coast touring is concerned, whatever cars are really "local", they do not hit the SOC, and don;t go for the socialization that seems a weekly event out in sunny SoCal. We have not yet reached critical mass, at least around the DC Baltimore area -- too bad for us, but good for you. Enjoy the madness!!

Kelly

Dave, congrats on the new "baby". I got mine on the west coast and had it shipped east in Jan. So far, it's the only one around here,at least from what I've seen. Who did you get to ship it ? and let us know how that experience goes.

This site is the hot set-up for working out any "bugs" that may arise . Most of these guys have forgotten more than I will ever know about these cars and are very willing to share their knowledge with anyone. Happy motoring! Al