BAY AREA San Jose Area PUTT PUTT

Weather is getting nice time to get together again and do a run for the afternoon.....

Any one up for next weekend???

Derek
99 VS 2109

Hey Derek! Are you coming to Knotts? Jim

Jim can't make it will just be coming back from Ottawa...too much on my plate right now to make the run to Knotts. Glad to hear from ya.

Take care
-Derek

I get my car back from JPS this Friday, when and where would you go?

David

Lets go drivin....maybe to San Juan Bautista for lunch??? Any takers. LETS DRIVE WEATHER IS NICE :-)

Sat or Sunday ?

Baby-car's running good... maybe too good... got a ticket. Clocked at 95, fortunately only wrote for 75... So where are we going, from where and at what time... already...

diz

Lets shoot for Saturday....the 20th???? Where to meet any ideas. We can meet at usual place StarBucks at DeAnza Blvd and Stevens Creek in Cupertino????

Let me know

-Derek
99 VS 2109

I can probably make that, but I'm quite sure the car won't. We'll see if I can get her fixed by then. If not, I might just show up in the 1800.

-mike

So it's totally OK... to treat me like I've never been to one of your "putt putts" with you guys... How 'bout an EXACT address (since I'm waayyyyy out of the SJ area, so don't know Cupt that well)... Got the date (SAT, 20th)... How about TIME???

diz

Nice car, Mike. I drove a new one in 1963 when I was having my PV-544 serviced. Very classy solid feel. Beautiful lines. I am trying to imagine what today's version of the same car might be like.
John H.

A few years ago a company called Josse in Sweden made a prototype inspired by the 1800. I don't know if it was ever produced, but here's one of the press photos.
-mike

Mike,

Cool picture, the rear configuration looks like big Healey rear end, but you can sure see the P-1800 influence in front. Grill kind of looks like a Buick but no portholes. Always wanted a P-1800 or even more the P-1800ES. Had about 5 Volvo's but couldn't ever convince the wife to get the sporty version. Buddy of mine back east had a 240 seies wagon that after about 300,000 miles on the origional engine, replaced it with a 5.0 Mustang mill. Ultimate sleeper! Guy in Maine named Converse does those conversions.

Bruce

Why?

I've had a few 240 wagons (currently have an '82 in perfect shape) and did investigate the V-8 swap. I think Paul Newman had one of those transplants? I could only imagine how nicely a 240 wagon would go with a nice V-8 under the hood.

Safety Fast (the old MG slogan)

MG's real slogan was "Rust quietly in the dark"

Robert,

Converse made a version for Paul Newman using a supercharged 351 Ford engine in a brand new Volvo, think it was a 740. Several other celebraties bought them also. The story was on Newmans car was that it was awesome, 400 HP or thereabouts. I think he lives in Greenwich, CT, close to my Hartford, CT friend. Guess one night he was coming back home and some guy sideswipped him and took off Pauls left side mirror but didn't get any closer than that. Story was the other driver was not star struck but demon rum injected. Converse test drove the car on a test loop before delivery and said he had to change his shorts afterward. Newman was very capable of handling all the power, being a race driver. I'd love to have a wolf in sheep's clothing but I have sheep in Wolf's clothing! LOL

Bruce

So we're meeting at 10am, right? Starbucks on Stevens Creek and DeAnza, right?

diz

Yes...see you there we drive to San Juan Bautista for Lunch then back up....should be fun.

-Derek

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Sorry David Try this address at 10 am????

Derek

Well you all missed it... GREAT MENUDO for lunch... got to say some prayers at the Mission... walked the town... the drive up was absolutely wonderful... nice warm day... lushish green hills... unfortuately NO "hottie" sitting next to me... but it was a beautiful day anyway.

I sure would like to meet you Bay Area folks... (D)erek, nice to meet you...

diz

Try North bay sometime, or even somewhere in between

Gclarke "The vacaville Guy"