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DEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NHDEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NH

This site has been a great source do information for me, so thanks to the many members who contribute, and special thanks for those who have answered direct questions over the last two plus years.  Yesterday, I concluded the purchase of an IM Roadster D in Florida. This is the ex Tom Gradolph car recently on Henry's site.  First, many thanks to Tom for an effortless transaction.  This is one of only a few cars I have purchased, over almost 50 years of buying cars, that was really described properly and lived up to its description (flawless).   Second, many thanks also to Henry Reisner for quickly putting together a spare parts road kit and shipping it out quickly to FL.  Henry was also great supplying information about the car and other helpful hints.  His knowledge and expertise are a great source, and I feel fortunate.  I flew to Fort Meyers yesterday, drove up through Orlando today, pushing 85 once in awhile as I get familiar with the car.  The 2110 motor is running effortlessly through all gears, the suspension tight and the ride smooth.  Currently onboard the AMTRAK AUTO TRAIN arriving south of D.C. in the morning, then onward towards home.  The good thing about driving on a train is they have a lounge car; so, time for a glass of Port.  Cheers.  John Loftus, Rye, NH

JOHN LOFTUS

RYE, NH

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DEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NHDEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NH
Rusty S posted:

Someone on this site once said to use caution as there is only 3/8 of an inch of plastic between you and life ever after. Those words have stuck with me especially when I see the speedo reaching 75+.

Rusty,  I oft think of that, but at 85 mph or less, or more, thin sheet metal isn't much protection.  There is certainly a cost for thrill!  I always try to factor in the condition of the car and the other idiot drivers.  Best regards, John

DEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NHDEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NH
David Stroud posted:

Good for you, John. You've got a great car. X 2 on what Rusty and Jim said above. Have fun and drive to enjoy while thinking like you are on a motorcycle.''

We holiday in Wells, Me. often and slide thru Portsmouth on the way. A very nice area.

David,  we will have to meet up sometime.  I live about 5 miles South of Portsmouth at the beach.  Best regards, John

Gordon NicholsGordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

Holy Carp!  Another New Englander!  

I'll PM you with my email address and maybe we can get together at a local event, soon.  You should check the calendar section of the TYP356ne.org website for upcoming events.  Both Peter Venuti (Black IM Roadster) and I (White CMC) tend to hit a lot of their events (we're both club officers) and we have a few up your way.  We're trying to get the club in to Paul Russell's restorations in Ipswich, MA sometime this season - well worth the drive - and I'll be leading the club's "Dawn Patrol" out to Palmer, MA this season to see the "One Lap of America" cars in their only New England appearance.

Big, Big congrats on your new IM.  You're gonna love it!

Gordon

The Speedstah Guy from Grafton, MA

OH!  And what do you have for a Deere?  Our farm was always Ford Fergusons, but there were plenty of 2-cylinder Deeres in the neighborhood.

 

Oh, Too! - And WELCOME TO THE MADNESS!

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DEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NHDEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NH
Gordon Nichols posted:

Holy Carp!  Another New Englander!  

I'll PM you with my email address and maybe we can get together at a local event, soon.  You should check the calendar section of the TYP356ne.org website for upcoming events.  Both Peter Venuti (Black IM Roadster) and I (White CMC) tend to hit a lot of their events (we're both club officers) and we have a few up your way.  We're trying to get the club in to Paul Russell's restorations in Ipswich, MA sometime this season - well worth the drive - and I'll be leading the club's "Dawn Patrol" out to Palmer, MA this season to see the "One Lap of America" cars in their only New England appearance.

Big, Big congrats on your new IM.  You're gonna love it!

Gordon

The Speedstah Guy from Grafton, MA

OH!  And what do you have for a Deere?  Our farm was always Ford Fergusons, but there were plenty of 2-cylinder Deeres in the neighborhood.

 

Oh, Too! - And WELCOME TO THE MADNESS!

Thanks Gordon, oddly enough Peter gave me a type356ne brochure a couple of years ago.  He lives relatively close by, maybe 30 minutes.   I will check later for the PM.  ON the Deere it's a X534 with 4 wheel steering, for a tractor fun to drive.  Regards, John

DEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NHDEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NH
Carl Berry CT. posted:

'Deeredriving' John,

I try to do visit friends and 'gallery crawl' through Kennebunkport during the season and usually try, if timing and judging horrendous south bound I-95 traffic permits, to stroll into Portsmouth to soak up its unique 'authenticity'...Taking time to seek you out and drool over an IM with roll up windows would be a treat!

Carl,  I am a few miles South of Portsmouth.  Look forward to meeting up.  Regards, John

Carl Berry CT.Carl Berry CT.

Just to clear the air of some semantic fog:

The speedster was the 'entry $$ level' Porsche advocated by Hans Hoffman for the American market, but the lack of weather tightness was spoiling that market. Roll up windows was the solution so Porsche contracted with the German coachbuilder, Drauz, (Drauz Karosseniewerk) for a prototype based on the no frills speedster. The prototype with windows was a winner... so was born the 356A Convertible D in production for only the year 1959. The "D" signifies Drauz as the only coachbuilder for this model.

In 1960 the B model superceeded the A with its raised headlights and redesigned bumpers. Drauz couldn't handle the production volume so The Belgian coachbuilder D'Iteren was brought online and the "D" for Drauz was dropped from the model's identity and it was simply rechristened as a "Roadster"...a continuation of the, now almost no-frills, speadster.

So what we have are not replicas of a Porsche Roadster, but replicas of the iconic 1959 356A Convertible D...but call it what you may, it certainly puts an identical smile on your face! 

Gordon NicholsGordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

Carl,

There was once a time, when I could recite a ton of phone numbers, any of several credit card numbers, my passport number and about a dozen frequent flyer numbers off the top of my head, but my admin (and my wife) were convinced that I couldn't find my way from my car to my office (I think they were both in cahoots).  Today, with the convenience of my "smaht phone", I don't know either of my kid's phone numbers (but I can tell "Siri" - "Call So-and-so" and it magically happens.)

Today, I tweeted or chirped or whatever the hell that app sends, a happy birthday to my son, only to find that his birthday is actually tomorrow.  He got a kick out of it, I wasn't embarrassed and I get to do it all over again, tomorrow, for twice the fun.

Accurate memory retention is highly over-rated.

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Alan MerklinAlan MerklinDrclock - Elkins, West Virginia Supporting Member

Well yeah, there has been a time or three when tired from a long day of wrenching I couldn't find my #$%! keys ....my #$%! glasses that were on my nose while I searched endlessly for them, OR better yet the tool I just had in my hand suddenly disappeared that is until I sat on the commode and got stuck on the right arse cheek by said found tool in jeans back pocket.

 

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Bill ProutBill Prout
Alan Merklin posted:

Well yeah, there has been a time or three when tired from a long day of wrenching I couldn't find my #$%! keys ....my #$%! glasses that were on my nose while I searched endlessly for them, OR better yet the tool I just had in my hand suddenly disappeared that is until I sat on the commode and got stuck on the right arse cheek by said found tool in jeans back pocket.

 

Sounds like you even forgot to drop your pants before sitting on the commode...That could be messy!

Gordon NicholsGordon NicholsMassachusetts 1993 CMC Supporting Member

Lessee, here........  John hits the road, say, 7-ish from Princeton, NJ.  1 hour to NYC (with morning traffic - I don't envy him, there), then another 5 hours to Boston, with 2 fuel stops (the worst part of that is the traffic through Providence, RI), then another hour or so up to Rye, NH, means he should be home about now!!!!!!!  (2:30 PM)

Hope the big trucks didn't scare you too much out on I-95 there, John - It is a little disconcerting to look straight out your window and see nothing but truck wheel, huh?)

Glad to have you back in New England (where people don't sound funny).

The Speedstah Guy from Grafton

DEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NHDEEREDRIVER * 2004 IM, CB 2110, RYE, NH

I left Princeton at 10:30, via I-287, stopped in Cold Spring, NY to visit a friend....4 hour lunch.  Then up the Taconic and Rt 22 to Bennington, VT then across VT to Concord, NH, then home.  I got in at 23:00.  The trucks weren't bad, and the driving was good.  I couldn't go through MA, because the Commonwealth does not recognize NH temporary license plates!  WTF!!!!!!  It was all in all a good drive, minus the misty rain once I got into NH;  new wiper blades are getting installed today.  All in all I found the car extremely comfortable, and I arrived without any pains or aches, and I can't say that for most cars.  Mechanically, it ran superb; tracking, and suspension also spot on.  I will be curious to see if I used any oil in over 800 miles at some fairly high constant speeds 70 - 75 mph with some pushes to 85+. Really nice drive!  Good to be home.  Cheers.

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