New Purchase & Seeking Larry Jowdy

Roswell is out of my range.

Honest to God, Rich.....Since there is about as much going on in the Speedster world right now as there is on Fox News (read that, just about nothing), YOU are BIG NEWS and you can be sure that, come Sunday night, everyone on here will be tuned in to this thread 24 hours a day for the next week Just to see if you make it.

If Cory could do a loop through the midwest in his Ghia and make it, we all think you can, too (at the very least, I do).

Good luck, God Speed and check in (or call a few of us on the phone) so we'll all know how you're doin.  

Deja Vu of Jim Ward all over again, here.....

Here's something that might be useful, Rich. Albuquerque has an excellent VW repair station. Foreign Aide, 505-633-6492, 1800 San Pedro Dr. NE. Tino Perez is the man. Hope you don't need them but at least they're on your route.

Man, Gordo...I'm feeling all important now! Here I thought I was just going to be taking a little ride east from west. It's good to know you guys will be covering my back.

David, best I write this contact down. Thanks as usual. I think i remember you mentioning him in the past. Fingers crossed I'll be blowing right by Albukerky (I must learn how to spell that city, it's a tough one.

Here's my latest dilemma...just picked up an iPad today just so I can stay in relatively close contact, but it seems I won't be able to migrate my really old e-mail app from home to my new fangled-iPad without tons of upgrading. Ah, technology!

Just use the on-board iPad mail app.  it's actually pretty good.  Set it up with your ISP mail info and you're good to go.  I used to use my iPad all the time on trips for over a year, then got an iPhone and now that's all I use (like now).  Times (and technologies) change.

Wow!  If it hadn't been for the two Smuttynose Robust Porters I just downed, the high speed thread drift found herein would have thrown me for a loop.  Good thing, huh?  What?

When I do road trips I take my MacBook Pro.  In the past I've used an iPhone and an iPad.  Both are good, but I like my MacBook the best.  The only downside is it takes a bit more room in my travel bag.

That's all well and good, Ron, IF I had a Mac Book Pro. If I had my drothers, I drag my iMac along which at least I somewhat understand. Now I'm on a learning curve for a touch screen iPad which doesn't want to cooperate with my old brain. The iPad app for Google Maps already has me stumped, it's ten times more challenging than the plain old Google Maps on my iMac.

Luckily I went old school a couple of days ago, printed all the maps and directions I had from a route I created on my Google Maps...SOMETIMES, @#&* an old road atlas would be just a heck of a lot easier. I don't want to live in the future anymore!

Plus, now I have even another e-mail address! Jeeeez, put me on a plane and just let me get lost, it'll be more fun that way!    iLost

You'll get it sorted out.  Keep in touch with the site while on your trip.

Ron, instead of stopping and asking for directions, I'll be posting in here...

asking for directions.

Welcome to Rich Drewek Watch!

The man, the myth, the proud owner of a bug.

Where's Drewek? Get your maps out and follow along.

Where's Drewek?

Oh, Wait......There he is!

I spy Rich in California driving a bug 

Yeah......remember up above when he said he might be doing 600-mile days?  Those can  become 11-14 hour days, especially at 60mph with normal breaks.  No wonder we haven't heard from him on here yet......

OH, WAIT!  He hasn't even gotten onto the road yet, cuz it's only Monday night and his schedule says he's still BS'ing with the Seller!!

Friday in Stanistan. Give or take.

We should start a new "Where's Rich?" thread for him so he doesn't have to wade through three pages with his new iPad before he gets to the good stuff (which is everything after all of our BS'ing).....

Actually, this is a lot like the old days tracking Jim Ward all over the place.  With a little less worry, but worry, still.

Naw-- this "witty banter" (as it were) will keep his thread on top.

So it has been spoken, so shall it be done.

That was quite a journey, and many of us were following him all along the way.  Jim took advantage of the short time he had and really taught us all about living life the best you can.

I'll jump on Gordon's self hijack while we're waiting on reports from Rich.

I never got to meet Jim and he was the inspiration for doing long trips in a Speedster. I went back and read every one of his posts from long ago and he was quite a man.  He was close bu too being on Oklahoma City and if I had gotten into this hobby sooner we would have been friends, I know.  His "Ruby" was the most gorgeous Speedster replica ever made and I lust for it even today.

Back to the saga of Rich and when will he make his first report?

It takes a while to buy all that beef jerky........(burp!)

Rich Drewek! Where ye be, boy? We are breathless with anticipation as to your progress!

I got an email from Rich last evening.  His plans are to be at my home in Ontario, Calif. around 9:00 AM...

Stan:

I'm betting on Saturday rather than Friday for the CornDaze Executive Board Meeting, Vehicle Inspection and Trip Review.

Sorry for thread detour....

Jim Ward, R.I.P.

I'm just glad Al Shapiro bought that car so it stays in "the family".

Hey Rich! Have fun, be safe!

Shapiro's (Wards )speedster is one of the nicest I have ever seen.  I have been trying to find the marchal fog light grills for some time and can't find em....  That car is fabulous and I love that headlight grill look....   I did not know Jim and I have never met Al, but I believe when I went to Carlisle a few years ago that Ruby was there and the paint was absolutely striking....  I believe at that time Jim owned it... It was 2009....

One of a kind wheels.  Who made 'em??

Update from Rich:

Good deal!! Now enjoy your trip!

Finally!  A workshop that looks like mine.......

Safe drive, Rich!

Rich,

If you can see this; look what your missing. 

I feel your pain Marty, temperature in our house dropped to 70, had to turn the heater on.

yeah, it's pretty awful out here in San Diego today...awful NICE that is !!!

Crosby-those wheels you inquired about might be Alex Bivens' wheels. Mr. Bivens passed away last year; from the Porsche Registry it is indicated that he had worked with Boyd Coddington to scan the original Porsche wheel design into a Coddington CNC program. I snooped around and came up with this link. You'll have to take it to the next level. You have good taste in wheels.

http://billetwheel.com/alloyreplicas-com/

Uh, Larry?

The engine is in the rear...

IIRC, yes, those were original Bivens wheels.

And Marty; those were some NOS lights and screens that I believe Jim got from George Brown before he died.  No Reproductions there, those were the real deal.

Wonder if Rich is wearing Depends to make better time?  Rich, I have OEM oil bath air cleaner I can mail you if you want engine to look OEM.

Terry, thanks for the information, I'd still be looking for that darn engine..

For those of you who haven't met Rich, he's great guy and very easy going.

In regard to his VW Bug, it had good brake shoes, the front end has been rebuilt and all moving joints were vey tight, the engine leaks a tiny bit of oil from the breather and maybe a drop from the oil pump, tires were checked, oil level, lights, valves didn't need adjusting, the carburetor was working great as was the engine but the fan belt was a bit loose and the removal of 2 shims solved that problem,  etc,etc etc.   The only problem is the hot wire to the brake light pressure switch on the master cylinder had no power.   In the photo above, I'm stringing a new wire to the brake light switch.  Brake lights now work.  

Rich arrived at my place about 9:15AM and left at 11:30AM.  

He should have arrived in Kingman AZ around 6:30 PM.      Nice little car considering it's 44 years old.