Right place right time

Aloha, Its been a long time coming.I've been searching and dreaming never really thinking i could manage[2kids and all that goes with them]but...J.Stefano made it possible.A nu 55 speedster [IM] 2005,they made it affordable. I know an island will limit the driving but we will do it in style. Thank you all for the education and the laffs along the way

Congrats on your new "baby". Usually about here someone says "welcome to the madness". So there it is. Happy motoring. Al

Congrats Michael, you need to post those Pix as you receive them during the build out process. and of course the welcome song but you also need to learn the ways of the S.E.G. or SEG as we call it.. I am not at liberty to say but I am sure some well natured SOC'er will fill you in here.. LOL.. Keep the sun to your back and the breeze in your hair.. (Kinda tough on an island!)

Speedster "D"

Michael,

Where you stay, Brah? Oahu?

Congrats on the ride. I would think the islands would be a great place for a speedster. We are thinking about moving to Maui ina couple of years and the only vehicle that we would bother shipping is our speedster. Best wishes.

Sounds great, need details and is it on the boat yet? Since you call it an 05' it must be already built. congrats and keep us updated. I am also waiting for my IM Roadster but it was built in 92' and is pan based.

Cheers
Dave

Ben,
If you're thinking of moving here,please look me up. I SHOULD have my car by then( SAW speedster) and would love to have company. There are only two speedy replicas that I have seen here,and one of those owners is living in Bali right now, so I can use the company. Lots of twisty backroads Upcountry as well as Hana Highway ( 900 curves). If you're thinking about buying a house, it is definitely a buyer's market right now. Lots of forclosures too.

The secretive ones are always in Maui !!

I left there in '04. Oh my old windsurfing days...

Do you ever see that faded white coupe (around Kanaha or Paia) ??

Aloha
We're on the Big Island . Hopefully the superferry will keep running so we can visit the other islands.The car made it without a scratch and run great.I'm pleased so far

Dave,

I've only seen one coupe here, a red '64 sc which was selling a few years back ( 8+ years ago ) for 10K. Other than that, haven't seen a faded white one. There's a red speedy I keep passing going the other way. I hope to track him down soon to find out how he registerd it.
Kite sailing's all the rage now with many windsurfers switching over. Lots of dislocated shoulders and elbows these days. Hookipa and Sprecks still has the board sailers, but new spots have opened up for kites where the sails weren't all that suited for the conditions. Some animosity between the two groups in the beginning, but all working out now.

Mike, Who did you use to ship it and did you specify a closed container. Besides registration , shipping is causing me the most anxiety.
The Big Island is definitely the best place for a speedy. The roads are in much better shape than Maui's and if you want winding, you've go Saddle Road and that high road from Kailua Kona to Kamuela( don't remember the name). Try going to Waipio Valley. Should be a good test for your brakes!

Dan
I used total car shipping and it was inclosed[extra $] Waipo is closed to traffic, 4wd would be the only way in anyways. What do you drive?

I was actually kidding about Waipio Valley. I didn't know it was closed. Was that since the earthquake last year?
When I lived in Kailua-Kona , I had a 1980 Suzuki 4wd. It looked like an old fashioned jeep but was a small hardtop. I went into Waipio Valley OK but coming out some hikers begged me to let them sit on the hood on the way up as they were exhausted. I let them but stopped 1/2 way up as I was afraid we would tip over backwards. That is one steep road!