Trip to Intermeccanica

Bill Steele and I will be flying up to Vancouver to visit a couple of my favorite people, Henry and his mother, Paula. Bill will be visiting his under construction Black Roadster. I'll also be checking on Jim's Ruby Speedster and sending him some more pictures. We are getting in town Weds evening, Jan 26, and flying home Friday the 28th at 11am. Brooks, do you want some pictures?

Thanks Dale.Pictures would be great.I might be able to sneek away and join you.Let me know the details.Maybe Rick can join us too.Brooks

Rick will be galavanting around Arizona at the Barret and Jackson auction. I'd love to meet you. Ill let you know more as plans get made

Dale,I would probably drive up on Thurs. the 27th.I could be there about 10:00am we could have lunch.Brooks

Hey guys, I hate to miss any fun but this B-J Auction deal was locked in a while back. I'll catch Dale and Bill with John L. at the L.A. Euro Swap first weekend in Feb. Have a ball in Vancouver and Brooks, maybe we can hook up when Jim Ward is at IM in late Feb.
Rick

Dale,

Could you take some pics of my new IM. It's the 2009 Model. Henry should be starting it any day now.

Patrick

Patrick, with a 2009 IM maybe you could opt for the hybrid engine option with the front and rear lids serving as solar panels and the full tonneau transformed into a Para-sail on windy days. It 'might' pass Cali Regs for 2110.

Dale, thanks dude! Rick, see you in late Feb. Date TBA.

Dale,Bill and Ron it was great to meet up with you guys last week at Henry's.Bill your car is going to be great.I really like the leather and floor mat combo along all the other details that make these cars so cool. .Jim your car is next up after mine.Henry was finishing up the welding on your frame last week and believe it was your body that was in the Jig having the larger trunk fitted.The fog lights from GB look fantastic as do the beehives and the speaker grills.Let me know when you are going up to visit, if my car is back from the painter by then maybe I could come up and meet you.Brooks

Dale, bring over my best regards to Henry! Mart.

Oeps, you're back already!

Dale,

sounds like a fun trip. Let us know when you go again. Maybe I can test drive my new IM if Henry has it started.

P-

Brooks, I'll send you a my travel dates. I think we have one night there that Rick will be hanging out with us, and then on the next day I'll hang around the shop until heading for the airport in the afternoon. The body is on the frame today and I just changed tire choices. Thanks for the words on GBs Hellas and those Beehives.

I'll write in the morning.

Jim

Patrick, when I go up I'll see how your '09 is coming along.

The trip to Intermeccanica was fantastic. Bill and I spent the entire day, from about 10am until we had dinner with Henry and Paula, his wonderful mom, at 8pm. We talked about cars, options, Knott's, California, other builds, EVERYTHING. And then at dinner, Paula gave us a terrific history lesson on the beginnings of Intermeccanica in Italy. We were in the restarantfrom 8pm until 1130!

Brooks came up from Seattle, Ron stopped by to say hello to say Hi to Henry and found us there, nice.

The trip was exciting too. Started when I left my Digital SLR sitting in the parking lot behind Bill's car. I didn't, didn't realize I didn't, didn't have it until we were getting ready to go thru the X-ray machine. Damn. Bill ran back to the parking lot and recovered the camera. I got pulled into the secondary security clearance because I had my watch under a long sleeve shirt and forgot I was wearing it. We got lost leaving the airport, great directions from Hertz. And I left my glasses on the plane and it is costing 15 bucks to have them next day'd from San Francisco to my place in Dixon. What a trip. I can't wait until I can do it all again!

Thanks Henry and Paula for the wonderful time.