enough said

In article ,
Bob McKellar writes:
Peter Stickney wrote:
An old Alpine ('60s era)? That is an amazing beast. I'm somewhat
envious. Seems like it would handle a bit like an old Porsche 911.
(Which wouldn't be at all bad, if you stayed awake)

I also recall it spent some time as a fugitive, due to some nasty circumstances
involving divorces and bankruptcies. It hid in a nondescript garage in a small town,
awaiting its opportunity to return and terrorize the populace.

So it may still me lurking out there - sleeping - waiting for some
unsuspecting soul to unleash it on a world unprepared to deal with it.

Cool. I'm on it. As soon as I can whip up some vacation time, a
ticket to France, and a bunch of French Laywers to deal with the
paperwork...

(I should go anyway - I've a 10-ton Federal tractor (Ex French Army),
sitting in Marseilles, that's been waiting for a reasonable price to
travel as anything but Deck Cargo... (Deck Cargo's cheap, but there's
no responsibility on the part of the Ship's Owners or Master to
deliver it. Once it's out to sea, if they get tired of walking around
it, they can deep-six it with no repercussions.))

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster

Peter Stickney wrote:

In article ,
Bob McKellar writes:
Peter Stickney wrote:
An old Alpine ('60s era)? That is an amazing beast. I'm somewhat
envious. Seems like it would handle a bit like an old Porsche 911.
(Which wouldn't be at all bad, if you stayed awake)

I also recall it spent some time as a fugitive, due to some nasty circumstances
involving divorces and bankruptcies. It hid in a nondescript garage in a small town,
awaiting its opportunity to return and terrorize the populace.

So it may still me lurking out there - sleeping - waiting for some
unsuspecting soul to unleash it on a world unprepared to deal with it.

Cool. I'm on it. As soon as I can whip up some vacation time, a
ticket to France, and a bunch of French Laywers to deal with the
paperwork...

(I should go anyway - I've a 10-ton Federal tractor (Ex French Army),
sitting in Marseilles, that's been waiting for a reasonable price to
travel as anything but Deck Cargo... (Deck Cargo's cheap, but there's
no responsibility on the part of the Ship's Owners or Master to
deliver it. Once it's out to sea, if they get tired of walking around
it, they can deep-six it with no repercussions.))

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster

France? Who said anything about France? Try Southeast USA.

Bob

In article ,
Bob McKellar writes:
Peter Stickney wrote:
Cool. I'm on it. As soon as I can whip up some vacation time, a
ticket to France, and a bunch of French Laywers to deal with the
paperwork...

France? Who said anything about France? Try Southeast USA.

Sorry. My mistake. Good news, though. That means that trying to get
it in Gray Market won't be a problem. I still need to work out the
logistics on that danged truck, though. It's a lot more difficult
these days than it was back in the '50s and '60s. (When my Uncle
imported his Volvo P1800 via a B-47's bomb bay)

There are some amazing cars out there, if you know where to look. One
of my "Almost but not quites" was one of Augie Pabst's Porsche 908s
(Also street legal). And then there was the Plymouth Superbird with
the 440, 4-speed, bucket seats & console, that if I'd only had 3 grand
handy in '79...

--
Pete Stickney
A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many
bad measures. -- Daniel Webster