Monthly Archives: January 2011

Underhood bling – or “man jewelry”

Posted on January 28, 2011 by shifty

You might need sunglasses for this post! There’s nothing quite as sexy to a car guy as a set of big, honking, ….. side-draft carbs. And a set that has been completely gone through and refurbished – every piece checked, … Continue reading →

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Wake Up Call

Posted on January 16, 2011 by shifty

My daughter bounces out of bed somewhere between 5:45 and 6:15 AM with a “Daddy, I wake up!”. On the other end of the baby monitor, I usually just roll over and hope she’ll go back to sleep. The new … Continue reading →

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Meet the Frankenroadster

Posted on January 4, 2011 by shifty

On Wednesday, December 22, 2010 my friend Exit64 (also known as “Mike”) dropped off my new “interim” car – a ‘67.5 1600. This car came from San Jose and looks like it was someone’s auto-x toy – there were time … Continue reading →

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Farewell Zippy

Posted on January 4, 2011 by shifty

Just before Christmas the new owner of my ’69 2000 came to pick it up. Maddie posed next to the car for me. I bought the car in February 2005 as a non-runner and got it to be a good … Continue reading →

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