Go Brits! I have a 1957 MGA roadster. Not very fast, but fun to drive. We have a treasure about 90 minutes from our home in Wisconsin. Elkhart Lake is a 4.1 mile "road course." They have 3-4 vintage races there a season. During the noon hour, you can pay to "tour" the race track. No passing, and keep speeds below 70 mph. (I don't think insurance would cover any damage at one of these events either!) I have a 13 and 10 year old. They take turns going to the events, and each has been out on the track twice in the last 2-3 years.
Safety Fast! Jeff Wisconsin -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ron L Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 7:47 AM To: 'Antique Phonograph List' Subject: RE: [Phono-L] OT-vintage car My vintage car is a 1973 Triumph TR6. My first car was a ten year old 1958 TR-3 and I've owned Triumphs ever since. Insurance covers the expenses of being hit usually, but it does little for the pain of knowing your special, heretofore all-original treasure has been damaged. Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, June 25, 2007 10:02 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] OT-vintage car KUDOS TO YOU RENE YOU ARE BRAVER THAN ME OLD CARS ARE FUN BUT THEY CAN GET TOO EXPENSIVE IF SOMEONE HITS YOU ENJOY ZONO ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Tue Jun 26 09:44:32 2007 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Tue Jun 26 09:45:37 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] OT-vintage car In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> the big ipod might be overkill for an old car, and it's got a hard drive so the vibration might eventually take its toll...plus refurb 1st gen ipod shuffles (that's the pack-of-gum form factor) turn up on the apple store site for $29 regularly, which is almost a disposable price level! you can kinda see the alfa here: http://homepage.mac.com/pjfraser/house/PhotoAlbum153.html but the one you might've enjoyed more was the ferrari 330gtc i had for almost 20 years - 300hp out of a 4-liter v-12 in a 2500 lb car makes for some nice fun. those descriptions of track time earlier brought back some memories of my younger boy-racer days when i spun the thing at 70mph at sears point during a club event. this was the exact moment i learned i was not going to be a race car driver! -- peter Robert Wright wrote: > True, most CD players nowadays load up a buffer with 15-40 seconds of > audio > as Electronic Skip Protection, even the ones in stock stereos. But for > me, > it's all about my 80G video iPod (many new car stereos include an input > jack > on the face panel for connection to iPods and other portable music > devices). > > Peter, any chance for a pic or ten of the Spyder?? *drool* > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Andrew Baron" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] OT-vintage car > > >> Wonderful to think of this as your daily driver. >> >> Automotive CD player technology has improved over the years. The older >> ones did have a tendency to skip more than what came later. You might >> want to try again if it's been a long time since the first attempt. If >> the road is rough enough, the new ones can skip as well. >> >> Andy > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >
