yeah Tim.... I gotta tell ya... being a Young pup by comparison here (
especially when you compare me to JOE... ) I honestly don't have a Picture
in my mind what the Stu Hilborn Streamliner looked like.... Yes I understand
it's a significant car in our History.... Send a Pic to Jon... I would love
to see this thing....
Keith ( "History has a Strange way of repeating itself" Poster put out by So
Cal Speed shop for the 50th... yep it's in a cheap frame on the wall in my
shop... You don't reckon anyone around here looked at it do ya? )
----- Original Message -----
From: "tim cunha" <tfc1932@hotmail.com>
To: <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>; <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <kturk@ala.net>;
<edvs@uswest.net>; <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 5:37 PM
Subject: Re: Car Sickness
> you are the first one to catch that. i wanted to see what people knew
about
> it or if someone would say, no u dont, i have it in my garage! i guess it
> didnt work. i wanted to see if anyone was paying attention. i saved a
purple
> key chain as a prize. Thought Keith was going to win. oh well, maybe next
> time. and keith by the way, i have a brother who is a rotorwingman and
fixed
> wing man with the CHP in sacto. its funny to go out to dinner with him. He
> keeps both hands and feet moving at all times. i wonder,do u guys do that
in
> your sleep or does it wear off after u havnt flown for awhile?
>
>
> >From: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> >Reply-To: "John Beckett" <landspeedracer@email.msn.com>
> >To: "tim cunha" <tfc1932@hotmail.com>, <lsr_man@yahoo.com>,
> ><kturk@ala.net>, <edvs@uswest.net>, <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Subject: Re: Car Sickness
> >Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 14:15:33 -0500
> >
> >You have Stu Hilborns original streamliner? Wow, I missed that the first
> >time through. Tell us more.
> >
> >JB
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "tim cunha" <tfc1932@hotmail.com>
> >To: <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; <kturk@ala.net>; <edvs@uswest.net>;
> ><land-speed@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 2:04 AM
> >Subject: Re: Car Sickness
> >
> >
> > > This is something my wife wishes were not so....I am a car junkie. i
> >counted
> > > out almost 10 years ago at over 300. i have given up since then. i had
3
> > > cars in the wing when i was 15 and didnt have a license. My first
three
> >were
> > > very fun..1936 Nash (150.00) nice driver, 66 alfa romeo spider
(300.00)
> >,
> > > 1953 ford ranch wagon 2 door, free for the moving. I used to roam the
> > > streets looking for cars with spider webson the windows and leaves
piled
> > > around the tires. i would go knock on the door and ask if they wanted
to
> > > sell the car. I usually got a yes response and i rarely spent over
> >500.00.
> >I
> > > would bring them home and polish them up., fix the little annoying
> >things
> > > and turn them. Used to keep alot of extra cash flowing, and keep a few
> > > neighbors angry if i got more than 2 projects going at once. I did
this
> >all
> > > through college, in fact a 50.00 datsun station wagon was sold for
1500
> >to
> > > purchase an engagement ring! I thought i had 1500 in the bank when i
> >ordered
> > > the ring, but being math wiz that i am it was an incorrect
> >entry...150.00.
> > > so quick sell of the surf wagon to pay off the ring. I think i caught
> >the
> > > infection from my father. He had a weakness for airplanes. He would
buy
> >one
> > > fix it and sell it for fun. we had stearmans, aeroncas, cessnas, some
> >others
> > > comming and going. We also did a dozen Bug eye sprites and AH 3000s.
We
> >got
> > > tired of the British cars after awhile and began to tinker with alfas.
> >My
> > > favorite alfa was my 1967 GTV which was my college chick mobile (i
> >thought).
> > > My wife always thought it was a Karman Ghia! ouch. SO i could go on
but
> > > wont. here are some of my favorites owned list. I dont regret letting
> >any
> >of
> > > them go. they have their time and place. i have a penchant for
tracking
> >down
> > > well known cars. i like the hunt. i have found a few and here are a
few
> >of
> > > my favorites. I know keith, this is not a bio, but it is a beginning
eh?
> > > giving some room for digs.
> > > FAVORITES
> > > 1967 Alfa GTV (gone)
> > > Don Waites "500" 1929 roadster.(gone) in NHRA museum
> > > Lloyd Bakans 3 window coupe. (gone)going to Pebble Beach
> > > Don waites 27 (here)
> > > 2 32 3 windows (gone)
> > > 2 32 roadsters, 1 gone, one getting ready to go racing.
> > > Stu Hilborns streamliner (in a special place)
> > > 67 mini cooper S
> > > 67 vw delux sunroof bus ( i must like 1967)
> > >
> > > This is enough for now
> > > >From: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > >Reply-To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > > >To: Keith Turk <kturk@ala.net>, Ed Van Scoy <edvs@uswest.net>, Land
> > > >Speed List <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > > >Subject: Car Sickness
> > > >Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:32:35 -0800 (PST)
> > > >
> > > >The other day my son and I were reminiscing about
> > > >some of the "cool cars" I have owned. He asked
> > > >me just how many cars I have owned, since there
> > > >had definitely been many. I started to count
> > > >them up and finally resorted to the computer to
> > > >assemble a list. At current count, I have owned
> > > >146 cars and still adding (everytime I look at
> > > >the list I remember another one that I had
> > > >overlooked). My ex-wife said it was a sickness
> > > >and that I needed help. Does anybody else on
> > > >this list have this same sickness. Please,
> > > >somebody, tell me you have had more cars than I
> > > >have - - I hate to think I'm the sickest one out
> > > >here.
> > > >
> > > >"Cool Cars" that I have owned and wish I still
> > > >had: Porsche Speedster $300, '40 Ford coupe
> > > >$300, Max Wedge Dodge $250, Alfa Romeo Super
> > > >Leggera $300, Devin "C" $1500, 62 vette $75, 57
> > > >Chev "Black Widow" fuelie $800, 427 Fairlane
> > > >$750! Awww man, I'm gettin sicker just thinking
> > > >about it all!
> > > >
> > > >=====
> > > >* * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> > > >* Dick J *
> > > >* (In East Texas) *
> > > >* # 729 *
> > > >* C/GRS E/STR *
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