There is, James, but a V8 kinda guy 'ought to have thought of that on his
own. You have those wire door releases like the old 3 right? Just take the
set nut off one end. Dating and autocross are both, as my wife says, just a
series of small mechanical adjustments.
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Creasy" <black94pgt@pacbell.net>
To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>; "David Rowney"
<daver@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: LIVE WITH THE ACE REPORTER
> > the right
> > door latch did not work so you had to reach over and hold it during left
> > turns, and it was the car I met my wife in.
>
> are these unrelated facts, or is there a clever pick-up method using a
> broken door that i dont know about?
>
> -james, also has/had a self-opening right door
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Anthony Tabacco <atabacco@california.com>
> To: David Rowney <daver@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
> Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 5:10 PM
> Subject: Re: LIVE WITH THE ACE REPORTER
>
>
> > The 444 was a fine car. I took a 444 and $250 in trade for my TR-4A when
I
> > got out of the Army and went to Berkeley. I made the deal about two days
> > before the $212.50 first quarter tuition was due. The guy paid me the
> first
> > half, $125, which was enough to put me over the top. Some months later
> (and
> > when he hadn't paid the last $125) some one came by and burned his other
4
> > (not an A) right there in the street during the night. It absolutely was
> not
> > me, but he came by the next day to square the debt. Honest, it really
was
> > not me. I rarely moved it in four years because I had a street parking
> > space in Berkeley, and they are not easy to come by and not easily
> > replaceable when lost. It had one of those neat little venetian blind
> > radiator shrouds with a little pull chain to a knob on the dash, the
> right
> > door latch did not work so you had to reach over and hold it during left
> > turns, and it was the car I met my wife in.
> > Tony
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "David Rowney" <daver@uclink4.berkeley.edu>
> > To: "Anthony Tabacco" <atabacco@california.com>
> > Cc: <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 4:14 PM
> > Subject: Re: LIVE WITH THE ACE REPORTER
> >
> >
> > > Hey, wait a minute, this was my first autocross car, and I have fond
> > > memories of it. A fine car (for the time...1965), even if the driver
> was
> > > terrible. 444's had great success road racing also.
> > >
> > > Dave
> > > At 03:26 PM 11/29/2001 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >444 Volvo, so that no one could doubt
> > > >your heart is in the right place. This is the acknowledged staff car
> for
> > > >committed anti-car folks
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