aeronca65t
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Yesterday was my older daughter's 40th birthday (we had a huge party at a local winery).
Anyway, based on her age, I decided to take the S7 out for a 40 mile cruise today.
Actually this is the 3rd cruise in my Ford Sierra-based Robin Hood S7 (ie-Lotus 7 clone). But it's the first time I've brought along a video camera.
Great fun but exhausting from the wind blasting you! The windscreen is pointless and you may as well be sitting on a 2' X 8" plank in terms of side protection. I think it would be easier to drive the racing Spridget on the street.
But again, great fun!
Not a car for an introvert (no problem for me, of course :friendly_wink: )
I had a Ferrari and a very nice dark blue ALFA Spider wave at me.
Amazingly, I even had a Harley wave at me (are they even allowed to wave at other vehicles.....I thought it was against the "Harley Code".
Also, several hands holding cell-phone cameras emerged from cars next to me while standing at a traffic light.
And little kids waved and pointed.
Oil pressure gauge is dead (but pressure is good.....I have an aux. gauge attached to the block). Turn signals are finally working. I still need to do some work on the front fender braces. And, in the long run, I want to redesign/replace the dashboard with something that's aluminum.
Here's a 3 minute vid I took near the lake our Summer house is on (in northwest NJ).
Anyway, based on her age, I decided to take the S7 out for a 40 mile cruise today.
Actually this is the 3rd cruise in my Ford Sierra-based Robin Hood S7 (ie-Lotus 7 clone). But it's the first time I've brought along a video camera.
Great fun but exhausting from the wind blasting you! The windscreen is pointless and you may as well be sitting on a 2' X 8" plank in terms of side protection. I think it would be easier to drive the racing Spridget on the street.
But again, great fun!
Not a car for an introvert (no problem for me, of course :friendly_wink: )
I had a Ferrari and a very nice dark blue ALFA Spider wave at me.
Amazingly, I even had a Harley wave at me (are they even allowed to wave at other vehicles.....I thought it was against the "Harley Code".
Also, several hands holding cell-phone cameras emerged from cars next to me while standing at a traffic light.
And little kids waved and pointed.
Oil pressure gauge is dead (but pressure is good.....I have an aux. gauge attached to the block). Turn signals are finally working. I still need to do some work on the front fender braces. And, in the long run, I want to redesign/replace the dashboard with something that's aluminum.
Here's a 3 minute vid I took near the lake our Summer house is on (in northwest NJ).