Save them all!

Unobtanium-inc · 09-20-2018, 07:13 PM

Had to drive to the wilds of Maine yesterday to save this 72S. I don't want to think what another Maine winter would have done. It's safe now.

Save them all!

----Adam

Unobtanium-inc · 09-30-2018, 07:52 PM

This one was a fun one, quick trip to Southern VA this weekend. Seeing a wood dash is a pretty thing.
---Adam

Catorce · 10-01-2018, 08:03 AM

Cool. Do you ever get the stories on these cars? I.e. what caused them to be left out there to begin with?

Unobtanium-inc · 10-01-2018, 09:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Catorce

Cool. Do you ever get the stories on these cars? I.e. what caused them to be left out there to begin with?

Yes, many of them get written up in my various columns in the 356 and 911S Registry magazines. But the why is normally the classic, ""I'll get to it."

I normally ask these guys who have 10+ cars, "How many cars do you have left in you?"

In my experience it takes about 5 years to do a car, I mean really do it. So does the average guy have 50 years left? Or maybe closer to 15-20 of days you can really hump a car. I know I have at least 10-15 years of cars in front of me.
Between the 550 and 904 projects that's at least 5 years, maybe more. Then I have the A Coupe that won Daytona, that looks like it lived on the bottom of a lake. That's why I'm not taking on any more personal projects. I like to live by the Code of Clint, "A Man's Gotta Know His Limitations."

---Adam

RodSav12 · 10-01-2018, 03:53 PM

Adam, what engines will go on the 904 and 550 projects?

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Unobtanium-inc · 10-01-2018, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by RodSav12

Adam, what engines will go on the 904 and 550 projects?

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The 904 is being built on an old IMSA 914-6, currently has a 3.3 with Webers. The 550 will have a 914 Type IV motor.