Some of my cars reached "important milestones" this year:
1979 CC ... 150,000 miles
1976 MC ... 63,000 miles & over 20,000 miles since I bought it
1979 MC ... 146,000 miles & over 40,000 miles since I bought it
1981 MC ... 194,000 miles
AND, FINALLY ... my "Car Time" & "Nephew Time" happened TOGETHER, the last day of my "car season", 11/05/2011, when my sister & brother-in-law brought my nephew to see my cars outside, Saturday morning!
My "Car Time" was shorter this year, partly because of health issues & my ROAD TRIP in the middle of the summer...:
HA! Only one of mine is less than 100K ... that's the '76...!
* IRONY ROCKS
If it weren't for my open heart surgery, I would've driven all of my cars THANKSGIVING WEEKEND. Talk about GORGEOUS NOVEMBER WEATHER.... I could've driven over 1,000 miles on EACH of my MCs for the 3rd straight year....
SPRING HEALTH
Because I had to put 'em all away sooner than usual, at least 2 have issues that will need attention as soon as I get them out....
1972 ...The last day I drove them, the '72's brake light came on. The brake pedal felt a LITTLE light, but it stopped with no problem. Oddly, the master cylinder had been replaced spring 2011....
1987 ...A couple weeks prior to the last drive, the '87's engine developed a ticking noise. When I first heard it, I thought I had left the 1981 running, because the '81 has had the same ticking noise for the last 90,000 miles. So, I believe the '87 has developed the same lifter issue, but we'll see.
NEPHEW + CAR TIME
2 additional pics from 11/05/2011, when my sister & brother-in-law brought my nephew (NOW 3 YEARS OLD!) out to see all of my cars outside for the 1st time.
...My nephew in the backseat of my 1979 MC: https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-0Gs7F5IrSD4/TsmRMLq_nzI/AAAAAAAAH1M/Lzn4_ZyApms/s537/11052011_CarNephewTime_08_79_BackSeat.jpg
...My nephew attempting to drive "his" 1987 MC: https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-5JggSC5ZhAg/TsmRU3yr7MI/AAAAAAAAH1k/7vB9lCYjdXA/s550/11052011_CarNephewTime_02_87_JJplanDrive.jpg
Cort | 38.m.IL | pigValve + paceMaker + cowValve | 5 MCs + 1 Caprice Classic CHD.MCs.CC + RoadTrips.hobbies.RadioShows.us66 = http://www.chevyasylum.com/cort "Life is like a circle slowly turning on itself" __ Clay Davidson __ 'Unconditional'