Introduce yourself!

[Steve Simmons]

Don't mind Jimmy, he never has anything good to say about the things he likes!

[Jimmy]

I really, really like 2CVs, and I really like Minors (my mother had several of each), but the 4CV...
Guess it's mostly that the motor's in the wrong end that makes me hesitant about them. Just like with Porches and such.
Then again, I had nearly a dozen Fiat 500s and Autobianchis...

[olson]

Oh, it's easy to tell them apart, Steve.
The Renault 4CV is the ugly one, with the motor in the wrong end.
The Citroen 2CV's problem is the front wheel drive. Unless it's the two-engined, 4WD Sahara.

Now, now... let's be kind to the 4CV. These are becoming very collectible right now and if you have one in good mechanical shape, they are very hardy cars. One of the reasons I love own and love my Morris is because the two designs are quite similar and Renault never made a pickup version of the 4CV.

The 4CV is a lovely car (I have one). Just remember Jimmy has very bad taste. He likes Jeep Cherokees , lousy clothes, and he has very questionable taste in friends.

gene
4CV that hopes to be running

[Jimmy]

Now I feel compelled to defend myself - against Gene, of all "people".
Okay, so I definitely do like Jeep Cherokees, but the fact that I don't like Discoverys should more than make up for that.
Isn't that so, Malcolm?

[malcolmr18zoy]

I think that just underscores what Gene said about you, Jimmy. The fact that you don't like Landrovers illustrates, even more, your poor taste in cars.
Malcolm

[Jimmy]

Well, that one is easily explained, Malcolm.
Since I'm not making a living on fixing cars, like you are, it doesn't do me any good that the Landrovers are a never ending source of work - for you and other mechanics.
But, I must admit, I do like the (American) V8 they come with.
Come to think of it, every Metropolitan, MG, Fiat 500, and many others, should have one of those under the hood.

[roadster65]

Hi - Just thought we'd drop in to "register" that we're a real person and say hello

[Steve Simmons]

Welcome! Always good to see some new "faces" on the forum.

[CG67]

Hi my name is Chandler
I am helping my mom and dad restore a 1967 MGB GT that we got this past weekend.
I have been to all the GOF's since I was born in 1999.
I have helped restore our 1966 MGB roadster.
I plan on sharing our progress on our MGB GT.

Chandler

[Steve Simmons]

Hey Chandler! You are now our newest, and youngest member! You've also been to more GoFs than me.

[Wayne Gratiot]

Well, I'm definitely not the youngest or the newest, but I am almost ready to get "Alice" back into action after about 2 1/2 years of repair and restoration work.

All I am trying to figure out now is where to get the front end painted to match the metallic blue on it. Any leads in that direction would be greatly appreciated. Everything from the windshield forward is all I have to paint for now and I'll repaint the whole car when I recover from the cost of this restoration.

I have been following the runs while carless and was glad to see the e-mail arrive today from Steve listing the year's first runs. Finally, I can start to get excited about making it to them again.

See you guys soon.

Wayward Wayne

[Martin Keller]

Well, I'm definitely not the youngest or the newest, but I am almost ready to get "Alice" back into action after about 2 1/2 years of repair and restoration work.

All I am trying to figure out now is where to get the front end painted to match the metallic blue on it. Any leads in that direction would be greatly appreciated. Everything from the windshield forward is all I have to paint for now and I'll repaint the whole car when I recover from the cost of this restoration.

I have been following the runs while carless and was glad to see the e-mail arrive today from Steve listing the year's first runs. Finally, I can start to get excited about making it to them again.

See you guys soon.

Wayward Wayne

Hi Wayne,

Give Dave Wellwood a call as he is real good at matching up paint surfaces.
805-469-7842
Maybe you could even do a custom paint and flame job on the front and blend it into the existing paint finish.
Just a idea.
Good to know you will be back on the road again.

[Steve Simmons]

Hiya Wayne, great to see you posting again!

[spitfire]

Woohoo, Wayne is back. (almost)

[parziale]

Hi Mr. Simmonds,

My name is David Parziale from Arlington Texas and live just north of Dallas Cowboy stadium. I am a newby at this. My dad just recently got me interested in vintage cars. He lives nead San Antonio. He has a Hudson, Buick Roadmaster, Studebaker Gran Turismo and a I believe 37 Ford Roaster wiith a right hand drive whick he found in South Africa. Hopefully with everybody's help I will humbly get the hang of this one day.

[Steve Simmons]

Hey David, welcome! Your dad has some nice big American iron there!

[parziale]

I just wish it was say a 67 stingray with split t or a Plymouth Cuda but no it has to be before I was born. But then again their is a place in my heart for the old vintage car.

[Jimmy]

Parziale, I have some advice for you.
Do your very best to avoid Chris "from Texas" Salisbury, a Vintage Motoring member!
He lives not far enough from you, and would be a very bad influence.

[Steve Simmons]

All my cars are from before I was born. I prefer it that way.
And I agree, that Chris guy is trouble!

(not really, he's actually a great guy)

[parziale]

Thank you I thank you for your heads up gentlemen. Integrity is what will keep this club strong and prosper. I will do my best to live up to the standards of this forum. My dad raised me old school and my mother with a belt.

[Scott Pettit]

Thank you I thank you for your heads up gentlemen. Integrity is what will keep this club strong and prosper. I will do my best to live up to the standards of this forum. My dad raised me old school and my mother with a belt.

Hum... my dad raised me with the belt and my mom used a spatula. Then, I learned Martial Arts and I took the belt and spatula away from them.

[parziale]

So did I. Black belt in Judo and trained 2 Navy guys at Pax. River for the Olympics. My mom still kick my butt Goes to show you do'nt mess with mom.

[Okey78]

Hello!

My name is James, and I've been a sports car enthusiast since my days at the Naval Academy. My first car was Jaguar XJ6L Series II, which I bought shortly before graduating in anticipation of a cross-country trip. Although I experienced many of the problems associated with mid-70s Jags, I fell in love with the Jag, British cars, European sports cars, and just sports cars in general.

Since the Jag, I've had a Corvette, a '67 MG-B (the best $800 I ever spent), a Maserati Biturbo E (okay, okay, stop laughing), and my current cars: a 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet (my daily driver with over 228k on it), and a 1987 Ferrari 328 GTS.

Although my current rides are late 80s, my interests are British, Italian, and German sports cars of the 50s and 60s.

[Steve Simmons]

Welcome to the forum, James!

[Adam]

Hi everyone!

My Name is Adam. Me and my Dad met some of you at the Independence Run this year. We were in the Morgan Plus 8. I have been a car enthusiast since a child and my dad was born and raised in Malvern, England so he grew up around the Morgan factory. Anyways just got the time to make an account and put some pictures on my photo bucket. Will post the links in a bit!