Peter speaks very highly of you
 

Jose Velez Peter and Jim H. bring you up on a regular basics at every show dinner at Carlisle or Limerock. I am surprised your ears are not ringing. :) Hope you can come to another Kit Car show in Carlisle next year. I did meet you in 2000-2001. Are you ready for another car yet??:confused: Rick Lake

I am officially retired of doing senseless purchases (like more cars). I have to get rid of the SVT Cobre 03 since it was replaced with the 07 GT500 which is my last mustang. I am happy with my current ERA GT. I would love to go to show next year and Lime Rock. 12 years ago Lime Rock was fun with all the ERA cars there. I hope that ERA customers return to Lime Rock to make some noise that keep the residents un-happy.

Now Guys:

So, I had to go up and deal with Mini Mafia (a/k/a The Wizard) on my own. You all ducked out on me.

After shoving "Mad Max" (the Mustang "R" - for replica race) into the R&D shop (Ted had pulled most of the other cars out, so Jose, I can report that your GT does still run and it has wheels and tires at all four corners) we went to lunch. My nephew and a cousin (who has a car on order and is agonizing over paint choice) joined in the fun. (Every time I go to lunch with Peter, I always come away with the sense of having watched a shark feeding frenzy). After lunch we drove over to Bristol to look at two "Legend" race cars for sale. Now, Peter already has purchased one for his son, but these were ostensibly for spares and a "guest driver" to be named later. Speaking to him this morning, he seems to have come to his senses and backed away from more of this...

Then we stopped at the Farmington model airplane field to watch a couple of remote control planes zoom around followed by dinner at the "up scale" Chinese (it's in a converted I-Hop) restaurant.

Just another average Saturday up in the Emerald City of New Britain.

Jim

PS: I did see the "missing #745", now finally (and sefely) back from Tony's paint shop. It looks gorgeous and there is only a faint lingering smell of dried deer jerky that will soon pass off... I'm sure.

Jim,

Sounds like a good full day in the fields of Ct.

Do you know when you are planning to go up again?

JW:

Best guess is two weeks. If I don't spend a weekend working around the house on all those unfinished chores, the Village code Enforcement Officer will be stopping by to see if anyone still lives at the end of Red Neck Lane.

Oh, I should have mentioned that Ted had just bolted a 427 w/Weber setup into a black GTMKII up at the R&D and a medium blue MKI was going together next to it. What a setup! Always things to see. My cousin is now all hot for one of those... I did inform him that he was looking at about 2 and 1/2 to 3 times the entry fee for the MKII/Weber setup.

Send me an e-mail at jholden@bestweb.net and I will send you a picture of my FIA and Mad Max...

Jim

Era Visit
 

I am very interested in seeing any photos of the ERA facility and information that you may have. I am planning on visiting them on the 28th of September.

M164285

visit to era
 

Sept 28 could be a bad date since Mafia (AKA Portante), Jimmy and I are planning a trip to Pocono

M16:

Click on this link to the ERA Registry site for some pictures of the "works":

http://www.eraregistry.com/works.htm

Jim

Jose:

I spoke with LJ at the shop this morning (one of Mafia's handlers) and made sure that the Pocono event is on PEPI's calendar. Now the trick is to let Cheri know so that he doesn't do his usual "Oh, by the way..." routine to her the day before we're supposed to go.

Of course, all this is assuming that the Puerto Rican GT and Mad Max are ready to go...

J

PS: I see that there is a PDA event a couple of weeks later at the Glen...

visit to era
 

The Glen is OK with me. The Mini Mafia end his racing season in mid sept. You know that Peter will wait until the last moment

Jose -- How much for your car? I have wimmins and kidz I can throw into a deal as well. :eek: :)

My last ERA GT Portante sold it in summer 2000 and the new was delivered in summer 2005. Mafia is 65 this Dec and would be 70 by the time he delivers me another GT. I will be close to 60 and will not be able to get into it and much less get out. Like my friend Jimmy says No way Jose. Maybe in a few years since my daughter does not have any interest in it

:) Good. I can wait a few years. Let me know. :)

JW:

I am again trekking up to see the Wizard of Oz tomorrow and will hang around through Saturday. The weather looks to be great this weekend for a cruise, so get clearance from the proper authorities and head for the Emerald City.

Jim

JIM, will you be taking your GT40? I am in Phila on business Friday and heading up to New Britain Friday night, in order to visit "the works" on Saturday to see my FIA that recently returned from Tony's. Love to see that car!! Rick D, Miami, FL

Rickd:

My GT is up at the R&D shop (along with a couple of other projects). My intention is to take some shots of the R&D shop and post them for those who have not seen what the ERA elves have been working on up there.

Jim

Italian Elves
 

Take a picture of my car with all 4 wheels (do not use mirrors or italian magic)

Jim,

Thanks for the heads up. Not looking good. I took today off to play some golf. Saturday morning I will be up in Ct. doing some carpentry work. I was planning on driving the Cobra up to Ct. with the thought of going by Marcus Dairy on Saturday night prior to heading home.

I am under the assumption that you will be at Lime Rock in a couple of weeks. True? I am planning on going if weather cooperates.

Jamie

JW:

We plan to be there! We even plan to take Jose's three wheeler GT.

Jim

3 wheel gt
 

It is faster than yours in 3 wheels.