Serpent Express Tour Oct 28-Nov 20

Larry N Johnson · #1 (**permalink**) 10-27-2004, 10:37 PM

Will be on tour Oct. 28 to Nov 20 with the new Serpent Express, a light weight enclosed trailer.

Hoping to meet some of you.

Here is a tentative SE Tour itinerary:

Visit
Dates
Overnight

1
Utah
Oct 30 9AM-Noon Utah Mini Run No. 3
Oct 30 Noon UT Barbeque in Highland
Nov 2nd, Tuesday, 2 - 4 PM
Kirkham Motor Sports
2575 W. 1680 N.
Provo, UT 84601
Ph: 801-377-8224
UT until Nov 3, overnights in Highland

2
Nevada
Nov 4, St. George, UT at Noon
Nov 5-7 Western Roundup
Overnight Henderson, NV

3
Arizona
Nov 8 Monday 1-4 PM
Hillbank Motor Corporation
8230 E Raintree Drive Ste 103
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Phone: 480-922-8776

Nov 9 Tuesday 10-2 PM
Hillbank Motor Corporation
8230 E Raintree Drive Ste 103
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
480-922-8776

Nov 10 Wednesday 10-2 PM
Levy Racing, Inc.
1127 E. Curry Rd #3
Tempe, AZ 85281
Phone 480-446-8442

Nov 11 Thursday
AZ Cobras Veteran’s Day Lunch Run to Payson
(Serpent Express stays in Phoenix area)

Nov 12 Friday
Open

Nov 13 Saturday
AZ Cobras Run Yarnell Hill to Pauldin for lunch
(Serpent Express stays in Phoenix area)

Nov 14 Sunday
Family

In PHX we are staying
Off E. Chandler Blvd
Phoenix, AZ 85044

4
SoCal
Nov 15 San Diego
Roadster Run at 2:30 PM
overnight Carlsbad

5
SoCal
Nov 16 Carlsbad, Temecula, Costa Mesa, Riverside,
J. Miller Customs.. 11am - 1 PM
Jeff Miller
(909) 676-0191

Hillbank Motor Corporation 3-5 PM
245 Fischer Ave. Ste. C5
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Phone: 714-641-3100

Overnight in San Bernardino

6
Nov 17 Valencia, San Jose
Overnight Los Gatos

7
NorCal
Nov 18 Santa Cruz, Oakland
Overnight Davis

8
NorCal
Nov 19 Sacramento
Overnight Auburn

9
NorCal
Nov 20 Monthly NorCal Sacramento Breakfast
Redding
Then back to Oregon (home)

Will have an old 65 roadster (inside the Serpent Express) in case of any needed runs (gotta be prepared!)

Have a brand new exhaust system on Old 3850. It is a Lobak 24" with Vortex cones inside. Much better than the 18" glass packs.

Hope to see all the great FFR's, SPF's, ERA's, KMP's, Contemporaries, etc. in person. Contact me so we can schedule a stop. Many dates are flexible. Suggested stops welcome.

Larry N Johnson · #2 (**permalink**) 11-09-2004, 06:36 AM

Making progress:

This is a stop at Sergio's place in Alpine, East of San Diego

The SE pulls like a dream; no control issues.

Friday Nov 9 we will be in Tucson 11-1.

Wednesday, Nov 17, we have a stop in Valencia morning.

Thanks for the reception so far.

Larry N Johnson · #3 (**permalink**) 12-05-2004, 08:28 PM

Nov 15 Stop at Sergios in Alpine
dinner with some SoCal people in El Cajon

Nov 16 Breakfast with Barry Mattingly and Bob Zook in Carlsbad. Nice roadtse run along 101 for a few miles and around Carlsbad where I live in ther 50's.

Then on the the Bat Cave to say "Hello" to the famous Jeff Miller; say his cave where the secret body and paint work is done.

Then on to Costa Mesa over the Ortega Highway (pulling a trailer over that was a stress on the Explorer) to see Hillbank Motors who were very gracious concerning hte Serpent Express.

Stayed overnight in San Bernardino, the off to NorCal on Wednesday morning.

Sorry the SoCal visit was so short. Next time we stay longer so we can see more people and beautiful scenery.

Thanks for the hospitality!

Big-Foot · #4 (**permalink**) 12-06-2004, 05:15 AM

So Larry - When you gonna make it up north to the frozen tundra???

Glad to hear your journey has been safe and fun!

Larry N Johnson · #5 (**permalink**) 12-06-2004, 08:14 AM

Randy,
Nice to hear from you. We did have a nice trip. We logged 4437 miles and we could have gone to MN and back to OR within those miles!

We set up distribution points in SoCal and UT on this trip. So, starting in 2005 the Serpent Express can be offered into more markets.

Hope your health and business are good.

Merry Christmas.

Larry

Big_Texan · #6 (**permalink**) 12-06-2004, 09:09 AM

Will the trailer and top work with an FFR Coupe or Spyder GT?

Larry N Johnson · #7 (**permalink**) 12-06-2004, 10:43 AM

Dear Big_texan,

Thank you for the question on the Serpent Express (SE).

The dimensions of the Coupe from the FFR web site are:
Wheelbase 95 in.
Track (Front/Rear) 59 in./ 58.5 in.
Overall Length 174 in.
Overall Width 73.5 in.
Overall Height 48 in.
Ground Clearance 4.5 in.
Dry Weight 2110 lbs.
Weight Distribution F/R 44.9/55.1 (%)
Fuel Capacity 15.0 gal
Oil Capacity 6.0 qt.

The Sypder GT is the same length as the coupe as far as we know.

The standard SE-14 has a 168" deck, 6" too short for the Type 65 Coupe.

We would offer an SE-16BT that has 192" deck length.

It would have straight axles with a "beaver tail" and rear stowed ramps. Slightly taller and heavier by 125 lbs or so.

Can get a Mustang or a Camero in the SE-16BT, so you have more flexibility.

A 55-57 Chev is 16' 7" long so we would have to go to a SE-18BT for that car.

Hope this helps.

Do you have either the Coupe or the Spyder?