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Originally Posted by Fadiboy  What a Car! I love the old school shifter. One of the reasons I dislike LHD cars is because the center console looks too "kit" like. That set up makes it look great and still have LHD functionality for US roads.  Is your rear shell the standard width?
Dave |
Dave:
Thanks for the kind remarks. I, too, hated the standard SPF shifter with its cloth boot. It was the first item I told Dennis Olthoff had to be changed. After a lot of thought and trial-and-error, he and his senior technician Paul came up with the shift base. I'm delighted, and with the reverse lock-out and engraved gear numbers (much like the original), coupled with the clean but industrial looking welding, I got the race-look I was after. And, yes, the rear shell is the standard MK I width.
Howard:
We left the Charlotte area around 18.00 and arrived at my brother's place at 03.30, the night before July 4th, so not a lot of police on the road. That said, many of the cars on the road had passengers hanging out of their windows snapping photos – including after midnight!
The car definitely catches attention.
Mike:
The small aluminum storage box that had originally been intended to carry a few personal items during any trip (i.e., a tooth brush and underwear), has instead become a tool box. Roughly the size of a long shoe box, it stores a lead hammer for the spinners, a can of fix-a-flat, spare fuses, tape of various kinds, a screw-driver set, etc. Not much stuff, really. At this point it's pretty well filled up. That said, without this box, where else would I put that stuff? My next storage solution is to install some black, elastic cargo nets along the right and left bulkheads in the passenger footwell – which is
very deep.
Thanks to all for the kind remarks! As Mike said, having the car in the garage makes one forget all of the waiting and small aggravations. Now I just have to find more time to drive it!
Kim