its been too long

[emccallum]

In the mid to late 90's I refreshed my 2/71 240. It turned out pretty good and really haven't done much with it since. I was pretty active with the original List-serv we had and when we swapped to the forum I obviously lost some interest. As my last two posts were in 2004 and 2009! I hope Carl and some of the older guys are still around. I have spent the last decade raising kids, and working. I got away from tinkering with cars. Last fall I got the bug again and ordered a factory five cobra kit car. I spent the winter building it. Kids really enjoyed it. Where is all this going?

Well, my 15 year old and I were messing around Saturday and he asked if the Z still ran. We uncovered it, jumped it off and I spent the rest of the afternoon teaching him how to drive a stick. You can get your license at 15 in SC. He had a blast. We washed the car and cleaned it up. We spent today flushing the radiator, brake fluid and changing the oil. Of course we did some more driving. I have been away a long time from the z community, but it still brought a smile to my face. I was never really happy with my paint job, and it has a few dings from storage. So don't be surprised if I show up this winter with photos of the car completely apart .......again.

If any members are in the upstate SC area and need any parts, help or want to talk z , let me know. Its been a great ride and it ain't over!

Ernest

[psdenno]

Welcome back! Always good to hear from another '71 Z owner.

Dennis

[shupee]

Where are you in the SC. I'm in Travelers Rest

[CoastGuardZ]

Hey Ernest! Good to see you found your way back

SC is home for me (Charleston), but being in the service... I've been all over... IN now and down to FL next year.

Carl Beck is still around... I see him pop up in threads pretty often... imparting his wisdom to the masses.

However, If the Carl you remember was Carl Stahlnecker aka: "Bambikiller" then I have some rather sad news for you...

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/thread22113.html

Welcome Back!

[emccallum]

I am located in Abbeville/Greenwood SC. I was referring to Carl Beck, but I remember Bambikiller very well. That is very sad to hear, 54 isnt as old as it used to be.