DemoDan

Love the stories from professors and safety directors! This very car made it from Santa Rosa to Tacoma in the back of a Penske with only a furniture blanket almost under the RR tire as a chock (photo evidence above!). I plan to use an actual hold-down in that little trailer. Did you know that a single 2" ratchet strap is weight rated for three of these 1100 lb. cars? Thanks for the nosecone tip and I'm really sorry 'bout your baby, mate. I never use wheel spokes to hold down, that is only looking for trouble! This will work for the weekend.

That was the first time in the trailer for proof of concept. The lower gate/ramp half closes now if I lift the back 3 inches on blocks. Wheel chocks all around and it'll go just like a John Deere mower.

Response to the Brightonuk thread The easiest way to transport your Caterham That aluma tilt trailer looks pretty nice and just right. Id like to trailer Eggsy up to visit daughter's family in Sequim this weekend and explore the Port Angeles area with the kids. Eggsy the Birkin loads and fits pretty good in this 6x10 split ramp gate utility trailer from Summit. S3inTrailer.mp4

I finally got the car to it's new home in Tacoma early March 2021 Hosed it off and took it to the Wednesday night car meet at our local Safeway parking lot. Went to work and enjoyed the contrast against my daily driver dump truck.

I've been thinking about a good name for the 2003 Birkin S3 I've inherited from my Brother-in-law. I wanted something agile and swift, not too stuffy yet British. Perhaps along the lines of Bond007, Charlie Croker or Austin Powers. Then over the weekend I saw Kingsman The Secret Service movie again and suddenly all the signs pointed to the movie's main hero "Gary 'Eggsy' Unwin". I laughed out loud when it hit me and the good reasons for Eggsy are still mounting. The dearly departed Dan that last had this car used to have an ancient wreck of a Mercedes 180 that was affectionately named Iggy. Eggsy sounds pretty similar... and Unwin so I won't be tempted to race anyone maybe. I think he would've chuckled and approve of the legacy and reasoning. Eggsy in the movie is very British and agile and the furthest away from being refined and stuffy. We took Eggsy out for it's first drive out of the immediate neighborhood to Point Defiance park. Judy my wife, departed Dan's sister, came along for the ride on the Five Mile Drive via Ruston Way; Commencement and Chambers Bays; and Steilacoom. We laughed that Eggsy is how things will probably crack if I got it even a little off track but we had a wonderful time and made it home safely. Hands too full to take very many pictures I'm afraid on our first real blat but here are a few of my Se7en experience so far. I don't know exactly how long it has been parked in storage. Youtube video from the first jump and fire-up: It's Alive

Another new guy here. Do you know this car? My brother in law passed away last summer and I have had the good fortune to inherit his Birkin S3. He was another 'Dan' from Sebastopol Ca. and could have been a member here or in similar clubs. The car was built by Birkinsport (ser#000002) in Vacaville CA and I've been trying to learn more about that company and this car's history. It appears that the car has not been driven in a few years but only needed a new battery and fresh gas to get running again. I've adjusted the pedals to almost fit my feet and found the defective brake light switch down by the differential, weird. There are 19.5k miles on the odometer and I've added only about 50 so far. I've made great strides in completing the title transfer by securing an appointment for a State Patrol VIN inspection the first week June. I'll probably get a trip permit or two if I can't resist taking it out of the neighborhood for a spin before then. Mt Rainier is looking better and better every day! I'm another old Dan and have lived it the Tacoma area since the 70's. Boeing machinist until Y2k then CDL towing and automobile transport for over a decade, now driving a dump truck for a small family owned construction company. I haven't built a kit car or bought a turnkey or had such a fun toy but I used to build and race hobby class and demolition derby until they closed my local track back in the day. It's been a little while and I look forward to that sort of fun again! I truly hope to meet some of you and I'm excited to be here right now!