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Sep 13, 2005 6pm The visitors flying over for the USA Tour were arriving in Houston on the 14th - I was to leave in the morning to join them. Long story short, the ni-cad battery pack for my new lipstick camera (hooks to a digital camcorder) decided to short out and set fire to the contents of the boot while I was in the house. Luckily, a neighbor saw the fire and alerted us. I was able to put the fire out before the fire dept arrived. The car was nosed into the garage. We dodged a bullet - the fuel filler hose was burnt and blistered on the outside, and blistered on the inside. It was about to burn through to 10 gallons of gasoline. Gone was almost everything outside of clothing I needed for the trip. But our house was not damaged. -
In 2005 a group of English and European Se7ens enthusiasts shipped 41 of their cars in containers to Houston, and spent 3 1/2 weeks on the road ending up in San Francisco. I had the privilege of joining them, but a day late - the reason for which I will explain. It was an epic, once in a lifetime experience. The level of organization and preparation on the part of the British Se7ens group was nothing short of astounding.
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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From the album: USA Se7ens Tour 2005
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Well, of course! All I can say is, DOH! -
Holy smoke, where did you find this! That is my car on the right, and this was taken around 2001. Mitch Leben (yellow) was picking his car up that day to take it home to Houston. Mitch, Dick Brink and I went for a drive and stopped at a park for a couple pictures.
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Longest distance in one day was about 400 miles during the USA 2005 Tour. That was enough for one day... I have had one wiring failure, two clutch failures, and one ball joint issue on the road, all many years ago. The underlying issues were addressed and the little car has been very reliable the last few years. I've had it over 21 years now and it still puts a smile on my face.... -
A Locost running an "autotest"....
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The parking lot at the Slumgullion Earthflow in the San Juan Mountains in Colorado during the Se7ens Tour in 2005.
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I built my Birkin from the basic kit in 2000/2001. It fulfilled a life long ambition to build a car from scratch, introduced me to some really wonderful people, and driving it still puts a silly grin on my face. Right at 26,000 miles today including 4,000 on the USA2005 tour. It shares shop space and driving time now with my '86 MR2 and '65 Caddy. My heirs will be selling it after I am gone.....
