Ferrari Mailing List: Re: My Car Ownership History...

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

". . .in his brand new 'dune buggy,' a Porsche 911 with 50 miles on the 
odometer, doing red-line in 5th gear on Hwy. 395 in the California desert."

Pat was a heck of fellow - of course a newspaper man par excellence.  The above 
car was a 68 BRG with, black or tan interior.  First five speed I ever drove.  
The car later lost its chain tensioner and started making, in Pat's words, an 
ice crusher sound.  We found Ritchie Ginther at Riverside sitting on the tail 
gate of his tow car - no Simi trucks and trailers in those days, and asked him 
what it was.  He said he didn't know - never heard that sound before.  Well, he 
wouldn't have - he had solids in his race cars.  Not long after that - on 395 
again - no doubt on the way to Red Mountain to do some dove shooting - the left 
rear of the motor departed the rest of the car along with a lot of oil.  I 
forget how Pat got back home.  Shortly after that - the dreaded chain tensioner 
was touted as the 911s Achilles Heel and not effectively healed until the 
Carrera chain tensioner pressure fed gizmo.

DOUG

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: red5hilser [at] aol.com 
  To: pbennett [at] macnet.com 
  Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com ; dnt [at] dock.net 
  Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:59 AM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My Car Ownership History...


  Hey Paul: "Never believe?" I'm shocked and saddened, my friend. To say the 
least. Just ask GTS Doug about some of our 'escapades.' Trips to Vegas, 
afternoon pressbox fun at Riverside Raceway and Laguna Seca, and traveling with 
our wackey,out-of-control friend Pat with his trusty Government Colt .45. in 
his brand new 'dune buggy,' a Porsche 911 with 50 miles on the odometer, doing 
red-line in 5th gear on Hwy. 395 in the California desert.

  Yer sad pal, Ferrari Bubba 

   
  -----Original Message-----
  From: pbennett [at] macnet.com
  To: red5hilser [at] aol.com
  Cc: ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com
  Sent: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 4:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [Ferrari] My Car Ownership History...


>> Hey Dave: Believe me ... in my 70 years here on earth, I've generally
>> found the the high maintenance, slightly wacky women are the most
>> challenging and fun. I would never marry one, but they usually could perform
>> more tricks on a king size bed than a tribe of 20 monkeys could do on a 30
>> foot clothes line! And I've got the scars to prove it.
>>
>> Yer (older but wiser) pal, Ferrari Bubba

Never believe a word you say but love to read 'em - Willi, you're got a rare 
talent, consider a book.  Or even a compendium of your posts.




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