From: Rick
Lindsay <rolindsay [at] yahoo.com>
To: LS <lashdeep [at] yahoo.com>
Cc: The FerrariList <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 10:27 AM
Subject: [Ferrari] GTB and other car stuff
Hello Friends,
I picked up the 308GTB today. The car had been sitting out in the sun all
day and was quite hot inside. I started it up and switched on the newly
activated A/C. Within 10 seconds the blast of air went from hot to cold,
and by the time I completed my 2 mile drive home the cockpit was
comfortable! First of all, most 308s barely can cool the interior, and no
other 308 I have ever known could overcome a heat-soak! Granted, the
seats and armrests were still warm but the whole cockpit air was
comfortable. I put this all down to RetroAir's engineering and Rock's
specifically designed kit. Thank you Rock!
So now all of my air conditioned cars have working systems. And this is
nontrivial. Yesterday when I got home from work, in a nice, cool 308GTB,
I moved it over to the storage center and picked up my Porsche Cayman. I
turned the key and noticed that the temperature gauge read 100 degrees F - with
the car off and sitting in the garage! I then checked my phone ans sure
enough, the ambient temperature was 100F. That says A LOT about the new
A/C in the 308!
And now, the next four projects - and I think I already shared some of these
thoughts.
1. Polish and protect the paint on the E-Type and finish the interior
restoration. Both jobs now started.
2. Polish and protect the paint on the 308GTB and buy/install new tires.
3. Repair a worn window track on the R-R, and oh yea, do the paint.
4. Replace the fuel pump in the TR3b.
And actually there are another couple of projects in the wings. Neil's
Mondial T is going back together now so we'll be back on that restoration
soon. The real news is that our friend Jack Taylor has found a car he has
been searching for for years! The car is a Lotus Elan S2 from '65!
Its a beautifully original car with no issues other than having not been
touched for almost 17 years! Ergo, it needs EVERYTHING, independent of whether
Jack plans a restoration or a preservation. I vote for the later since a
car can be 'original' only once.
That's it from me,
-rick, in hot, steamy Houston
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