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by abrent
Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:15 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Is he really retiring?
Replies: 1
Views: 2572

He's never going to retire.
-However-

We are the lucky ones who can tell stories about when he was really active in the trade........
by abrent
Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:11 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Is the Customer always right?
Replies: 12
Views: 9595

Yale, I think you are having a moan without any substance. When it's time to sell a car I don't believe the majority of old ferrari owners are out to stick it to the next guy. I too have heard about the "newly rebuilt" engine which drops a valve or boils it's bum out within a year later. Sometimes i...
by abrent
Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:43 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Two Funny Stories from Monterey
Replies: 19
Views: 14441

Hi John, yes, I have an old 12 banger GTE. Currently it's in about 2000 bits, so while I would love to be out driving it in March 08 it's going to be a little premature. As for the KFC, probably I worked for the previous owner as I heard it was sold shortly after I left. Keep in mind my Essendon day...
by abrent
Wed Sep 19, 2007 5:03 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: |N ew catagory/worst Ferrari repair you have encountered
Replies: 10
Views: 9489

My GTE had a VW 6V electric fuel pump fitted when I got it. The Mechanical pump would not keep up so I had to run the Electric, and that would die about 1.25 hours into any Journey. I fitted a heat shield, that did not work. It was figured out when in the parts store I gave them the P/n off the old ...
by abrent
Wed Sep 19, 2007 4:57 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Two Funny Stories from Monterey
Replies: 19
Views: 14441

come on, no-one lives in Moone Ponds. Here's a bit of trivia, I used to work in the KFC there. Even met my wife there. Anyway, a few years ago there was TV show in the US. I can't remember the name, but it was a "boston Legal" type show. Dame edna had a role in this show where he played an actress. ...
by abrent
Mon Sep 10, 2007 12:54 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Chuck McCreight
Replies: 20
Views: 15669

I called Chuck this morning. He seems in good spirits and is looking forward to gettng back home. No complications at this point, which is the good news. I mentioned that we are all thinking of him.
by abrent
Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:54 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Concorso Italiano
Replies: 17
Views: 14385

I think David went on a bit. My summary is this: The lack of cars older cars at the concorso was simply a statistical anomoly. (yes - spelling, I know). Cars are now possibly five places on Friday (track, concorso, concorso parking lot, quail and quail parking lot). Three years ago, the last time I ...
by abrent
Wed Aug 08, 2007 8:25 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: 2007 tomyang.net Monterey Party
Replies: 5
Views: 5053

Is Kerry staying at home or can we expect some beer spillage?
by abrent
Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:32 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Anybody going to the Concorso?
Replies: 15
Views: 12695

"a gentleman's haberdashery"

You are joking Chuck....

I'll be at the pub. Sammy is coming out as well. Tanagawa-san, the only sane one amongst all of us, might come out to see your car at the underware place - I'll let him know.

See All Y'all at the party of the two toms.

LAter.
by abrent
Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:25 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Monterey 2007
Replies: 15
Views: 12439

Yale Wrote: , thought I'd play it safe this year and save my ready cash for parking (and maintenance). Best, Yale [/quote] And besides, you really don't look right outside of New York. Dunno yet if I will make it. Each September I vow to help with a beer shortage in Monterey the following year, and ...
by abrent
Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Unique Ferrari Hardware needed
Replies: 39
Views: 28141

Yeah - I guess that it does seem strange that a guy in a coastal Australian town would know about a hardware store in the industrial area of Redondo. The backend to the story is that we lived in Manhattan beach for 10 years before going to back to Australia so I got to know all sorts of nooks and cr...
by abrent
Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:01 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Unique Ferrari Hardware needed
Replies: 39
Views: 28141

Hi Tom, This might be usefull, but then again maybee not. There is a hardware store on 190th st down near redondo beach which is not too -to far from Culver City. I don't recall the name, but I know exactly where it is. If you look up the address of Steve Tillack's shop, the lane he is on T-bones in...
by abrent
Sat Feb 17, 2007 6:56 am
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: WANTED: 250 GT Lusso
Replies: 93
Views: 66728

hi guy's, Not to point the finger at anyone in particular, but I thougth that some posts on this thread are bagging the lambo's unjustly. The 350GT was the inspiration from Lamborghini, a successfull manufacturer at the time, based on his less than impressed encounter with Enzo and one of the 250GT'...
by abrent
Wed Nov 29, 2006 4:33 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Spammers
Replies: 31
Views: 22415

Tom, Perhaps we just live with Kerry, you and me deleting these idiots each day for a little while and see if something comes along. I am a member of another forum, using this software, and it seems to have the same problems so you are correct in your assumption that it is universal. At some point, ...
by abrent
Mon Nov 27, 2006 7:12 pm
Forum: Vintage Ferraris
Topic: Spammers
Replies: 31
Views: 22415

[quote] I will be trying something with this forum today. Hope it works! If it goes down, please be patient! Tom[/quote] Hi, I deleted a message from GreyMagnum again this morning. It must be a piece of S/W as it logged on at 8:35AM my time again and posted. It stay's logged for about 10 minutes, an...