[DeTomaso] Home at last

[Asa Jay Laughton]

Or spend two hours with an expert inspecting the car, know what you are 
and he are doing, plan accordingly and drive it home.

I did, from Northern California, San Francisco to Spokane, WA.

Asa

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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On 5/1/2013 10:18 PM, JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 5/1/13 6:26:29 PM, lotus0005 at hotmail.com writes:
>
>> By happenstance, in the past 5 years I have bought two cars (a 1963 and a
>> 1947), one in Illinois and the other in Wisconsin.  I asked each seller if
>> I would be able to drive the cars back to Texas, and both kinda hemmed and
>> hawed, and finally said, "Hmmm!"  I was sorta serious, being a novice, but
>> common sense prevailed and I trailered them both home. Whew!!
>>
> Absolutely agree, Bill. One POCA member bought a '67 'Vette and a '64 GTO
>
> at the Phoenix auction a while back, and spent the next 24 hours trying to
> get a tow hitch for the Pontiac so he could drive it and tow the 'Vette 1000
> miles home. Finally he saw the light&  shipped them both. On arrival, the GTO
> ran great for about an hour, then the distributor malfunctioned. The 'Vette
> was taken out on a Saturday run with the Pantera club and separated a tire
> tread 50 miles into it. Did I mention this guy was not a mechanic? By all
>
> means if you buy your dream somewhere more than a day's drive away, SHIP IT&
> debug the thing close to home!
> My 2¢- J DeRyke
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