January 2015

Rats…four days straight of 50+ but the HSD is definitely hard down; time to get into the Moss catalog and order a replacement relay for the starter, hopefully that’ll get power to the starter and get me back on the road. And, seeing as it’s SLTOA meeting night, I’ll ask my fellow Wedgeheads (as distinguished…

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Just checked (Sat 17 Jan/1206L), the weather guessers are calling for a high of 60 today with severe clear. Methinks I need to check the TR8 and see if the starter relay prefers warmer weather. More to follow…

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It ain’t so much the snow – which is minimal, although the eastbound transition to the Poplar Street Bridge was sporting – but today we’re looking at a lot of wind and plunging temperatures, so y’all be careful out there. Reports are the St Louis area will have a wind chill somewhere in the -10…

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Back when I had the World Famous Rolling Red Parts Car (WFRRPC) in the garage, any time the temp got above 45 or so during the winter, I’d take the car out for a quick run…top down, no heater but hey, it was fun, you just dress appropriately, eh? Well, today it got up into…

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Well, 2014 expired right about 22 hours ago, but it was quite a year for SLTOA. Major events included the annual Polar Bear Run, Forest Park Easter Concours, South Central VTR, European Auto Show at Plaza Frontenac, the annual ABCCS at Creve Coeur Lake Park, the VTR national meet and, of course, the club Christmas…

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