The Cal-look Lounge

Well, after a lifetime of dreaming, a winter of selling a ton of my memorabilia, it's finally happening: I'm shipping my ’65 Looker out to SoCal to take part in Bug-In 35 and then VW Classic and all its associated events.

As you might have guessed from another thread, 'Bluey' will be sharing a container with a pair of famous gassers AND one other car...

It's a long story about handling new-style paperwork, which we'll tell you all about soon. All I can say now is, it is a dream come true – it's costing me a fortune but what price can you put on dreams?

In the words of James Dean: "Dream like you'll live for ever, live like you'll die tomorrow". :)

great

Life is what is happening when you have (crazy)  projects and when they come true. This is a great one, enjoy !  :D :D :D

madfrog 

awesome, but it would have been cheaper to leave the car over there in the first place  :P

Did I set a trend? now all you need to do is ruffle some feathers and the look is complete :P :D

cheers richie,uk

You, a trend setter. Hahahahahahahahaha! With that hair? Oh, hang on, scrub that. :D

As for the other, been there, done that, got T-shirt and waiting on the DVD... ;)

congrats on reliving your youth, it was long due  :-*)

No seriously, you can indeed never put a price on making dreams come true. You're not staying are you? We all would love to keep all the wealth at our end of the ocean: money, wisdom, cars ... All ours!

Good times


Remember life isnt a practice, Live the dream!


Martin

sweet dreams........that's just great Keith  ;)

That's pretty good planning...

Pulling up to Nicks (fashionably late of course) makes all the driving/shipping/expenses worth every penny. Free test drives at Sarges?....

Fantastic! Can I book my ride now?  ;D Pasport and all papers are in order ;D

Fantastic!
Keith... you've got mail.
StS

congrats on that keith. 8) UD .

Not toilet paper and saran wrap this year I hope ;D

I saw the bit on Eurodragster and wondered which cars they were! :D

Oh, I have a few 'ideas' for you Canucks... 8)

Seriously cool dude - Have fun  ;D

I better start saving to get the manx out to Baja  ;)

Very cool Keith. Look forward to seeing you at both events.

Rick Mortensen

Gunna be a lot of cool cars at the Bug in :o

You finally figured out you're on the wrong West Coast then?  :D

Have a good trip... 8)

Well, things never get any easier! After all the hassles with the new US Customs procedures, I then had the slight problem of getting my car and trailer out from the farm where I keep it. The recent wet weather, followed by freezing rain and hail, meant that the track had turned to mush. My T3/T25/Vanagon got stuck and took me half an hour to free, so I called on a friend for the use of his Land Rover Discovery. That got stuck too, so we ended up winching the trailer out of the mud... Poor car – next stop sunny California where I am sure it will say "No way am I going back to the UK!!!'. Who can blame it?  :( :) :) :)

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/mud.jpg)

Hope the rest of your trip to Bug In is uneventful.
scary chit winching it out while your car was on it, glad it worked out.
What a relief to get it back on hard pack.
 

Can I book shotgun..

DEEEEEP sigh :-[
If only I had the time.

Have a nice one Keith.
T

Nice Keith-remember which side of the road to drive on in CA.

I need to make it down to say hello.

Look forward to seeing you in the US,...if you want to store the car for a year or two, I could arrange it to be driven,..I mean well cared for daily. Don't forget the pants!

That's great  Keith.

How cool is that to can cruise down the coast or along some famous Californian places in it's own looker!  :)

Be the actor of your dream!

Very cool.  It was such a rush when I took my car to the Classic in 03.  Some of the biggest highlights were just cruising around Orange Cnty and seeing road signs and locations that I had read about in HVW's when I was just a kid.

Have a blast...wish I could be there to see it.

So Keith Is it Pay Back Time? Would Love to See Russell Make A Pass Or two in Your Looker LOL   ;D ;D

Great, I'm  dreaming of that for years driving my own car in sunny California  8) 8)  someday........

 ;D ;D ;D ;)

Michael

I dont think it will make a 2nd pass if Russell does get a chance,  1 reverse burnout and launch should be enough to finish it off,Eh Keith ;) :D

cheers richie

yes good old KS style,2 gearboxs and one engine todate.... cant wait for my turn  ;D

Hang on... Can I help it if you can't build reliable engines and gearboxes in the Gas-filled Garage?  ::) ;D

(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/DSCF0053.jpg)

At the shippers. Wonder what's under the cover in front...

Keith,

Is that a Brian James AM-T100 trailer? I`m looking for a small trailer, max load 1300kg. Are you happy with yours? Stable and easy to load/unload.

Sorry for the off topic.

Best rgs
Kalle

Well, it's a Brian James Clubman – about five years or so old, so slightly different to the current range, but only in looks. Easy to load single-handed with just a hand-operated winch. Stable at 75mph loaded or empty (whoops...) and perfect for a Beetle. Bought mine off eBay from someone who hill-climbed a Caterham. Go for it!

...I guess... Ron is going to be happy ? :)

Just wish I could make it over there ... but then , as you said Keith , dreams are there to be lived so never say never (again) !
Have a nice Bug-in and Classic !
Marc

Try to bring a little sunshine back with you Keith!

Looks awesome and a dream I hope will come true for me one day. Enjoy it I'm sure it will be a blast!!!! :)

your car is looking fantastic kieth .

Thanks Ian – Matt Chapman should take the credit for the paint and body. He did it all at home about 12 or 13 years ago, and it still looks perfect.

i just looked .. is there a thread on the "buy it , ship it 7000miles , rebuild it for 2 years , ship it back" story ??  ;D

i think i like the colour best  ::)
(http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o62/dunnster50/mcfc.gif)

RED a far better colour, espically if they are devils   ;)

go back to bed mate .
you obviously drunk way too much last night .

 :P

She's at sea – at last! Currently off the coast of Devon and only about 90 miles as the crow flies from where I live!:
(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t318/Photokernow/Bluey.jpg)
Amazing how you can track shipping on the Internet…  8)

Did wonder if it was ever going to set sail as the new US Customs on-line form-filling system has been a nightmare for all concerned. Then the shippers decided to split our four vehicles into two separate containers, and only one got shipped to begin with! But, finally, we made it. Tonight the container vessel should clear Land's End and be Atlantic bound! Still a long way to go but it's a start…

Hopefully, your container is somewhere near the top...  :-* ;D

oups  ::)

Sarge, you're MEAN!!! ;D ;D ;D

its okay, he can collect it off the north coast of Cornwall, along with all the other salvage he got in 2008 last time a container ship went belly up.

Good thing Beetles float !
 :o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEkErF51Uxg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEkErF51Uxg)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyeA8eqF14c (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyeA8eqF14c)

Nothing like makin' a guy feel good about his decisions!   :-[ ;)

I'm feelin' seasick just looking at those films! How do people do that day in day out?  ???

Hurry up and get over here... look what your missing!! ;D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-V0gx6LQWU

Ah, the sweet sound of wind whistling over the turn signals... :D

Let's see here, one hand on the shifter, one hand on the steering wheel, and the other on the camera? Oh, I get it, you held it in your mouth? :o

That was funny!!! :D

Hopefully the somali pirates dont get the cars. ;)

Wouldnt rush,your not missing anything ;) :)

cheers richie

Smartass!  >:( :-*