Jack Crosby posted:ZFNHSN posted:Hello!
I've been lurking around here for a bit and this is my first post. I'm looking to acquire a Speedster to drive come Spring time (Why? Read on). There are currently two cars I am interested in and the are both listed here. I like Alan's old #43, but it is out of state and I live in California. I’m talking to the CA DMV/AAA to see what hoops I need to jump through to register a private, non-resident replica. Theron’s car is local (and is very nice), but the #43 car has an outlaw aspect to it which I prefer - it reminds me of Chuck Olenyk’s speedster. I’m willing to look at other available Speedster candidates in case I’m unable to move forward with the two cars posted for sale here. If anyone has a lead, please feel free to IM me. I can go swing or IRS.
I have a spare 2276 with Weber 44 IDFs, WebCam 86b (105 LC), 9.4:1, 42/37.5 heads, 1.25 ratio rockers, dual springs, etc….ready to go, so I really do not need an engine. But, I can certainly make room for Jim’s old 2332. I also have a set of flat 5.5" x 15" and 6" x 15" deep Fuchs.
More about me. I’m a metastatic stage 4 Pancreatic Cancer (PC) survivor. This April, will be my five year anniversary since I was diagnosed. At the time of diagnosis, the five-year PC survival rate was only 6%. I’ve had to battle this terminal disease 2X now because it came back in late 2016 and I underwent a second surgery in 2017 - the first surgery was in 2014. I’m currently in remission and now I'm a 1 % percenter so to speak. I live in sunny San Diego. A Speedster by Spring will give me joy.
Rd---welcome to the madness. You are one super special guy having survived a fearsome issue---congratulations and I know more about what you went through than I like---not from personal experience but taking every step of the journey with my best friend. I also am a cancer survivor but with an infinitely smaller problem that you got past. Mine was prostate cancer 4 years ago and like youand Troy , I sought the best available care ---mine was both biopsied and treated 6 weeks later at the Cleveland clinic. My numbers for the psa, stage and Gleason score qualified me for having the radioactive seeds implanted into my prostate (Brachytherapy) and two weeks after getting back to Arkansas after the treatment in Cleveland I was behind the wheel of my VS on the way to Carlisle! No surgery to remove my prostate and associated plumbing, and no side effects at all ever since. Compared to your treatments mine was a walk in the park and I salute and congratulate you on the success of your treatments. You are so right that A Speedster will give you joy and I wish you the best with it and the rest of many, many happy years. One thing you will have to do is to attend the Western Speedster/Spyder event this spring---great bunch of totally wonderful and crazy (in a good way) people and some breathtaking cars. Find out about it under "events". Welcome aboard!
Thanks Jack. And congratulations on your recovery too! As I told Troy, all cancer is unique and I don't see my diagnosis any different than others. Sure, Pancreatic Cancer is known as 'The King of All Cancers', but I also know others with 'lessor' cancers that are in more dire straights than I. Thanks for the welcome, I'm hoping to contribute to this community when I'm able to. I just need a Speedster 
RD