A new friend

Oscar and I have a new friend! I had the great pleasure of meeting Jack Crosby today in Hot Springs. It gave me a chance to take a good look at another Speedie and compare the two. I learned a lot and was even given the opportunity to drive his. WOW! That thing is a Hot Rod.

I drove away with a list of things on my To-Do List and I think we just might have figured out a fix for my top. Jack is a wealth of knowledge, and I appreciate him taking the time to meet with me today...Thanks Jack!

I haven't personally met Jack,but from what I discern from his and many others posts, he is a gentleman of great distinction. He of course will deny this, but what would you expect. Congrats!You can only benefit from his friendship.

I visited Jack last fall when we were considering Hot Springs as a retirement location. I can echo your sentiments. Jack and his wife are super people. We had such a great time with them. Jack even let me drive his car all the way to the highest point in Arkansas. A one hour planned cruised turned into a 5 hour extravaganza!

Anyone spending 30 minutes with Jack and Alice will find a gracious couple worth knowing and cherishing.... And that car is a hot rod....

Amen!

UNCLE!

Yep--Scott and I had a nice meeting here in Hot Springs yesterday.
He drove his Speedster up from Texarcana, AR having a nice day off from flying a corporate jet all over the world!

His Speedster was built in 2001 but you would think it was done recently. It has obviously had great care over it's life. The color
is a greenish teal ---gorgeous color! The engine is a Type I 1600 that purrs---starts right up and smooth as silk. He is going to see a lot of grinning miles from this combo. Two small Weber carbs compliment the engine and makes it far more powerful that 1600ccs.
I liked the smooth sound of this engine---much nicer than the one I had.

Scott has already had two offers to buy this car in just the couple of months he's had it and the bargain he negotiated on this car means he will always make $$ if he ever sells it.

Nice friendly sharp young guy (compared to me!) and a great addition to the SOC! I'm looking forward to some crusin' with Scott
Thanks for the visit, Scott and congrats on scoring a nice Speedster!

Hey Jack, it sounds like you & Scott have a real nice Bromance started, does Alice know about this.....

What's a Bromance???

Scott--the source for that good rubber material that goes into the top bow and fits against the top of the windshield is Bob Drake Co. and his website is www.bobdrake.com. It's his stock #FG350-29 and is 5/8"wide and 3/8" tall. Comes in a 20' roll. Use two layers!

Hope this is helpful.

Larry....think about it for a minute

CNN sheds a little light on the subject http://articles.cnn.com/2009-04-15/living/bromance_1_feelings-jonah-hill-opens?_s=PM:LIVING

VINCE TOO FUNNY
R U AND JACK GOING TO SHARE OBAN AGAIN THIS YEAR

Gerd---you are such a kidder. Wish you were joining us for Carlisle!

Scott, saw your ride today. Very nice. Jack is right it's well cared for. My speedser is in many parts right now. Any way Danny has my number call when you can. Doug

Doug,

When I called yesterday, they told me you stopped by but couldn't find your number. My number is (903) 319-7700 or you can e-mail me at texarkanapilot@yahoo.com. I'd love to get together this weekend and take a look at your ride.

Scott