Otis

The visor-less approach reminds me of the eyebrow-free look - if the other features stand out, probably no one will notice the visors (eyebrows).

I think it's just overspray from that car-flipper place in Dallas.

I think it's just overspray from that car-flipper place in Dallas.

RIP Otis http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/entertainment/20120119/US.Obit.Otis/

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Somewhere (maybe the attic, I don't know) I have Otis' original grey trunk mat. Otis (71 Roundie) will never use it again because of some modest (!) modifications to the trunk area (the grey clashes with the stripper pole). I don't know what kind of shape it's in - I'll have to find it and check it out. If it's in good shape, and if interested, email me at davidbowen5828 at comcast dot net. If it's in bad shape, then ... For coverings, I've never limited myself to the auto stuff, since I think the amplifier makers (you know, guitar amps like Marshall, etc.) have much better and tougher coverings. Whenever I make a speaker cabinet or amp-head cabinet, I use the Tolex stuff from Mojotone. I've used it in auto applications also, with great results. The Marshall elephant stuff is good and tough. http://www.mojotone.com/amp-parts/Tolex-and-Tweed

I'm glad things worked out for you. I still wish you had contacted me directly. I would have thrown in a burro. But you look happy, and that's all that counts.

I still don't understand how you could trade Emily for a used Vespa, a six pack and a Sombrero. You should have sold her directly to me.

Mark Raspi did some recent mods on her, as well - Paul, did Mark also work on the car while you two were collaborating? Or only when Scooterboy took ownership? I know Mark did some work on the diff ... not sure what else. Whomever buys this car gets one kick-ass automobile. Scooterboy, I would have considered reuniting Emily with Otis, but I won't deal with a vintage-car-flipper dealership. No dealo no dealership, amigo, periodoso, ameno.

I visited Emily (Otis' half sister) this morning. Poor, lonesome Emily. Stuck in the auto-flip dealership, outdoors; cold, frightened, still bearing her fake ti badge. http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,50/page,viewtopic/t,367283/ Since I no se habla no espanol-ezz, I no able to no talk to no hombres in los auto lot. Because they no speaka no English, and me no speaka no Spanish. Thus, I didn't have the opportunity to low-ball some dineros, using knowledge and leverage from her lack of authentic ti status. Clearly, though, this dealer has it going on, and knows these cars, si senior! Because Emily (who in person, is one kick-ass car, no matter that she's not a "real ti") sits outside, yet a squarie with big huge bumpers and several surface blemishes sits inside, warm and cozy, next to a vintage t-top Vette and a really slick vintage T-bird convertible. You betcha, this dealer knows which cars deserve the primo showroom-floor spots! I feel very sorry for Emily. Poor, lonesome Emily.

Bill Williams! If Bill won't do it, use Thomas Sunday. Best in the business; nice people, too. http://www.sundayautotransport.com/

Bill Williams! If Bill won't do it, use Thomas Sunday. Best in the business; nice people, too. http://www.sundayautotransport.com/

Shocking! That's never happened before with a car dealer - has it? But to follow the logic - I think it's up to me to contact Jesse. She told me that these, were real. It's time she set the record straight - dammit.

+1 - what Marshall says. And I have to step in here as well. This is Emily, from Wegweiser, sold to Scooterboy. The car is AWESOME, just like KC states. 'Nuff said. I consider Emily to be Otis' half-sister - twin siblings of different fathers (Emily-Wegweiser, Otis-Lothar; both bear the "ti" tribute badge). Bottom line, Emily/Scooterboy get a free pass on this site from any "real versus fake" critiques. Emily is FAQer family, and Scooterboy is, well, Scooterboy. If you really, really want to play "real versus fake," there are plenty of Google-able "real versus fake boobs games." I usually score 100% on these; I don't do as good with 02 vs. 02ti. Then again, as with Emily, sometimes in analyzing "real versus fake," you have to step back and say, "who cares?"

What's the confusion? It simply means that the car comes with a trunk-load of supplements. http://www.europasports.com/

I really don't think you should learn on MIG. I think you should learn to stick weld, progressing from producing dime-on-edge welds on flat stock, all the way to vertical up and round pipe. Do that, and MIG will seem like a walk in the park. From stick, however, I'd go to TIG, which is much more useful overall for our typical applications - and, it produces some beautiful welds. It is, however, very difficult and frustrating at first. I learned with the assistance from my neighbor, Uncle Rick, who is a professional welder. He suggested that I go learn the basics, and then he took me under his wing. To learn the basics, I enrolled in a local community college, in their trade program (Montgomery County, Maryland, at the Homer Gedelsky Institute of Technology). I suspect a local community college will offer something similar (GIT, for example, teaches auto, plumbing, carpentry, etc.). Once I had the basics, Uncle Rick showed me how to TIG. Wow, what a difference. Finally, he showed me MIG - which seemed like child's play. MIG is what he uses 90 percent of the time, because it's so fast and easy. The new Miller machines make the process almost brainless (you plug in some info and the machine figures everything out). Just my thoughts, that's all. Going MIG first, however, will hide some bad habits and, in my opinion, will not teach a disciplined, "control the puddle/find your heat" approach that stick teaches. PS - some of the new stick machines are really cool - they take up no more room than a lunchpail. Also, the Jesse James book (he of Sandra Bullock and Apprentice and Monster Garage fame) is pretty good - it's called "How to Weld Damn Near Everything."

Au contrare - I can do both. Because I can. (Psst - All the Volvo Girls are here - )

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Our favorite POTY, however, should be Norwegian actress and model Lilian Muller, the 1976 POTY. She received the last of three consecutive German cars, a 1976 BMW 530i (1974, Cyndi Wood, 450SL, 1975, Marilyn Lange, 911S). You might recognize Lilian as the chemistry instructor in Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher" video. She has a web site that is SFW, http://www.lillianmuller.com/english/ Lilian has promised that if I ever resurrect Otisland, she will make a guest appearance.

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More ...

They always get cars. Some get cools cars, others get POS's. It must suck to be a POTY in a POS year. Mostly, however, the cars have been cool.

Forgot one picture. Here is Marilyn, doing some library research on proper wheel offsets, and sources for carpet kits. Little does she know, there are bazillions of posts about wheels and carpets, right here on our forum. But who are we, to keep a POTY from doing some library research?

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