It was great to attend today's Brisbane 02 show after a 2year pandemic hiatus. Thanks to the kind folks who keep this event going. I have attended every year since it was in Palo Alto. I haven't been on this forum much the past couple years as life sometimes gets in the way of 02 wrenching, but I needed an 02 boost to rekindle the flame. I've got to get back to work on my '71 transition model 02 that's been on a rotisserie far too long with a rear quarter panel almost liberated from the shell.
Anyhow, I stumbled upon one of my former cars that I had thought was cut up, scrapped out after it sustained front end damage by a new owner who accepted the insurance company's "totaled" designation and subsequently removed everything and sold the shell on Craigslist a few years ago. That was the last I saw of its ignoble ending, or so I thought.
I'm here to report that 2570440 lives on!!! It has certainly been a rough few years for her, but she remains with some semblance of her dignity and honor intact. Oh, she has a few wrinkles and scars but she now sports some fancy underpinnings and new crazy wild suspension bits, but I could still see some of the old charm. It was like finding your long lost dog at the animal shelter, haggard, older, a little worn, but being able to remember former glory.
I posted this up so that the new owner can find me easier and will have access to the original build blog in the Archive section. (link attached) I have ALL the correct parts to make this car whole again. We need to get it a funky grill and a set of shorty bumpers and a headlight.