[VintageLambo] Bob Estes Bonneville car

Hi Group - Friday night I attended a grand opening celebration at the new facility of Vintage Air in San Antonio. A Hot Rodder"s heaven, they decorated the office section with all kinds of vintage ads, car related artwork, old magazines,and the Studebaker he ran at Bonneville with the a/c blowing cold at 219 mph. But what really caught my eye was a photo given to the owner of a (1950s) Bonneville type streamliner - with Bob Estes name on the side - along with Mercury - Inglewood (or Ingleside?) Calif. I asked the owner, Jack Chisenhall, if he knew anything about the car, but he only knew the photographer who had given him the photo. The owner said he would make a copy for me, which I will post here.I thought it was really neat. As far as the Weber rebuild, I spent most of the weekend working on them, and am awating a Weber book from Amazon to hopefully finish up this week. Aaron (586) ---- Original Message ----- From: ">docmirror To: VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 07, 2003 10:13 PM Subject: [VintageLambo] Re: parts list Peter, et al. I had a recent experience with glass from Europe. I bought a windshield for the Matra in Paris. When I discussed having it shipped the dealer wanted about $660 for shipping, handling and insurance. I contacted FedEx directly, and they agreed to pick up the windshield from the dealer, ship it via ground (boat), through customs and to my house for $251 US. I got it in WRITING from FedEx, and had them pick it up. You must have an account but that"s easy to set up. When it arrived, FedEx wanted $816, and I whipped out my WRITTEN estimate before signing for it. They honored the estimated price. So, the glass was $226, shipping $251, and install was $133. I warm up the car carefully now before driving, used modern silicone seal, and stay away from gravel trucks! What about the window seal Peter, I have my new seal for the rear quarter windows, and got felt glass channel while I was there. I should have the drivers window back in the car on Sunday night, if it"s not too cold out there. Changed to the patio door pullies, and I like them better as they don"t wobble like the plastic Fiat ones. They"re made of brass, so shouldn"t have to much trouble with corrosion. Doc --- In VintageLambo@yahoogroups.com, "drakepeterdrake " wrote: > Darren, > That"s the one, thanks. I was interested in the Espada door glass, but > I bet the shipping from Germany will be more than the purchase price. > Thanks again.Pet