[Silly Little Cars] Record journeys in little cars?

Alec Bennett wrybread at gmail.com
Tue Jan 11 04:43:26 PST 2011


> Wrybread did a several day extravaganza.

I'm adding a blog to Silly Little Cars and just posted the emails I sent to
the list:

http://sillylittlecars.com/?p=4






On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Simon Barber <simon at superduper.net> wrote:

> Who's been the furthest?
>
> My wife Julia did the 300 miles from SF to Gerlach in 1 day, then back a
> few days later.
>
> Wrybread did a several day extravaganza.
>
> Any others?
>
> Simon
>
>
> On 01/10/2011 02:17 PM, Bryan Lowe wrote:
>
>> I just bought a 2002 Go-4.  Longest trip so far is about 120 miles.
>>
>> I got insurance online through Geico.   $151 for $250,000 medical per
>> person, maximum $500,000.   No much else.  I have my own medical
>> insurance and can't take passengers.
>>
>> Seems reasonable to me.
>>
>> No problems licensing, though they took a couple of days to get the
>> right answer due to state budget cuts.   I had to get an assessment of
>> value from a car dealer.   The dealer just said write what you want and
>> I will sign it.   I am a liberal, so can't complain about taxes, so I
>> didn't lie! ;-)
>>
>> Bryan
>> Seattle
>> http://walterMittyAC.com
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 10, 2011 at 12:56 PM,
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>>       1. Re: Interceptor Parts (Mike Aisenfeld)
>>       2. Re: Interceptor Parts (Jason Kirmse)
>>       3. Re: Interceptor Parts (Rahsaan)
>>       4. Re: Interceptor Parts (Rahsaan)
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>>    Message: 1
>>    Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:28:39 -0800 (PST)
>>    From: Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com
>>    <mailto:maisenfeld at yahoo.com>>
>>    To: Silly Little Email List
>>    <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>>
>>    Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>    Message-ID: <223331.25500.qm at web34206.mail.mud.yahoo.com
>>    <mailto:223331.25500.qm at web34206.mail.mud.yahoo.com>>
>>    Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>
>>    The best DMV advice I can give anyone is to register it in SF.  All
>>    my DMV
>>    problems arose from the seller trying to do me a favor and register
>>    it ahead of
>>    time in socal.  If you register elsewhere, try to find an ally at
>>    the DMV in
>>    case you need to back a few times.  CA regulations now addresses
>>    these vehicles
>>    and they are considered motorcycles, but sometimes the DMV doesn't
>>    read it's own
>>    regulations.
>>    Your powertrain s from a Ford Aspire and you can get those parts at
>>    any parts
>>    store.  The rest is all custom and to my knowledge needs to come
>>    from Westward
>>    Industries via one of their distributors.  The distributor in
>>    sacramento is
>>    called MME.  Here's a link below.  They're nice to work with, though
>>    parts are
>>    expensive.
>>
>>    http://www.source-mme.com/
>>
>>
>>    Mike
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>    ________________________________
>>    From: Jason Kirmse <jkirmse at gmail.com <mailto:jkirmse at gmail.com>>
>>    To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>>    Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 2:39:25 PM
>>    Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>
>>    Just bought a '98 Interceptor on ebay and got delivery yesterday.  Very
>>    excited!  About to dive into the world of
>>    insurance/dmv/modifications/etc.  All
>>    the posts on Silly Little...have been extremely helpful.  Any last
>>    minute tips
>>    for the dmv process would be appreciated.  Also, how does one source
>>    parts for
>>    these cars?  Are most parts specific to the make/model or can
>>    generic "auto"
>>    parts be used, say from Kragen.
>>
>>    Thanks, Jason
>>
>>
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>>    Message: 2
>>    Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:34:33 -0800
>>    From: Jason Kirmse <jkirmse at gmail.com <mailto:jkirmse at gmail.com>>
>>    To: Silly Little Email List
>>    <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>>
>>    Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>    Message-ID: <7F3711FE-952B-423F-B181-3BD3F1255EBB at gmail.com
>>    <mailto:7F3711FE-952B-423F-B181-3BD3F1255EBB at gmail.com>>
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>>    Thank you!  Great advice and much appreciated.
>>
>>    Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>    On Jan 10, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com
>>    <mailto:maisenfeld at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     > The best DMV advice I can give anyone is to register it in SF.
>>      All my DMV problems arose from the seller trying to do me a favor
>>    and register it ahead of time in socal.  If you register elsewhere,
>>    try to find an ally at the DMV in case you need to back a few times.
>>      CA regulations now addresses these vehicles and they are
>>    considered motorcycles, but sometimes the DMV doesn't read it's own
>>    regulations.
>>     > Your powertrain s from a Ford Aspire and you can get those parts
>>    at any parts store.  The rest is all custom and to my knowledge
>>    needs to come from Westward Industries via one of their
>>    distributors.  The distributor in sacramento is called MME.  Here's
>>    a link below.  They're nice to work with, though parts are expensive.
>>     >
>>     > http://www.source-mme.com/
>>     >
>>     >
>>     > Mike
>>     >
>>     > From: Jason Kirmse <jkirmse at gmail.com <mailto:jkirmse at gmail.com>>
>>     > To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>>     > Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 2:39:25 PM
>>     > Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>     >
>>     > Just bought a '98 Interceptor on ebay and got delivery yesterday.
>>      Very excited!  About to dive into the world of
>>    insurance/dmv/modifications/etc.  All the posts on Silly
>>    Little...have been extremely helpful.  Any last minute tips for the
>>    dmv process would be appreciated.  Also, how does one source parts
>>    for these cars?  Are most parts specific to the make/model or can
>>    generic "auto" parts be used, say from Kragen.
>>     >
>>     > Thanks, Jason
>>     >
>>     >
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>>    Message: 3
>>    Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:46:41 -0800 (PST)
>>    From: Rahsaan <razzle9 at yahoo.com <mailto:razzle9 at yahoo.com>>
>>    To: Silly Little Email List
>>    <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>>
>>    Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>    Message-ID: <831250.58327.qm at web56001.mail.re3.yahoo.com
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>>    Mike: you gotta be kidding me..the SF DMV?? Look on line to see wait
>>    times...3 hrs at SF 20 minutes in SAn MAteo. I cant believe you
>>    still go to SF DMV. DAly citys ok. Mike you must know someone at SF
>>    DMV. One Dmv in SF for 800k people. WTF?
>>
>>    --- On Mon, 1/10/11, Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com
>>    <mailto:maisenfeld at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    From: Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com
>>    <mailto:maisenfeld at yahoo.com>>
>>    Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>    To: "Silly Little Email List"
>>    <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>>
>>    Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 11:28 AM
>>
>>    The best DMV advice I can give anyone is to register it in SF.? All
>>    my DMV problems arose from the seller trying to do me a favor and
>>    register it ahead of time in socal.? If you register elsewhere, try
>>    to find an ally at the DMV in case you need to back a few times.? CA
>>    regulations now addresses these vehicles and they are considered
>>    motorcycles, but sometimes the DMV doesn't read it's own regulations.
>>    Your powertrain s from a Ford Aspire and you can get those parts at
>>    any parts store.? The rest is all custom and to my knowledge needs
>>    to come from Westward Industries via one of their distributors.? The
>>    distributor in sacramento is called MME.? Here's a link below.?
>>    They're nice to work with, though parts are expensive.
>>
>>    http://www.source-mme.com/
>>
>>
>>    Mike
>>
>>    From: Jason Kirmse <jkirmse at gmail.com <mailto:jkirmse at gmail.com>>
>>    To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>>    Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 2:39:25 PM
>>    Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>
>>
>>    Just bought a '98 Interceptor on ebay and got delivery yesterday.?
>>    Very excited!? About to dive into the world of
>>    insurance/dmv/modifications/etc.? All the posts on Silly
>>    Little...have been extremely helpful.? Any last minute tips for the
>>    dmv process would be appreciated.? Also, how does one source parts
>>    for these cars?? Are most parts specific to the make/model or can
>>    generic "auto" parts be used, say from Kragen.
>>
>>
>>    Thanks, Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>    Message: 4
>>    Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:47:32 -0800 (PST)
>>    From: Rahsaan <razzle9 at yahoo.com <mailto:razzle9 at yahoo.com>>
>>    To: Silly Little Email List
>>    <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>>
>>    Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>    Message-ID: <344336.25594.qm at web56005.mail.re3.yahoo.com
>>    <mailto:344336.25594.qm at web56005.mail.re3.yahoo.com>>
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>>    Also: for parts. MME can give you NAPA part numbers.
>>    R
>>
>>    --- On Mon, 1/10/11, Jason Kirmse <jkirmse at gmail.com
>>    <mailto:jkirmse at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    From: Jason Kirmse <jkirmse at gmail.com <mailto:jkirmse at gmail.com>>
>>    Subject: Re: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>    To: "Silly Little Email List"
>>    <silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>>
>>    Date: Monday, January 10, 2011, 12:34 PM
>>
>>    Thank you! ?Great advice and much appreciated.?
>>
>>    Sent from my iPhone
>>    On Jan 10, 2011, at 11:28 AM, Mike Aisenfeld <maisenfeld at yahoo.com
>>    <mailto:maisenfeld at yahoo.com>> wrote:
>>
>>    The best DMV advice I can give anyone is to register it in SF.? All
>>    my DMV problems arose from the seller trying to do me a favor and
>>    register it ahead of time in socal.? If you register elsewhere, try
>>    to find an ally at the DMV in case you need to back a few times.? CA
>>    regulations now addresses these vehicles and they are considered
>>    motorcycles, but sometimes the DMV doesn't read it's own regulations.
>>    Your powertrain s from a Ford Aspire and you can get those parts at
>>    any parts store.? The rest is all custom and to my knowledge needs
>>    to come from Westward Industries via one of their distributors.? The
>>    distributor in sacramento is called MME.? Here's a link below.?
>>    They're nice to work with, though parts are expensive.
>>
>>    http://www.source-mme.com/
>>
>>
>>    Mike
>>
>>    From: Jason Kirmse <jkirmse at gmail.com <mailto:jkirmse at gmail.com>>
>>    To: silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com
>>    <mailto:silly_little_cars at lists.sillylittlecars.com>
>>    Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 2:39:25 PM
>>    Subject: [Silly Little Cars] Interceptor Parts
>>
>>
>>    Just bought a '98 Interceptor on ebay and got delivery yesterday.?
>>    Very excited!? About to dive into the world of
>>    insurance/dmv/modifications/etc.? All the posts on Silly
>>    Little...have been extremely helpful.? Any last minute tips for the
>>    dmv process would be appreciated.? Also, how does one source parts
>>    for these cars?? Are most parts specific to the make/model or can
>>    generic "auto" parts be used, say from Kragen.
>>
>>
>>    Thanks, Jason
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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