Gotta Love Petrolicious -- Enjoy!

[focodave]

This article just showed up on the petrolicious website:
http://www.petrolicious.com/this-conver ... irst-drive

[4uall]

I LOVE IT

[AriK]

Doing your head gasket in the sand was no understatement. That image is worth a thousand words! What a ride

[azruss]

Nice article, Lee. There is nothing like your first love.

[supplyguy]

Well done, Lee!

[leeputmanjr]

Hey Guys,

Thanks for the nice words! I loved that car! I was a 19 year old Marine back in the mid 80's, and that car was SO much fun, and it got my friends & I into & out of SO much trouble!

Yoav Gilad at Petrolicious was very enthusiastic & patient while interviewing me for that little article. He's a good guy, and I like the hard word they're doing to grow & develop Petrolicious.

Here are a few other pictures & some backstory....

The 'borrowed' license plate that got the car back to base:



Here you can see the damage after it got rear ended in Waikiki:




The dreaded Alfa I traded for:



Another shot of the headgasket replacement in the sand:



These days, I still do my major engine work outside, but at least I'm not in the sand!



Those of you who have met me know I sure don't look like that young 19 year old version of myself anymore:



...but I still have the same attitude & love of these cars!

[AriK]

Lee, What a survivor she was, she ate sand for breakfast, inhaled a Hawaiian saltwater-fuel mix and endured a swift kick in the butt...you squeezed out every useful mile out of her useful life...your '83 looked sharp too...congrats may the memories live forever.

[manoa matt]

Don't worry Lee, I'm still living the dream for ya out here in an orange 78. I stay out of Waikiki, it's hard to drive with all the "beautiful scenery" walking around.

[mscafide]

Hey Matt

I'm sure you and your family are doing well.

I really enjoyed my short time with you and still remember "deferred maintenance" for much of the housing there. It was nice talking Fiat with you too! I still consider moving there because it really is another country.

Mike