Archive for July, 2010

330 Engine Repeat Repeat

We just finished another 330 engine, 330 cubic centimeters per cylinder multiplied by 12 cylinders equals 4000 C.C.’s or 4.0 liters. Actually, Nate did most of the work and this one runs so well without the requisite head gasket leaks!!

Here is a YouTube clip of it running:

Crank in 330

Crank in 330

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Friends At The Shop

Bill (Lockwood) stopped by with some of his friends from the automotive community: professional driver Matthew Johnson, who’s competed in rally and ESPN X Games for many years; Chrissie Beavis, a co-driver, driver, X Games host, and architect from San Diego; and Warwick Patterson, a videographer and classic car event promoter from British Colombia. They’d met up with Bill for a few days before heading to Maine for the New England Forest Rally (gallery here) and Warwick captured some of their adventures in Vermont – including a trip to RPM.

Video Postcard – Vermont – July 2010 from Warwick Patterson on Vimeo.

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’33 Street Rod

Have a look at this killer ’33 Street Rod. My friend Tony is looking to sell it and I would like to help him find a new home the car. He had a blown Chevy big block in the car but decided to sell the car without an engine.

Tony Street Rod '33

Interior tint

Interior tint

Tony Street Rod ’33

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Northwest Passage

It has been too long since I posted on the blog, the trip west to go on Rich and Jean Taylor’s Northwest Passage Rally kind of wiped me out and I am just now recovering. Here is the website to events that Vintage Rallies puts on, 2010 being the first year of the Northwest Passage through Idaho, British Columbia, Alberta and Montana. http://vintagerallies.com/index.html

I hauled a Mercedes-Benz 300SL and a Ferrari 400I from the North East out to the North West in the Freightliner M2, then drove 1500 miles following the tour in the truck with 2 brand new Porsche’s in tow as back up vehicles in case one of the 45 classic cars broke down. By the time I drove out west, participated in the rally and drove home I accumulated over 7500 miles 12 days.

Even though I have to keep up with the pack of high performance sports cars while driving a 33000 lb truck, locate parts and fix stuff on the side of the road, I have the best time on these events and look forward to the next tour in West Virginia!

If Nate can find his camera and email me photos of the trip I will post them in another entry.

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