Most of the meanderings I've taken in the '55 Savoy have been in
Haddonfield, NJ and environs -- usually to test a repair, take it to the
shop, or some similar misadventure. But today was different: Savannah has
arrived at the point where she's actually roadworthy, if not much to look
at. Today, we took a road trip to Glen Gardner on a visit to Nick Sperduto
at the famed "Hot Rod Ranch".
Nick is one of the more gracious and accomodating Forward Look folk you will
meet. For an excellent price, I nabbed a hood from his '56 parts car in
swap for my beat-up bondo special. The price included Nick's competent
installation (important when you are The World's Slowest Auto Mechanic).
And he threw in a full-circle horn ring in decent shape to boot! Nick's
barn garage is an excellent workspace, complete with heat and compressed
air.
Over a cup of coffee, Nick showed me before, after and in-process pictures
of his beautiful '56 Savoy. A lot of the before pictures look like
Savannah! So, at least I have hope.
After good-byes, we headed home. There was a lot more traffic now, and at
times I found the speedometer creeping up to 75. The rebuilt Powerflow 6 is
true to it's name (with one minor oil leak problem, that I'll bring up in a
future email).
One-hundred and eighty miles round-trip! An uneventful trip, and a
wonderful inaugural voyage for yet-another reclaimed Forward Look vehicle.
Dan, TWSAM
'55 Savoy
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