[V8] Of Honeydews and unwanted hitchikers

Ingo Rautenberg ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
Thu Apr 19 11:51:34 EDT 2007 

April 28th and 29th.

See here:

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On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:47 AM, Lanier Pratt wrote:

> That's the guy.  It was such a beautiful car.  What is the date on  
> the Grattan event?
> I went to that each year when I lived there after purchasing my  
> first Audi(Graphite
> 4000CSQ), but stopped after I got the V8 and then moved.  Actually,  
> it was at the
> Quattro club events at Grattan that I first saw the V8 and fell in  
> love.  I think at that
> time I had my Red '95 90CSQ (which I sold to my brother who  
> proceeded to snap
> a timing belt and then sold it).  I may make the trip back if I  
> can, get me the dates
> and I'll see if it's in the cards.
>
> Lanier
>
> On Apr 19, 2007, at 10:21 AM, Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
>
>> Hmm.  Yes.  That's Mike Fischer, one of the original founders of  
>> the Quattro Club (now ACNA) and past President and Chairman of  
>> ACNA.  Beautiful car.  Not sure if it's still in Kalifohnia or  
>> back in Michigan.  I may see him at the Grattan, MI ACNA track  
>> event at the end of the month.  Beautiful and well-cared for example.
>>
>> Ingo
>>
>> On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Lanier Pratt wrote:
>>
>>> I wish!!  The '91 is not a 5 speed.  I bought about a month ago  
>>> as a parts
>>> car for my '92.  I may put it up for sale this summer.  The only  
>>> thing it needs
>>> (per the previous owner) is a heater hose that goes into the  
>>> heater core, a
>>> battery and a good cleaning.
>>>
>>> I spent many a day in Suttons Bay, Traverse City, Leland, etc...   
>>> I've been
>>> going up there since I was about 2.  I'm 35 now so you can  
>>> imagine that I
>>> have a fairly good memory of the area.
>>>
>>> Maybe you can help me out.  There was a guy in Leland(or  
>>> surrounding areas)
>>> that had a black V8 stick.  Used to race it a bit as far as I  
>>> knew and had a
>>> nice after market exhaust on it.  I even think that the license  
>>> plate said quattro.
>>> I was talking to him about buying it some years ago and lost his  
>>> contact info.
>>> You wouldn't happen to know the guy and or what happened to the car?
>>>
>>> Lanier
>>>
>>> On Apr 19, 2007, at 9:22 AM, Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ah, small world.  I used to vacation in Leleand every summer.   
>>>> Kneale's in TC and has at least one v8, and there's a few other  
>>>> audifans there, though not on this list -- Elijiah Wood by  
>>>> Suttons Bay (S-Car lister).
>>>>
>>>> Small world.  Is that '91 a 5 speed?  I'm sure Ron want's to  
>>>> know ;-)
>>>>
>>>> Ingo
>>>>
>>>> On Apr 19, 2007, at 10:12 AM, Lanier Pratt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I was just reading your thread and noticed that you mentioned  
>>>>> driving back
>>>>> from Traverse City, MI.  I currently live in Minnesota, but  
>>>>> moved here from
>>>>> Lansing, MI. about 5 years ago.  My family still has a house in  
>>>>> Omena, MI.
>>>>> I've only seen one other V8 while I've been back over there  
>>>>> visiting.  Sorry
>>>>> to hear about your little visitor.  Hard lesson to learn.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lanier
>>>>>
>>>>> '92 V8 Q Pearl
>>>>> '91 V8 Q Pearl
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Apr 19, 2007, at 8:26 AM, Ingo Rautenberg wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> oh, the Honey-Do's -- I'm familiar with those.  Don't need to be
>>>>>> married for those.  A serious girlfriend has a great command  
>>>>>> of those
>>>>>> as well ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I must have had my mind somewhere else as I'd picked up an  
>>>>>> unwanted
>>>>>> hitchhiker (at least that's when I discovered the little  
>>>>>> critter) on
>>>>>> my way back from Traverse City, MI  last night (sorry we  
>>>>>> couldn't get
>>>>>> together, Kneale) when I stopped for gas and went to check the  
>>>>>> oil:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.pbase.com/ingor/image/77392165/large.jpg
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Drove all the way back with me, and I was hoping my wires weren't
>>>>>> going to be chewed through and I was thinking how I'd get rid  
>>>>>> of the
>>>>>> little bugger, but then he got nervous when I had slowed down  
>>>>>> in the
>>>>>> city three and a half hours later and rang up some 7k rpm shifts.
>>>>>> I'm sitting at a light two miles from my house and it's not  
>>>>>> well-lit
>>>>>> outside, so all I can really see is my headlights on the road in
>>>>>> front of me suddenly there's this moving silhouette running  
>>>>>> along my
>>>>>> windshield wipers!  So I turned the wipers on high and he's  
>>>>>> hanging
>>>>>> on to the driver's side one, and I pop the clutch at 2.5 grand  
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> make a sharp turn, flooring it and tick, tick, tick, woooeee!!!
>>>>>> There he goes!  Flying lesson anyone? Lol.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ingo
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Apr 18, 2007, at 11:38 PM, Carol, Dave, and Zach Weiss wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Oh, honey, will you please <insert typical home maintenance  
>>>>>>> project
>>>>>>> here>.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>> From: Ingo Rautenberg [mailto:ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com]
>>>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:26 PM
>>>>>>> To: Carol, Dave, and Zach Weiss
>>>>>>> Cc: v8 at audifans.com
>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [V8] who's got a factory 90 or 91 3.6  
>>>>>>> 5spd..tally time
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Honeydews?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Apr 18, 2007, at 10:57 PM, Carol, Dave, and Zach Weiss wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> '91, black/graphite.  Soon to be 4.2, though.  Getting some
>>>>>>>> honeydews taken
>>>>>>>> care of before the engine comes out..
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Dave
>>>>>>>>
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