by rockislandrides » Wed Oct 23, 2013 4:39 pm
Hi all,
The day has finally arrived, "Project Ben" is coming to a close, the only thing left to do is a new hood pin latch assembly and two new door sill plates to cover the carpet edge. The very same flat bed that picked up the Astre, delivered it to my house this morning. After unloading it and getting the driver squared away, I stood back for a moment in awe. I opened the door sat behind the wheel and fired it up. I let the engine run for a few minutes and then backed it in the street. My heart pounded in my chest as I put it in gear, all I can can say there was a roar and lots of smoke. After several burnouts, I drove in my garage, shut it down and got out. I don't think you could have beat the smile off my face with a square top shovel.
I think I know now how my friend Ben would have felt
During the final stages of the build the thought crossed my mind to speak with a magazine editor about the car and give him the whole story, perhaps I was prompted by another poster on this site or the writing was on the wall all the time and I just didn't see it. The editor was very much interested in the story and has visited this site, he was very impressed to say the least. I have a photographer lined up for the weekend and hopefully weather will permit, when it will appear in a magazine is entirely up to the editor.
I will send you all more updates and will post some decent car completion photos in the days to come.
Best Regards to all
D