Thread: An Autometer/Wild Canary Story

Tweet

Brian good to see you back on here and good to hear the tip about autometer as those are my brand of gauges as well. Seem to only hear good stuff from people running them, and their customer service!
Missed you here too like the rest of the guys. Used to love looking at those steam engines you'd build and post, very cool indeed! How did your window inserts work out for you last year on the big road trip? I liked your design on those too!

Stovens---Believe it or not, that road trip to the East Coast Nationals in New Brunswick was 4 or 5 years ago now!!! The side windows worked out great.---But----My beautifull white convertible top just leaked like Hell. There was a seam right over the top bar, and the guy who sewed the top never put in any weatherproofing between the layers of canvas/vinyl at that top seam. I was gone for 15 days and it rained for 13 of them. I was cold, I was wet, I was sick.---However, the side windows worked well, and the Wild Canary ran great!!! I talked to the guy afterwards who sewed the top and asked him why on earth he hadn't weatherproofed that top seam, and he said "Well Jeez, I didn't think you would be driving a beautiful car like this in the rain!!!" I can't be too mad at him though, because he did a fantastic job on the top, and after 8 solid summers of running, it still looks brand new.----Brian

Glad to see you back and that the Wild Canary is still going strong.