Pony Express!

Friday morning I am scheduled to fly from North Carolina to Arizona to pick up my new car—the 2006 Mustang GT I mentioned recently. Woo hoo! According to Google Maps I then need to drive back 2,223 miles, which according to my calculations, should take me about three to four days (will seem like three to four weeks I suspect.) I was quoted $1450 to have the car shipped instead, but will keep track of all my expenses to figure out what savings if any I've realized. I can't wait!

Triangle Italian Motorsports Group Car Show

I stopped by a monthly local car show briefly this morning to take a few pix. There weren't many classics there, only a handful, but I've owned a number of European cars myself so I could appreciate it.

>> Check out my photo album (19 pix!)

Brand New Repro Parts, Part III: Yet More Adventures in Head-Scratching

I've been chasing a passenger rear brake light that's out and just replaced the turn signal switch thinking that might be the issue.

Surprisingly, the new expensive OEM unit I bought was defective. Neither rear light worked after I installed the switch. So I removed it and installed a cheap repro unit I had on hand. So now the switch worked (but the light problem persisted - darn.) In the end it was a complete waste of time.

On eBay I did find a NOS turn signal switch that I bought for $57 (vs. $80 for the OEM one...) I'll install it later when needed. It's been in the box for decades, so I feel funny using it unless I really need it now! (In the photos, the defective OEM unit is on top, and the NOS unit is next to the box.)

[Update: Ok, since I have the patience of a mouse, I already installed the NOS switch—and I feel good about it! Since the turn signal switch is such an integral part of the electrical system on these cars, there's no use running with a cheap one when I can use the best.)