12-07-2006, 09:22 AM
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Interesting observation... No, the guy next to me is a Hawiian of Japanese decent named Calvin Hamada. Calvin's ancestry is 100% Japanese and mine is 100% Irish, so I can see how you might get the two confused...  Happy Motoring!... Jim'99 |
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You still look like him. Maybe it's the old saying: "if you're married for a while you start to look alike." In this case your collective passions appear to be fine sports cars.
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12-07-2006, 01:49 PM
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You still look like him. Maybe it's the old saying: "if you're married for a while you start to look alike." In this case your collective passions appear to be fine sports cars.
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Fair enough! But, I assure you that's the only passion shared between us...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
Last edited by MNBoxster; 12-07-2006 at 02:28 PM.
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12-07-2006, 01:55 PM
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hahaha, good comeback Jim
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12-07-2006, 07:06 PM
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alright, here is a family shot from when I was "thinner", baby was just born so I'm sure the wife will make me post if she says herself in this picture
this is halloween, she was a dallas cowboy cheerleader, I went as an old man 
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12-07-2006, 07:14 PM
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Last edited by Franco; 12-07-2006 at 07:29 PM.
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12-07-2006, 07:32 PM
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Hi Porscha! My name is Chopper and I learned a valuable life lesson tonight!
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12-08-2006, 12:45 PM
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I'm the old fart with the beard, with wife and son off coast of Kauai. Mary Jo is older than me, but doesn't have the hard miles!
Recent pic of Boxster with new top.
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12-08-2006, 04:22 PM
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12-09-2006, 03:39 AM
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Here's a picture of my fiance and I on one of our Alaska vacations. The pilot landed the plane on a big lake only accessible by the air or by foot.
The next one is of my BoxS of course.
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12-09-2006, 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
I'll take the jab in good fun. Nope the Mature guy you're referring to is a Mechanical Engineer named Tim Engle.
Tim is a good friend and perhaps the most knowledgeable guy on the Lotus Esprit in the Country. Tim and I have restored 4 Esprits together and did 4 total engine and tranny rebuilds. About 90% of what I know about the Esprit I learned from Tim as well as much of what I know about cars in general. We have also produced several custom made parts for the Esprit together, including adjustable rear links which I put to good use in the AutoX in the pic below...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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Is Tim from Minnesota also? He had/has a black early/mid 80s Esprit? I"m pretty sure I know him.
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12-09-2006, 05:35 AM
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Is Tim from Minnesota also? He had/has a black early/mid 80s Esprit? I"m pretty sure I know him.
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Hi,
Yes, Tim lives in Minnesota and has a Black '80 S2, NA Esprit. How do you know him? I've known Tim for about 10 years, through the local Lotus Club. He has worked for NordicTrak, RollerBlades and Tonka Industries as an Engineer. I haven't spoken to him in a while, But I understand he's taken a new job, though I don't know where...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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12-09-2006, 05:53 AM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
Yes, Tim lives in Minnesota and has a Black S3, NA Esprit. How do you know him? I've known Tim for about 10 years, through the local Lotus Club. He has worked for NordicTrak, RollerBlades and Tonka Industries as an Engineer. I haven't spoken to him in a while, But I understand he's taken a new job, though I don't know where...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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What a strange, small world. I know him from a small company named Lakeside in Minneapolis where he and I worked about 15 years ago.
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12-09-2006, 06:26 AM
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What a strange, small world. I know him from a small company named Lakeside in Minneapolis where he and I worked about 15 years ago.
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Hi,
Yes it is a small world. I remember Tim worked at Lakeside too. That's a Toy manufacturing company IIRC...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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12-09-2006, 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by MNBoxster
Hi,
Yes it is a small world. I remember Tim worked at Lakeside too. That's a Toy manufacturing company IIRC...
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99
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Used to be. They made "Barrel of Monkeys", "Gumby" and other bendies in the 60s and 70s. In the 80s and 90s they made advertising displays for beer companies. Most Budweiser pool table lamps are Lakeside products. Those are the products that Tim and I worked on.
The toy company evolved into Jax, Ltd. They make card/board games like Sequence, Kings in the Corner and Poker games among others.
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12-17-2006, 02:59 PM
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I'm Back !
My wife and I just got back from our Honeymoon in the Bahamas ( actually we got back on the 9th but I’ve been to busy catching up at work to post on the forum ) :
Took a nice ride to Milwaukee for some Christmas shopping today. I didn’t miss Chicago while we were gone but I sure did miss my car !
Nick
Last edited by NickCats; 12-17-2006 at 03:44 PM.
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12-17-2006, 03:51 PM
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Congrats! And she's pretty
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12-17-2006, 04:58 PM
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12-17-2006, 06:13 PM
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Here are a few pics. Mcase, you're just up in Normal? I'm over in Charleston IL.
Last edited by Adam; 12-17-2006 at 06:22 PM.
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12-17-2006, 09:03 PM
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Nick..welcome back! awesome pix and thanks for sharing
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12-18-2006, 05:11 PM
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Here are a few pics. Mcase, you're just up in Normal? I'm over in Charleston IL.
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Yeah...not too far away!! You should come up to visit Bloomington for the local PCA autocross events during the summer!!
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