Our Potomac Chapter Spring Tour was (also) this past weekend. We went to near Wilmington, Delaware and toured the DuPont Winterthur mansion and grounds. On Saturday we spent the entire day at Longwood Gardens in nearby Pennsylvania (also a DuPont site). We had fantastic weather and both locations were incredible. Unfortunately, participation was poor and we had only three Studebakers in the tour (Bob Johnstone's gorgeous '55 President sedan, Larry and Pat Merhaut's stunning '62 Regal convertible and Steve Walters beautiful '56 Power Hawk (my wife and I "brand Xed because my Wagonaire is down for complete re-build). The three cars drew a LOT of attention. My Brand Xing should now come a halt. I left Friday morning before the auction on which I had placed a snipe bid ended. I didn't have computer access and I tried to call the seller off and on all weekend and could never get an answer so I had to wait until today to see what happened. I turned on the computer as soon as I got home and fired up e-mail. There it was- the eBay "you have won" message and a couple emails from the seller. So, barring any unforeseen disasters, I will soon have a gorgeous '64 Daytona convertible to go along side my '64 Daytona Wagonaire and '63 Commander Starliner. Here is a link to the convertible:
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the problem is raising the money quickly. I can take it out of a mutual fund, but I kind of hate to. So, I may be having a fire sale on my NOS R-3 engine. Paul Johnson