New Years Day Ride
January 1,
2005
By Craig
Dillmann
Some of the SoCal
faithful gathered at Tim Graber’s house for a ride up the coast bright and
early. It was a good way to start the
New Year! The weather gave us a break and
we hit no rain... The gang left Tim’s house and headed up the coast thru Costa
Mesa... Huntington Beach... Seal Beach... Long Beach... and finally landing in
San Pedro for a breakfast / lunch at Taxco mexican restaurant... At the eatery I overheard Bill Harris’
girlfriend Cindy telling of how terrified she was riding over the Vincent
Thomas bridge.. saying she was terrified
of heights.. The gang found this especially amusing as Cindy is a flight
attendant...go figure.
We headed back to Costa
Mesa around 12:30 from the restaurant. People started peeling off as we worked
our way back to Tim’s.. After a short
stop at TJ Graber’s cool beach pad we wound up back at Tim’s..
After a Pacifica or
three, Tim made the mistake of pulling out his Model T race car out of his
trailer.. After giving Irma a
gentlemanly stroll around the block, Ken King hopped in the coach and that’s
when the trouble started. Tim left his
driveway with the look Hell Fire and leather.. Lovejoy, Hobo John. Irma and I
were waiting to bid our goodbyes, 5 minutes no Tim, 10 minutes no Tim, 15
minutes, no Tim, no Ken, no nothing....
As we headed home 5
minutes into our return trip, home guess who’s stuck on the side of the road
looking like the cat that swallowed the canary? None other than Tim and a
bewildered looking Ken King! We hauled Tim back to his house and he towed the
car home all the while muttering; I think I blew the motor... I for the life of me can’t figure out what
could of possibly happened. I’m sure Tim
was giving Ken a safe slow ride around the neighborhood and cautiously obeying
all the traffic rules religiously as he always does...