Yesterday, Mike and I drove Joe's
'48 Mercury Convertible down to Sarasota, actually to Long Boat Key, to deliver it to him, after doing some work on the car.
The weather cooperated on the drive down but, we experienced a heavy rain for several hours while we enjoyed lunch at the Columbia restaurant in St. Armands Circle. Thanks to Joe for treating us to lunch.
We had a slight problem getting the Merc to start, after a short shut down...
We surmised that the problem was heat... related to the starter motor... After a cool down, the Merc fired right up... We'll pull the starter and have it tested (
again) this time at a different shop...
Mike and I drove back to Tampa in my F-150, and smoked some really good cigars on the trip...
Another fun day with Flatheads and friends. Here are a few photos I took while driving the Merc... Can you tell I was having fun...?
