These last few weeks have dragged by, waiting for the trip to New York that finally happened. The Pinner is now safe & sound in Ohio.
What a trip it was. The borrowed trailer rolled about 10 feet Friday morning before it's brakes locked up. An hour later the brakes were disconnected, and headed towards Erie, PA... in a construction zone... no roadside berm & NO possible way to stop... I hear metal on metal... dragging.
The trailer is made really cool, the ramps slide into the back & lock with a spring loaded pin. The one that's left still works great! The ramp somehow came unlatched, slid out, and the rear latch must have held it until the next big bump... I lost it. So if anyone is on I-90 East before the PA border, wave at my trailer ramp as you pass by in the endless construction zones.
Other than that the trip out was great! The trees were beautiful through the mountains of upstste NY and got to the seller's house just before dark. Got the Pinner out of his garage & loaded up without much problem, other than he lived "way off the beaten path" on a hillside & you'd never know the place was there if you passed by.
Got back on the freeway & drove another 250 miles back before stopping for the night. Got up this morning & made it home just before 1pm. I thought today was uneventful... until I got under the front end to unstrap the crossmember. The transmission had fallen out & was laying on the floor of the trailer! No harm done, it pulled the screws out of the wood that was supporting it. But other than that...
It's good to be home, what a trip. The Pinner is staying outside tonight until I figure out how to get the mice out of it before rolling it into the shop! Dug through boxes for an hour before I found what you see in the top picture... yep both "PINNER" fender nameplates survived quite well, so did the side spears & wreaths.
More good news, the entire rear interior is in the back with it's material intact. I'll dig out everything in the morning & see what I have, but there's so much stuff that came with it I doubt there's much missing. The front clip is in better condition than the body because it was stored inside while the body was outside. All the original paperwork survived & is in amazing condition.
Here's an excerpt from an old PCS newsletter that was with the car written by Walt McCall:
Theres some other info about the conversion along with 2 of the photos alot of us have. This article is actually 12 pages long & filled with info & photos including 2 from inside the factory. Looks like Matt sold my Pinner in 1994 to Paul (the guy I bought it from) and it was then stashed away until now. lots more info to share, but for now here's a few more shots of it in my parking lot looking all nasty & filthy. Enjoy!
