If anyone is in the Santa Cruz area and want to meet some stellar mechanics and all around good guys, stop in to say HI to my local mechanics.

Although I no longer live in their town, I'm committed to making sure my XK8's future needs for that type of attention are handled by them. A dealership in Livermore made sure of that!

Visited with them last weekend and feel much more optimistic and enthused about my beautiful car - comparably dealership had me freaked out with a must do list of problems, that seemingly don't exist. Hm.

Anyway - if on a rally or just doing the solo thing, I bet the guys would get a kick out of your stop, be sure to tell 'em Sandy sent you.

Yeah, they are the type that take a minute just to chat and share their enthusiasm for older, beautiful autos. So if you like that kinda thing...

 

Sandrahfsn,
I will be in Santa Cruz, this Friday-Sunday visiting sister and brother-in-laws, niece and nephew. I will try and make it a point to stop and say hello.

 

Sounds like fun. I see you have a Pantera (is that the red car in your photo?) Emile has a beauty of a Maserati that's usually at the shop. You might enjoy seeing that while visiting! SC has been enjoying some killer weather, hope it holds for your visit. Enjoy the road.

I'm sure your family (or you) are familiar with the area, but in case you haven't made it up to the Chaminade. The view from there is amazing. It's set up high, so you get the expansive feel for the beauty of SC with the ocean unfolding beyond. Sunset? Gorgeous spot. Plus they have a firepit for later in the eve if you like the feel of putting your feet up and sitting around that for extra warmth.

Sandy