It actually drives! (and has a new seat)

David over at Vintage German came through today (just like he did before with my whacky front-end problems). I went over there this morning looking for another driver's seat. He has a pretty decent stash. The previous seat never reappeared... stolen as it were. I found a replacement on thesamba.com that would've needed to be shipped from Oregon. $100 just for the seat. Ouch. I put that one on hold until I checked with David. Yea, he had one. And, yea, he only charged me $25. I actually think it's in better shape than my original. Anyway, I reupholstered it, installed it, and then went for a drive!

Yep, after 4 years, the car drives! Really well, actually. The new tranny shifts, the new seats are comfy, the brakes work perfect, the clutch is adjusted just right, the engine runs good - no smoking, backfiring, or anything like that, the bias-ply whitewalls feel just right, the new steering box and front-end are doing their job. This thing actually drives awesome! I am amazed.

Now it's back to Carlos to fix the fender and hood. Then it's wax on-wax off, and then show-off ;).