This is the fist entry from Officina
Yesterday I (its my section therefore "I") returned one vehicle and picked up another, and did a few other things in between...where do I start?
Yes...at times I feel that I am the "errand boy"...before you even say it.
I returned the Tribeca...
On my way I saw an old GMC General with a short hood (BBC) a 34 inch sleeper, with the ugly shutters replacing the grille...rarely see a General on the road, and you can picture what this truck looked like (a little tired)
While the Tribeca keeps on reinforcing that a little faster is better than a little slower, this truck is very cool on the highway, although the roof rack and wind....don't ask.
On the 401 saw a spotless black CLK430, took a photo since a few days ago we were talking about a CLK430....(agreed driving and taking photos....)
Once I dropped off the Tribeca, made my way to pick this up...
You know what? Saw another General, absolutely stunned, how often do you see 2 Generals in the space of 45 minutes, this one had a dump box and was pulling a trailer with a Bobcat.
This car was booked a while back...
Yes...2011 5.0 GT Coupe with a 6 speed, clutch pedal, and almost new with less than 500 kms, and the intellectual challenge of how far to depress the...
Continued west and saw this SL63 on the 401...trust me its an SL63 in front...its the hood of the Mustang.
Made my way to Legendary Motorcars in Milton
To see if by chance or coincidence there would be one of these...
Got lucky...its a Boss 302 with a 302 cu.in. = 5.0L
Might as well shoot a few Mustangs...
This Corvette caught my attention...
On the way back...this 2011 Mustang is cool, and pretty darn fast, keeping an eye on the speedo is not a bad thing...I'm also debating if it has the same low end grunt as a Camaro SS...Ford is a master at tuning intake sounds...its how do they say mellifluous.
As I approach the highway off ramp, and start getting ready for a little exuberance, here's this F250 half way in the off ramp (nothing better than a Ford as an obstacle to another Ford), I'm catching up to him...good idea, lets use the Brembos...call it for another time.
At times stuff does not come your way, here is my usual stretch of quiet road to do a quick 1-2-3 and stay below 6 (its new), I do a solid 1-2 (with a chirp) and then dump it in 5th (hello where did 3rd go?) so much for a quick 1-2-3...its fast, while still debating if an SS is a little faster.
As I get closer to my final destination, its a 60 KPH zone, with a downhill slope, an individual in a U Haul cube van in the opposite direction flashes his lights once, then several times, the 2 vehicles in front of me start slowing down, I downshift to 3rd and basically idle down the slope at 55 KPH (of the 3 cars the one I'm in is the "you know what magnet" especially coming down a slope).
No car, he is standing in an entrance, barely visible among the shrubs and trees. He quickly figured that the 3 of us were tipped off, just watches as we go by, looking up the slope, from the rear view mirror he suddenly jumps in the middle of the road to stop a car coming from the other direction.
This guy was like a gun slinger with the radar....
Absolutely...he would have....this one went my way!
Monday, July 19, 2010 
