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Offline bharmon77

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Where's Sumner?
« on: November 10, 2011, 07:54:21 AM »
After finaly making it to Speedweek this year with my car I was lookiing forward to meeting Sumner Patterson. His web site was a great deal of help to me building my car and he was a regular contributer to this forum. When I could not find his flamed pick up or Hooleys Studebaker I stopped looking.  Are you out there Sumner? Hope that you are well and will be able to finish your lakester if you haven't already.

Bruce Harmon
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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2011, 08:31:16 AM »
Sumner, is alive and well in Blanding, is in the process ???, well among other things, switching over to run a SBC in his lakester,  seems he figured out that he has lots of buddies and himself that know a thing or 2 about SBC ---and the may just have a part or two lying around  :-o
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Offline Tman

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2011, 10:26:15 AM »
Good to see he parked the boat. Time for some updates!
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Offline dw230

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2011, 11:11:03 AM »
That would be 'docked the boat' Tman

Sparky - Plato had it wrong, should be "those that you consider inferior."

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2011, 11:27:25 AM »
Quote from: dw230 on November 10, 2011, 11:11:03 AM
That would be 'docked the boat' Tman

Sparky - Plato had it wrong, should be "those that you consider inferior."

DW

Parked,docked,sunk................you do know the two happiest days in a boat owners life? :-D
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Offline Freud

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2011, 11:43:09 AM »
Sumners "Salt Fever" has been in remission.

The day will come when it gets active and we will once again get a

look into the life and skills of a special man.

Can't wait without getting chicken skin.

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Offline dw230

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2011, 12:42:44 PM »
Tman - I'm guessing that one of those days would be when he gets rid of it.

DW
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Offline Tman

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« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2011, 12:50:28 PM »
Quote from: dw230 on November 10, 2011, 12:42:44 PM
Tman - I'm guessing that one of those days would be when he gets rid of it.

DW

Same with horses, the day the buy it and the day they sell it! :-P
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Offline Dean Los Angeles

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2011, 01:09:00 PM »
Hey Sumner!!!

If you are listening, it's been 2 1/2 years since your last post.

We miss you! You add a lot to the conversation.
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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2011, 01:28:30 PM »
I visit with him often on the phone.  He now has two sailboats and the other day he was shopping for a third.  The larger one will stay in Florida.

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Offline dw230

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2011, 01:34:05 PM »
I used to work with a guy who raced 26' sailboats. I asked what that was like and he replied that it takes two people to run the race. One to helm and the other to stand on the stern throwing $100 bills into the wake.

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Offline 4-barrel Mike

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2011, 02:22:24 PM »
Is that similar to building/racing a lakester?   :cheers:

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Offline Tman

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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2011, 02:29:27 PM »
Thats good Dan!
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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2011, 03:13:42 PM »
It is similar to building /racing anything. :roll:
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Re: Where's Sumner?
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2011, 03:51:01 PM »
The cost soon fades from memory once a mile stone record is achieved.

Two old timer MC racers have experienced this.

But their wives never forget the cost and they have to dust the trophies.

A double pisss off.

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