Bonjour à tous

Even in Finland, they know about the tradition of washing my car. "Yorcci"
kept it up even in almost freezing weather.

Thanks again to the Corvette Club of Finland for the great reception.






France also knows about it , even though Steve and Joan are English, but I did not know that so , they count as French



Thinking of the warm weather here in Norway

Hi Jack , can you tell me what is the car in the garage in front of yours ? I think it is a Chevy of the 60's with a 6 in line. I drove this car in 1968 with a great pleasure .
Is that a Chevelle ?

Jack Panzica a écrit:Bonjour you all,

...... Staying with a famous collector of Morris Marina cars. Why someone would collect them is another story. But I tend to stay with eccentric people. jack

Hi Jack. I'll be interested to see photos from the collection. I used to own a Marina TC - a much maligned car actually, we loved it!

As I've said elsewhere, June & I enjoyed meeting you and hearing your stories. I greatly enjoyed our drive up to Le Mans and back. (Hows that front suspension by the way?)

I hope the return goes well and you and car are safely re-united back in Maine. You know where we are if you ever get back to France, assuming you can put up with two Engish people agian!

Take care!

Alec a écrit:Hi Jack , can you tell me what is the car in the garage in front of yours ? I think it is a Chevy of the 60's with a 6 in line. I drove this car in 1968 with a great pleasure .
Is that a Chevelle ?

Nova ou Chevy II

Well the trip is starting to wind down and I fly home tomorrow. I dropped the car off at the docks and hopefully it will be in NJ around the 21st of November.

This weekend is the Annual Oslo Car Show. American Cars are very desirable in Scandinavia and if you get an email or phone call from Europe about your car that may be for sale, take it seriously. Thousands of American cars are being bought by Europeans and they want to drive them as well as collect them. Enjoy the pictures.

There were many trucks displayed and the art work on them was something to see.

Thank you very much
PS I thought norvegian girls were all blonds

Nice pics

Wonderfull bodies.....

Behind the 1960 Cadillac Fleetwood , there is a Corvette Manta with 6 backlights in a wonderfull colour !

Hello to all, I have been busy catching up on weatherization of my house and rest. I expected my car to be shipped on Nov. 1, but because of the storm and NJ port problems, it will be shipped on Nov. 8th, and should arrive around the 29th of November.

I would like to thank Heidi, of Motorships.no , for her help in taking care of my car in Norway for the shipment home. Because of the delay, Heidi, had my car put under cover until shipment. Thank you Heidi !

Pictures of my car at the dock , more than 8,500 miles covered by road , train and boat ferry.




Storm in Maine





Birds sitting this one out



Thank you Jan-Ivar, Eva and Harrieta, for their caring hospitality in Vormsund , Norway




Next week I will start to post by country with a little more detail of where and when.

Thanks to all again and again

Jack

Jack Panzica a écrit:She said her name was Ivana and it sounded like a Russian name.

A spy and her handler ? I better be careful

WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Jack, very happy to have news after Frankenstorm.

Jack Panzica a écrit:

Meme en photo, les clichés de ses lieux me procurent toujours la même émotion. Dire que tous ces morts ce sont battus pour nous, en voyant la guele de notre pays aujourd'hui, ils doivent se retourner dans leur tombe. Quel gachis! Bref sinon quel voyage Mister Jack!

Hi Jack , glad to know you're back home ! Say hello to your wife .
The weather is not much better here ,we have been flooded this morning after a tropical storm .....

It has been a week since I landed back home. Some rest and a hurricane was all I needed to get me back in stride.

I am beginning to collect data and will be posting more details on the technical aspects of the trip.

Here are a few tid-bits.

Days away from home 58
Days driving corvette 42
Number of gas stops 54
Different Hosts 43
Countries visited 10

Miles driving corvette 7,490
Miles on trains 800
Miles on ferries 930

Air miles 7,650

Total miles traveled 16,870

Would I do it again ? You bet !

Mileage and repair details next report

Jack

PS The wife was very happy to have me home !

Jack Panzica a écrit:...Jack

PS The wife was very happy to have me home !

I understand! it was a very good trip!

Yes , you will do it again may be shorter , but with your wife sure ! Michele will take here to the shoe shops !!!
Glad you are back home . How are your dreams ?
Hope to see you next year or later !

I am beginning to collect data and will be posting more details on the technical aspects of the trip.

Here are a few tid-bits.

Days away from home 58
Days driving corvette 42
Number of gas stops 54
Different Hosts 43
Countries visited 10

Miles driving corvette 7,490
Miles on trains 800
Miles on ferries 930

Air miles 7,650

Total miles traveled 16,870

Would I do it again ? You bet !

Mileage and repair details next report


[B]Mileage Report


327/250 L-79
M-20
3.70 rear
stock Holley
300.000 miles on original engine , matching #'s drive train

7,490 miles driven data is plus or minus 1%

Cost $5,022 US dollars 3,863 Euros


Cost per mile $0.68


Average miles per gal 13.4


Average price Gas 1.80 Euros per liter $8.85 Gal US


Oil used 5 Qts 7,490 miles 1,500 per qt.


Oil change 5 Qts no filter $200 $20 Qt.


Tolls about $200




Only one repair needed !


Repairs 1 outer u-joint half-shaft No Charge NCRS.nl
Andre Boer Dutch Corvette Collection did repair.




Insurance and shipping approximately $10,000 (insurance $2,000 two months)


This number can be reduced by choosing different methods of shipping. I will go into detail on next post on the logistics of shipping your car to Europe.


Jack

Average price Gas .77 Euros per liter

Do you mean 1.77 €/L ?

Leshark81 a écrit:

Average price Gas .77 Euros per liter

Do you mean 1.77 €/L ?

Yes something like that. You know I don't speak French !

Can you go and fix the other 7 forums for me.....

Going out for gas for the snowblower, I will post photos of me in French Corvette Club shirts shoveling snow.

Jack

If it looks cheap it ain't a french price

Is the snow a gift from Sandy ?

Jack Panzica a écrit:
Insurance and shipping approximately $10,000

Wow this is absolutely a huge price !!!!

euh,
c'est le camion a blackcorsaire avec une de ses copines qu'il a peint dessus :submarine: