New but not - Finally found a good one!
Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:40 am
Some of you know me, others don't, but that's part of the fun of it all!
I've known Adam (themixer) for a long time, and have spent countless hours in recent years wrenching, sanding, grinding, assembling, and most importantly, drinking in the garage where a Beretta of some kind has been a permanent fixture in the background. I've always liked GM's from the late 80's and early 90's and between Adam and meeting a good amount of the Beretta community in Biloxi and Ocean City finally pushed me into purchasing one.
However, I'm picky, and patient when it comes to cars and when it was suggested that I contact Matt (oldtimer88) as hearsay was that it was still for sale. Needless to say after a lengthy conversation all of my Beretta woes were erased and the planning was started to bring the car across the border. As Matt has talked about the car extensively in other posts I just have to say that it was everything he said it would be and the ride home was both comfortable and issue free (no one understood why I was travelling to NC to drive a 28 year old GM back 24 hours but that's okay). With some excellent support from Geoff (heavywoody) and Jon (3X00-Modified) and Amy on the way and Matt coming through on short notice with the one piece of paper that would have stopped the entire trip dead in it's tracks, it only reinforced how tight knit and supportive this community really is. It was also the best possible introduction to the Beretta community that my co-pilot and cup holder could have asked for and I can't thank everyone enough for that.
Now that my export/import is complete and the work can begin! The car will see some attention in the coming months and years to improve on the few things that it does need to be near perfect again. I'm already looking forward to next June.
James from Canada
I've known Adam (themixer) for a long time, and have spent countless hours in recent years wrenching, sanding, grinding, assembling, and most importantly, drinking in the garage where a Beretta of some kind has been a permanent fixture in the background. I've always liked GM's from the late 80's and early 90's and between Adam and meeting a good amount of the Beretta community in Biloxi and Ocean City finally pushed me into purchasing one.
However, I'm picky, and patient when it comes to cars and when it was suggested that I contact Matt (oldtimer88) as hearsay was that it was still for sale. Needless to say after a lengthy conversation all of my Beretta woes were erased and the planning was started to bring the car across the border. As Matt has talked about the car extensively in other posts I just have to say that it was everything he said it would be and the ride home was both comfortable and issue free (no one understood why I was travelling to NC to drive a 28 year old GM back 24 hours but that's okay). With some excellent support from Geoff (heavywoody) and Jon (3X00-Modified) and Amy on the way and Matt coming through on short notice with the one piece of paper that would have stopped the entire trip dead in it's tracks, it only reinforced how tight knit and supportive this community really is. It was also the best possible introduction to the Beretta community that my co-pilot and cup holder could have asked for and I can't thank everyone enough for that.
Now that my export/import is complete and the work can begin! The car will see some attention in the coming months and years to improve on the few things that it does need to be near perfect again. I'm already looking forward to next June.
James from Canada
