Summer 2012 / LS4 Purchase

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George and Tim drove to Boulder CO to inspect and then purchase the LS4 from Joe Brack. The trip was completed in about 7 days. From memory, it took over 2.5 days of solid driving from Ottawa to Boulder. We stayed with Joe's family and inspected the paperwork while consulting with Paul Fortier and Ron Hunt by telephone.

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Hooking up the trailer, even though wire payment had not yet reached Joe. He and his wife decided we were a good risk. They treated us to lunch and we left in the afternoon.
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Joe, his wife and their dog.
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Colorado license plate on the trailer. We had a lot of difficulty importing this trailer into Canada due to a broken history of origin. It had been registered as Home Made in CO, resetting its date of manufacture.
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Looking east from Boulder, the terrain is pancake-flat.
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We squeezed-in a short afternoon of sight-seeing.
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Some of the initial inspection.
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The narrow strip in the foreground is for glider launches. The airfield is shared with general aviation but the operations are confined to opposite side.
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Daily oil level check on the 1.8L turbo diesel. Fuel economy was incredible, even when towing the trailer and glider on the return trip.
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It was late March, but the weather became unseasonable warm. That's how I (Tim) discovered that my AC had failed since the previous summer. The vehicle was 9 years old at this point.