Hello! New Here

Posted by Xavier Brulez On 2008/7/6 17:31:48

Hi,

My name is Xavier Brulez, I'm 40 years old and I'm living in Belgium ( Europe ) in a small town called Ardooie. It's located near by Bruges ( yeah, the city starring the movie... )
I'm a American Car Addict with allready some Detroit steel in my garage. My first US car was a 1980 Pontiac Firebird Esprit which is still under construcion, followed by a 1991 Pontiac Firebird ( my sunday driver ), a 1987 Chevy Caprice Wagon, a 1999 Dodge Ram1500 Cargo Van ( my daily labourcar ) and since a few weeks... a 1956 Packard Clipper Deluxe.
It's my first real oldtimer, I saw it for sale in a small village and it was love at first sight. The car is still driveable with some minor things to do for passing the technical control. So right now I ordered some things in the US to complete the job. I hope I can drive within a few weeks.
The body is in a acceptable condition, some minor rust at the lower places, the engine runs but makes some ticking noise. Concerning this I will start a topic at the V8 location. The car had been in a barn for 17 years.

I put some pics on the net, located here: Clipper pics

I will pop in here to learn some more about my new baby...

Grtz,

Xavier