Road Trip

[Blue90]

I just returned from a 1,445 mile road trip from Portland, OR to San Geronimo, CA.

I lucked out with the weather (i did check beforehand) and only ran into rain in Dunsmuir in northern California.

The rest of the time it was blue skies, wispy clouds and temps in the high 50s. 😎 I went through three mountain passes, the Siskiyou Mountain pass being the highest at about 5,000 feet on I-5.  Much snow on the shoulders but the pavement was dry.

I took the convertible and it handled beautifully.  I had just put on a new muffler.  I got 26.4 mpg and that's with an average speed between 65 and 70 mph, with more than a few episodes of more than eighty mph.

I went to visit some old friends and to meet Marck Barker and a few other Reatta owners in the East Bay:  That turned out to be more interesting and fun than I expected.  

We met at Walt Metz's Garage in Antioch.  There were six of us with our Reattas, plus Walt's collection. 😃

After introductions (I'm always impressed the way different folks end up owning Reattas), Walt gave us a tour of his collection of Reattas and Nash Metropolitans.  I mean really!  Reattas and Nash Metropolitans!

Sometimes I think car people are a little off.  You know what I mean?  But then here I am, an almost 75-year old driving a 30-year old convertible through the mountains of Oregon and California in the winter by myself (Karen, not a collector, decided to stay home), and loving every minute of it.  A good time was had by all.  And then Marck bought us all lunch.

Here are some photos; there are more.

It's always nice to see a line of Reattas.😋

 

[Cargirl]

So good to see you out there enjoying your Reatta with other owners. Very nice photos. My first Reatta was  burgundy coupe, that color looks fantastic with the tan top. 

[DAVES89]

I'm doing a road trip with a Buick... Enclave. Wife say Wisconsin to Texas too far in a Reatta.

[Barney Eaton]

Great to see someone organizing these get-togethers.

 

[Blue90]

Here"s a photo of the group.

[dship]

Reatta owners are always a good looking group!  Any pic's of your road trip...getting there/heading home?

[Ben Bruce aka First Born]

18 hours ago, DAVES89 said:

I'm doing a road trip with a Buick... Enclave. Wife say Wisconsin to Texas too far in a Reatta.

 

 Party pooper, isn't she.

 

  Ben

[DAVES89]

Not exactly as we are taking a long vacation and she wants to bring more then just luggage so the ability to haul stuff is important too.

[MRJBUICK]

Great story a fun read

also love the Maroon and tan great color combination 

and again i will agree a good looking group

 

[Barney Eaton]

Interesting looking at the picture.........all four years, Red and White made up close to 60% of the Reattas built.

In the picture they account for 6 of 12 or 50%.

The 1990 Select Sixty convertible out front is considered rare and collectable with 65 built.

Assuming the Burgundy/tan convertible is a 1990 there were only 68 of those....almost as rare as the SS60.

However the Black/tan 1991 convertible is one of only 23 made.

[Blue90]

The burgundy/tan/tan convertible is a 1990.  Any way to further break down that 68 as to how many had cd player and 16-way seats?

I didn't stop for any scenic photo ops; I was cruising'.

 

[Barney Eaton]

On the 1990 burgundy convertible with tan interior......... 28 had standard seats and 40 had 16 way.

We do not have the data to know the number with CD player.

[Blue90]

Thanks Barney.😋