I've admired and admired this thread. Here's my little Hawaiian beastie. My wife calls it mine. Actually I'm just its caretaker. She bought it from the second owner in '82. "The Bear", as she named it, has been moved to Oahu, Hawaii three times. It's lived and driven up and down the East and West Coast of the mainland (the contiguous 48 states), and across the USA. The Bear has also driven the roads of Italy and Sicily. Often I read the low mileage on fellow owner posts and I'm inclined to shrink into the background. But I'm actually pleased to say The Bear has 234,000 miles of great memories and currently it runs about as nice as it ever has. When maintenance or repair has become complicated I'm pleased to say Herwig at German Car Specialists has been its mechanic since my wife bought it. When we've had it on the mainland, feels best at 80 mph. Sadly, there is no place for that on Oahu. The running gear is original and only one cylinder is a little weaker than I'd like it to be. It gets a lot of appreciation, thumbs up and sincere offers as we drive it around.
