AMAZON夏の陣 蒲郡遠征��
- AMAZONと仲間達
- by suna
- 2010/07/20 火 20:16
やっと長かった梅雨が明けました。梅雨明け最初の3連休に「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮは、愛知県蒲郡市の「ラグーナ蒲郡」まで遠征をしてきました。「ラ・メゾン ヒストリックカーミーティング」というイベントに参加したのです。会場の「ラグーナ蒲郡」は、素晴らしいヨットハーバーなのですが、実は、隣接するリゾートマンションを１２３ＧＴのOさんが所有しており、ちょっとリゾート気分を味わいにお邪魔したというわけです。とはいえ、３連休の初日は案の定、東名高速は大渋滞。「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮは、渋滞を予測して、午前４時に東京を出たのですが、浜松手前から40Km以上という大渋滞に阻まれて、すっかり真夏の太陽が照り出した炎天下で立ち往生。前後左右のクルマは、「当然の様に」窓を締め切り、エアコンをガンガンに効かせて渋滞に耐えているのですが、こちらは、三角窓も両サイドウィンドウも全開、、、。（完全にストップすると、ドアも開けて、、、）噴出す汗を首に巻いたタオルで拭い、シートバックのビーチタオルは、汗でぐっしょり、、、。まるで、衆人監視の拷問ショーみたいです。ただ、以前ならば、確実にオーバーヒートでギブアップだったエンジンは、電動ファンを全力で回しているとはいえ、水温計は、85度以上にはならず、何とか持ちこたえています。しかし、片道300Km余りの約半分で大渋滞。すでに5時間以上もかかっているので、Ｏさんに電話で相談。浜松で高速を降りて、Ｏさんが、以前から気にしていた、豊川で買い手を捜している１２３ＧＴのオーナーのお宅で合流することにしました。この２トーンカラーの１２３ＧＴ、4年もの間、一度もエンジンをかけていないそうですが、何と一発でエンジンが始動、クモの巣が絡んではいるものの、意外に何とかなりそうなコンディションでした。結局、Ｏさんは、１２３ＧＴを「もう１台」確保する決断を下して交渉成立。「・１２２」ＡＭＡＺＯＮと２ショットを撮ったりしてから、海岸線の道を走り、「ラグーナ蒲郡」に到着したのは、お昼を回ってしまいました。「ラ・メゾン ヒストリックカーミーティング」は、翌日１８日（日）なので、Ｏさんがヨットを出してくれることとなり、何十年か振りにヨットでクルーズ、、、。と、出航準備をしているところに、やはり「ラ・メゾン ヒストリックカーミーティング」に参加予定だったＰＶ５４４のＫさんと共に東名渋滞を蒲郡に向かっていたＭさんから電話。なんと、ＰＶ５４４のウォーターポンプ故障で、ラジエターが損傷し、リタイヤ、、、とのこと。ＰＶ５４４を工場に運び、レンタカーで蒲郡に向かう、、、とのことなので、ちょっと心配しながらも、とりあえず、爽快なヨット・クルージングを楽しみました。
The rainy season has finally come to an end and my ・122 Amazon set off during the 3 day long weekend to Laguna Gamagori. I went down to participate in the La Maison Historic Car Meeting. Laguna Gamagori is a beautiful yacht harbor and Mr. O with his 123GT owned a room in the adjoining apartment so I went down to enjoy the summer mood. The trouble was getting there. Being the 1st day of a 3 day weekend, I left my house at 4am but got stuck in a 40km traffic jam around Hamamatsu. The cars around all had their windows tightly rolled shut and were fully airconditioned, but my ・122 had all its windows down including the little triangle windows. When the traffic came to a complete stop, I even opened the door to let some air in. In the past, my ・122 would have definately gone down with overheating but even with the water temperature rose to 85C the added fan kept things under control. After 300km and 5 hours, I decided to call Mr. O and we decided I would get off at Hamamatsu and stop by to see a 123GT that was one sale that Mr. O had been keeping his eyes on for a while in Toyokawa. It turned out to be a 2 color 123GT. The engine had not been used for 4 years, but with a turn of the key, the engine kicked in. There were plenty of spider webs but the car seemed in good condition and Mr. O decided to buy the car. We then proceeded to drive down the coast and got to Laguna Gamagori after noon. The La Maison Historic Car Meeting itself was from the following day so Mr. O got out his yatch. Just as we were about to sail out, we received a call from Mr. K who was on his way down to participate in the La Maison Historic Car Meeting in his PV544. Unfortunately, the PV544 had problems with the water pump and the radiator had broken down. So, retire before the rally. They had called a wrecker car and were finally going to make it down on a rental car.
The rainy season has finally come to an end and my ・122 Amazon set off during the 3 day long weekend to Laguna Gamagori. I went down to participate in the La Maison Historic Car Meeting. Laguna Gamagori is a beautiful yacht harbor and Mr. O with his 123GT owned a room in the adjoining apartment so I went down to enjoy the summer mood. The trouble was getting there. Being the 1st day of a 3 day weekend, I left my house at 4am but got stuck in a 40km traffic jam around Hamamatsu. The cars around all had their windows tightly rolled shut and were fully airconditioned, but my ・122 had all its windows down including the little triangle windows. When the traffic came to a complete stop, I even opened the door to let some air in. In the past, my ・122 would have definately gone down with overheating but even with the water temperature rose to 85C the added fan kept things under control. After 300km and 5 hours, I decided to call Mr. O and we decided I would get off at Hamamatsu and stop by to see a 123GT that was one sale that Mr. O had been keeping his eyes on for a while in Toyokawa. It turned out to be a 2 color 123GT. The engine had not been used for 4 years, but with a turn of the key, the engine kicked in. There were plenty of spider webs but the car seemed in good condition and Mr. O decided to buy the car. We then proceeded to drive down the coast and got to Laguna Gamagori after noon. The La Maison Historic Car Meeting itself was from the following day so Mr. O got out his yatch. Just as we were about to sail out, we received a call from Mr. K who was on his way down to participate in the La Maison Historic Car Meeting in his PV544. Unfortunately, the PV544 had problems with the water pump and the radiator had broken down. So, retire before the rally. They had called a wrecker car and were finally going to make it down on a rental car.
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