On October 3, 2021, I added some gas, checked and rechecked the magneto, primed the priming cups and cranked it over. It started on the second pull. Our flight plan? Out of the workshop, up the hill out of the backyard, and into the garage.

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You have no idea how remarkable it is to have experienced this day. It has been a long time coming. But, as I will explain in the next few posts, once the car is assembled and is technically operating, it does NOT mean that it is running correctly.