Jeff-
I just completed a project in Shipyard this past August and I'm supposed to start another one there in December in the Windward Villiage condo's. I'm a contractor and they need to be refurbished. You'll like Wexford; it's very nice back there, as I'm sure you know. I have a couple of friends that are golf pro's in the area so I get to play Wexford from time to time. -Great course.
There are a couple of car clubs in the Beaufort County area (including Carolina Dreamers that I mentioned above) and there are a number of shows that take place during the course of a year. Actually, there's a lot more going on down there (concerning cars) than I thought there would be. Living in Chicago I became spoiled with all the car club offerings / shows in this area so I didn't expect much when we started living part time in little 'ol HH........but I was pleasantly surprised. In fact, this was the 1st year I took the Cobra down with me in the spring, and I left it there when we came back to Chicago in August. I miss it though! We had Indian summer here in September & October and I could have gotten a lot of drive-time in. Up until a couple days ago, it was warmer here in Chicago than it was down in Hilton Head!
There are a couple of guys down there that know there way around an engine bay. I know what you mean though.........I'll miss my mechanic here in St. Charles if we ever move down to HH full time. My guy started installing so many engines in SPF cars that he actually started buying rollers and selling them out of his showroom. For awhile he was getting them from the Rosen's at Dynamic but he started selling so many of them that now I believe he get's them right from Superformance and is an authorized dealer. He really knows these cars like the back of his hand and is an excellent mechanic as well.
I know one guy on the Island who used to own a Cobra replica and he runs his own auto shop. In fact, he's just around the corner from Wexford & Shipyard (turn right just before the Sea Pines circle and he's down on the left). I can't remember the name of his garage, but it may be Island Motors. There's another guy in Bluffton that has a garage off 278. His shop is called Matt's Auto and he has a blown 454 Chevelle that he races. I've heard he's pretty good, even though he's a Chevy guy.
If you're down in HH during the last friday of the month, look me up at the Main Street Villiage show. I'll have my car there and we can chat. I'll also be at the Concours for at least 1 of the days (probably Saturday). The Carolina Dreamers usually have their cars in the show on Saturday because it's the day for "muscle cars" (versus the cars that are being voted on on Sunday). I haven't decided if I'm taking my SPF to the show or not, but if I do I'll park it in the Carolina Dreamers section. Saturday is also the auction which is a lot of fun. I know a guy down there with a COPO Camaro that is supposed to be on the aution bloc. He's looking to get a million bucks for it, but I told him he'll never get that much at THAT show (Barrett Jackson maybe, but not the HH concours). I wish him all the luck, but we'll see who wins the bet.
