Charlie and Vee

Today I was totally surprised as I was sitting in the swing reading.  Into the yard rode Charlie and Vee on his 3 wheeler pulling a trailer.  They had left Phoenix on July 9th and had been to a World 3-wheeler rally in Missouri, the annual bikers rallye in Black Hills of South Dakota, into Montana, Idaho and now here.  They were still to visit their kids in California before returning to Phoenix.  He had designed and constructed his three wheeler using a 250 ci chevy 6 cylinder with dual one barrel carbs and a 4 speed tranny.  The rear axle was from a corvair and had been reversed in some fashion to work on his trike.  Of course he had all the gauges one would want plus customized seats.  He said he had been working on it off and on for five years.  He had just retired and they had decided to treat themselves to a long road trip.  We hadn’t seen him since he moved to Phoenix in 1998 and we had no idea he was in our area.  He could only stay a couple of hours but we sure enjoyed his visit.