Mr. Wolf: “The Rover’s new home is up in Jenner, which is a cute little village right where the Russian River flows into the Pacific. It’s not much of a town – a small gas station and a coffee shop – and Kamal’s place is really off the beaten path. You pass through “town”, go another ten minutes on the pavement, then about 20 minutes on dirt. Perfect Rover country. He has only driven the Rover once, across Redwood City, then he left the country for most of the summer. I’m excited for him to come back and get to know the Rover.”

Mr. Wolf reports: “The Rover did about 200 miles over two days – about 30 on the freeway, the rest on gorgeous twisty roads through the valley and up the coast on Highway 1, with plenty of dirt roads mixed in. It never missed a beat.”

“With all windows open, cowl vents and “tropical” roof vents open, it’s like driving along in a very loud pergola. I even got to use the heater going through foggy SF and across the Golden Gate!”

“It was loud, the steering was vague, and there wasn’t exactly an abundance of horsepower… And I just couldn’t stop smiling.”

Mr. Wolf: Drove it up and down the street – at a glance it seems to be running strong & happy! A bit of an oil leak on the top side of the engine, and the left front swivel pin housing needs to be rebuilt – it’s dumping gear oil into the brake drum. I’ll put some miles on it to check it all out, then get it up to Philippe to have him fix the leaks.

The circle is nearly complete.