A year or so ago Forty Niner Pete Hoffman and his 6107 moved from snowy upstate New York to sunny Southern California. (See the Sept. ’09 Times for a photo of Pete’s car) In the Golden State he not only drives the ’49 year round, but has had a series of successes which he recounted in a letter to the Times. Pete started off by saying “My ’49 has been doing great out here. It has six Best of Shows and one of them was outstanding. At a show in Orange County there were 425 cars. The ’49 took Best of Show and I was interviewed for Channel 6 News.” Next, echoing the article in the June ’11 Times on 8 volt batteries as a solution to 6 volt starting problems, Pete wrote: “I just changed the ’49 to an 8 volt battery and I am so happy with the results. It really spins the 331. I bought an 8 volt battery tender to keep it fully charged.”