My Reatta has been sitting in the garage under the cover since I washed it on Dec. 11. I removed the cover today thinking maybe I needed to charge the battery after it sitting for two months. Nope. Before starting the car I checked the battery and it read 12.4 volts. After closing the knife switch I turned the key on and off three times to let the fuel pump run and prime the fuel system. When I turned the key to the start position the engine fired right up like it had been started yesterday. The battery disconnect switch is a good investment for Reattas that are going to be sitting for long periods of time without being started.
My father was assistant chief engineer on the Reatta program. He has since passed away and left me with many photos of early design work spanning 1984 - 1986. Some photos are when they were in the United Kingdom working with Hawtal Whiting on design aspects. Not sure if anyone would have interest in these photos as a historical aspect to go with their Reatta. Unfortunately they are all Kodak prints and not in digital format. I took photos with my cell phone and uploaded a sample of the over 100 photos that I have in total.
Bertimus provided the attached under a newer post. I hope you can open the link:
"Here's a guide to do it yourself:"
http://reattaowner.com/roj/component/content/article/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=89:cassette&id=195:cassette-deck-repair-manual
Absolutely, I am glad there is a forum to keep the Reatta tradition going strong. Maybe I will convince my wife that we should buy a Reatta, have been looking at them online lately.