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  • The P71 visits ADTR!

    We were on our way out of Los Angeles and it was the one chance we would have for the P71 to meet ADTR – the source of many of its magical parts. Chris has been very helpful with all… Continue reading

    The P71 visits ADTR!
  • Sacramento and the California Automobile Museum

    I left the wilds of Danville and headed further north to Sacramento to visit the California Automobile Museum. There current facility is being stretched to the max, but good news, by 2015 they will be in a larger and nicer… Continue reading

    Sacramento and the California Automobile Museum
  • Heading North–Blackhawk Automotive Museum

    It was time to leave the Los Angeles area and point the P71 northward.  I had spent a few days around the area and probably could have spent a month, but this is a road trip and it was time… Continue reading

    Heading North–Blackhawk Automotive Museum
  • On the Road–Goodbye California

    California has been a wealth of automotive adventures.  I still have places to write about there, but today I needed to stretch the P71’s legs and get to Oregon. But before I left I was pulled to take a look… Continue reading

    On the Road–Goodbye California
  • Road Trip–things that appear on the side of the road

    I left the Los Angeles area and headed north.  I had a chance to visit with a cousin and his wife in Los Osos, which also allowed me to go up the coastal road.  It was beautiful. As I drove… Continue reading

    Road Trip–things that appear on the side of the road
  • The Nethercutt Museum

    Out in Sylmar is an auto museum that will absolutely stun you with its majesty.  Here is a collection of some of the most impressive examples of the automobile industry from the early twentieth century.  They have cars from later… Continue reading

    The Nethercutt Museum
  • The Petersen

    There is no automotive museum quite like it.  The Petersen publishing company’s legacy and homage to California automotive history and culture. I had the good fortune to have an entre to this gem of a museum by none other than… Continue reading

    The Petersen
  • The P71 Decides

    The P71 is a great car.  It gets more looks than a Ferrari – in a different sort of way.  The valet guys call it their favorite car.  Sometimes it has a mind of its own. This afternoon it decided… Continue reading

    The P71 Decides
  • Tustin, California and the Marconi Automotive Museum

    With Chip Foose and Jay Leno having blown me off…  just kidding. I took  drive to Tustin, to take a look at some 70 collector cars put together by Dick Marconi.  He moved his family from Indiana in the late… Continue reading

    Tustin, California and the Marconi Automotive Museum
  • It’s Not My Fault

    Look I know that I’ve revealed some of the special powers of the P71 to you folks, but really it has nothing to do with all the heat that is now where I am staying.  I kept the speed down… Continue reading

    It’s Not My Fault