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P71–Some breathing for the Road Trip car
Chris at ADTR.net has been extremely helpful in terms of guidance and as a source for parts to improve the car that I purchased from CM AutoWerkz. The car itself has been great and the preparation work done by the… Continue reading
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Factory Five 818–Coming Alive
The Wareham, Massachusetts company has built success upon quality and integrity of design that has resulted in it being the most prolific kit car maker in the history of kit cars. Calling their product a kit car hardly does justice… Continue reading
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More Roadside Gems
As I continue my travels around the US this summer finding out about more car museums and facilities I also continue to come across these gems from time to time: This was a beauty of a Studebaker pickup truck sitting… Continue reading
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Ride to Nowhere or Weedsport, NY–whatever comes first
When I was a young lad and it was a weekend when my father was at loose ends he might ask me if I wanted to go for a ride with him. I would ask him where we might be… Continue reading
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By the Side of the Road
Sometimes what you come across on the side of the road defies description: Continue reading
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Where are the Flying Cars?
If you grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s you might remember all the predictions of just how our future would turn out. It may have been the euphoria of winning the second World War, or just because, at the… Continue reading
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Road Trip Gems
There are times when you are interested in locating a top automotive museum to see some classic cars on display in probably better shape than they left the assembly line when they were manufactured. It is amazing to see how… Continue reading
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Cars & Coffee
It can have many names, but quite often it is called simply: Cars & Coffee. It might be the first weekend of the month or the second, or it could be a weekday night, but it is a chance for… Continue reading
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What is Engineering and What is Art
After breakfast on Tuesday I hit the road in the P71 anxious to get some real highway miles on it. Come June when the Big Road Trip will start it will be a long time before this car sees the… Continue reading
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Cars Without Oil? Is this guy dealing with a full deck?
In his wish for cars that will “go coast to coast without using s drop of oil” President Obama may as well ask for cold fusion and perpetual energy. He is asking for the laws of physics to be suspended.… Continue reading
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