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On the Road – loving LA
Well I don’t know if I love the place, but I’m here. I found a hotel in Pasadena that will be my base of operations for the next couple of days. I need to get to the nearest Mitsubishi dealership… Continue reading
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On the Road – its hot
Did I tell you how hot it is here in Phoenix? When it is 110 degrees in the shade – and there is no shade – its hot. Dry heat or not. If you ever want ot feel how nice… Continue reading
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On the Road – life goes on
Friday morning I said my goodbye’s and got back on the road, this time toward Phoenix. Navigation was quite simple as the GPS directed me to I-10 and told me my next turn was in over 300 miles. The countryside… Continue reading
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On the Road – White Sands Missile Range
Even though it doesn’t have anything remotely to do with cars it was something that I couldn’t pass up. It was a tour of the Missile Museum at the White Sands Missile Range just outside of Las Cruses, NM. Here… Continue reading
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On the Road – secret collections
As you know I am traveling around the US and looking in at some of the many car museums as I go from state to state. One of my guides to these is a listing on the web. It has… Continue reading
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Nitrogen – its a gas
As part of my preparation for this road trip I tried out something new. I went to a local car dealership and had the air in my tires cleaned out and exchanged for nitrogen gas. I had known that NASCAR… Continue reading
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On the Road – Las Cruses, NM
Well I tried. I waited until nine before I packed my car and paid the hotel bill. Then I headed up Rankin Highway to see if anyone was going to show up at Chaparral Cars. I waited until about 9:20… Continue reading
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On the Road – Midland, TX
This town in Texas became Midland after the Texas Pacific Railroad situated itself midway between El Paso and Fort Worth. It has some notable residents. OK, the President and First Lady are from Midland. Even more impressive is the fact that Jim… Continue reading
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On the Road – driving to Texas
Today was a driving day. Stops for gas, food, and relief, but no museums. Tulsa to the Texas border was just under four hours. Then I drove over five more hours to get to my hotel in Midland, TX. Plenty… Continue reading
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On the Road – Back to the Future 1957
Today started out as a very rainy and wet day. Not the sort of day that you want to have if you are planning on pulling a car out of a concrete coffin after it has been buried for fifty… Continue reading
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