Automobiles
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Museums That Aren’t–and then the Mercedes visitor’s center
I left Leeds, AL, and headed west to Tuscaloosa, AL, and the Mercedes visitors center where they have a modest museum that shows off their cars made in America. The drive wasn’t bad and my GPS took me right to… Continue reading
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Barber Motorsports Complex–Leeds, AL
When you think of Alabama and race cars Talladega will likely come to mind, but one of the finest tracks in the country for road racing is right there in Leeds, AL. About seven years ago I drove out here… Continue reading
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International Motorsports Hall of Fame–Talladega
Talladega Superspeedway is an incredible race track. Known as a tri-oval it is 2.66 miles long with the banking in the corners reaching 33 degrees of angle. It is also the home of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. To… Continue reading
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First Stop in Alabama–Wellborn Musclecar Museum
I left Georgia and Old Car City with a lot of thoughts buzzing about my brain, in a couple of hours I would enter a museum that had classic muscle cars, not in a rusty patina, but most likely, in… Continue reading
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Old Car City–White, GA
Its not a museum in the traditional sense. Its not an auto salvage yard either. It is billed as the “largest old car junk yard known in the world”, and it likely is. The owner; Lewis, Walter Dean (he is… Continue reading
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Darlington
As I pulled into Petty Boulevard I could see the immense track beyond. I had made it to this legendary track to see the raceway’s museum. Darlington is probably the toughest of the high banked raceways on the NASCAR circuit. … Continue reading
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International Motor Racing Research Center at Watkins Glen
I pulled into the town of Watkins Glen late in the afternoon, but that didn’t matter. It was a hot day. The temperatures hit 93 degrees and most people were busy trying to take their window air-conditioning units out of… Continue reading
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The Rolls-Royce Foundation
While the name of Ferrari will bring to mind the melodious howl of a V-12 engine encapsulated by red bodywork that will certainly turn heads, the name Rolls-Royce will turn heads in a very different manner. With model names such… Continue reading
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Norwich, NY and the Northeast Classic Car Museum
Between Syracuse and Albany and south of Utica just off route 23 in Norwich, NY is one of the finest collections of automobiles that you will find in the country. I rolled up in the P71 just as it was… Continue reading
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No its not a bottling plant–the Saratoga Automobile Museum
Some of you may remember the era when art was part of racing cars. The bodies of cars were not just real estate for generating sponsorship dollars. They were canvas for some of the most creative artists of the day… Continue reading
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