Car Stuff
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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On the Road–It makes you think…
I was pumping gas into the tank of the P71 here in California and the nozzles are a little bit different. They have this thing on the end that you have to push hard in toward the filler neck or… Continue reading
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On the Road–Just Plain Hot
Saturday morning I headed to Joshua Tree to visit a good friend’s place. What a great drive it was, if only it wasn’t so hot out. Records were being broken this week in places like Death Valley. I was driving… Continue reading
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