Car Stuff
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On to Barstow–Looking for Route 66
I left Lake Havasu City and headed toward California. The road was long and the day was hot. But you knew that. As I drove along Route 66 would be mentioned on signs. I thought about what that road once… Continue reading
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My Last Stop in AZ–LC Engineering
Its going to be hot today. Very hot. No more tongue in cheek comments about dry heat. These are record-breaking temperatures. I have plenty of water in the P71 and I keep two chilled bottles in the console. Today I… Continue reading
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Road Trips–Disappearing Museums and HOV
So I really enjoyed the Penske museum and who wouldn’t. It was time to check out some of the other ones listed in the Phoenix area. Next on my list was the Scottsdale International Auto Museum. It was set to… Continue reading
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Phoenix Arizona–Rising from the flames or carbonizing under the Heat
Today I had a list of three museums to visit. My first choice (mostly because it was opening the earliest) was the Penske Racing Museum in Scottsdale. There are lots of towns around the city of Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Surprise,… Continue reading
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The Missing Bullitt Dodge Charger
I completed my drive to Arizona and stopped at the Pima Air and Space museum. I spent hours there wandering around the amazing display of aircraft. It is quite the historical record of the flying machines of the military. Then I… Continue reading
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Heading to Arizona and finding things on the side of the road…
I had a good nights rest and was eager to turn west toward Arizona. Not that I didn’t like New Mexico, but I have a lot of miles to cover and the P71 was anxious to get to the next… Continue reading
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Albuquerque and the Unser Racing Museum
I had at least two more hours of driving ahead of me before I would reach Albuquerque. It gave me time to see some more of the New Mexico countryside . After an hour or so I decided to take… Continue reading
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Truth or Consequences–Busted
I left Las Cruses on the early side so I could take the back roads some before jumping on the Interstate heading north. I went through the pecan orchards. Acre after acre. It was really something to see. I think… Continue reading
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Midland, TX–Tribute to Jim Hall
I don’t mind saying that Jim Hall is one of my heroes. In the 1960’s and 1970’s he seemed magical. He was doing things with race cars that just blew everyone away. It all came out of his shop in… Continue reading
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Cadillac Ranch
In 1974 three members of the Ant Farm, an “art group” created what is known as Cadillac Ranch by taking about ten examples of Cadillacs (1949-1963) and burying them, nose first into a field just outside of Amarillo, TX. Since… Continue reading
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