Care and Feeding

  • Bowling Green– wait for it–Ohio

    Yes I know all you Corvette fans will be disappointed, but I just had to visit Snook’s Dream Cars in Bowling Green, Ohio. I mean, look at this place!  Its like going back in time, only better.  The entry to… Continue reading

    Bowling Green– wait for it–Ohio
  • Hey, What’s that stuff in my oil?

    It was a nice clear Indiana morning as I drove toward Fort Wayne. The sun was working its way up in the east and the road was clear ahead. There was a crop duster plane doing its thing in the… Continue reading

    Hey, What’s that stuff in my oil?
  • Kokomo–America’s First Car

    With a Beach Boys song in my head I turned the P71 toward Indiana and the city of Kokomo. It started out rather gloomy as I drove out of Illinois.  Several miles later and things started to brighten. I went … Continue reading

    Kokomo–America’s First Car
  • FLAP – How do they do it?

    WARNING!  Ungodly amounts of photos to follow… I was told that I just had to visit this place and I am grateful that I was told about it.  Certainly I have seen my share of wrecking yards, automotive recycling yards,… Continue reading

    FLAP – How do they do it?
  • The P71 visits ADTR!

    We were on our way out of Los Angeles and it was the one chance we would have for the P71 to meet ADTR – the source of many of its magical parts. Chris has been very helpful with all… Continue reading

    The P71 visits ADTR!
  • 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

    It’s Not My Fault
  • 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

    On the Road–It makes you think…
  • 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

    My Last Stop in AZ–LC Engineering
  • 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

    The Missing Bullitt Dodge Charger
  • 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

    P71–Some breathing for the Road Trip car