Cars
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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
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Race Legends–Sort of…
So for years I had heard of this outfit called Race Legends, Inc. They had a web site that said that they catered to racing legends that still wished to be involved with public appearances and vintage racing get-togethers. Their… Continue reading
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Ellingson–Leaving Minnesota
I had spent a few days in Minnesota and my last stop was at a place that was an interesting combination of a car museum and a place that sold classic cars. Now some of you might get the thought… Continue reading
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Things by the Side of the Road–Oh yeah, and Windmills.
I continue to enjoy discovering little (or not so little) gems by the side of the road as I drive along clicking off the thousands of miles of this road trip. Here were a couple of vehicles I spotted in… Continue reading
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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
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Guess Where I Am?
I’ve had some interesting stops between Springfield, MN and Pontiac, IL, but I’ll get to those later. This afternoon I made it to Illinois and a museum that is a little special to me. But before I actually got there… Continue reading
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Stella’s Body Shop–Its not what you think…
As I made my way from Pipestone, MN, to New Ulm, I passed through Springfield and (almost) drove past Stella’s Body Shop. Wow, where did this place come from? Prior to this Minnesota consisted of large vistas of cornfields. Cornfields… Continue reading
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Feeling the Love
I had planned to stay in Sioux Falls, SD, for two nights. Frankly I needed the break so that I could recover from all the driving that I’ve been doing lately. When I checked into the hotel they told me… Continue reading
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Things on the Side of the Road
Sometimes its just about driving and seeing what the road itself presents to you. The clouds in a blue sky… People towing their dreams behind them. In Murdo I came across this antique shop that was closed, but had some… Continue reading
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Motion Unlimited–Rapid City, SD
I’ve been looking forward to visiting this place since the beginning of the trip. Its just that I remember reaching it eight years ago and being very pleased with the cars that it had and one that I found special… Continue reading
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