Life and Cars
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On the Road from TX to CO
It was time to leave TX and head to Santa Fe, NM, but NM was still having a tough time with wildfires and so we headed to Colorado Springs for a while. You get used to the view of the… Continue reading
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Paris, TX
We had to stop here and see the tower. Continue reading
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Discovered on the side of the Road–Bogata, TX
Another great find as we drove down the road in Texas. We didn’t know it at first, but it was a roadside display of Kravened Kustoms work. Hey, my next Mitsubishi! It is a father and son effort. They produce… Continue reading
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On the side of the road–searching for Gladewater, TX
Nine years ago we had an interesting drive through Gladewater seeing some interesting things and meeting some interesting people. So, of course we wanted to return and see what was still there. Because we were taking a different route we… Continue reading
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PRI 2021–the first day
It has been well over 700 days since the last PRI (Performance Racing Industry) trade show. Last year’s event was cancelled due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This year’s event opened up with the traditional breakfast in the Sagamore Room… Continue reading
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Bob Bondurant 1933 -2021
I used to fly in and out of Phoenix, AZ often for work reasons. After a while I felt that I should see what interesting automotive places there were in the area. One lunch hour I decided to go over… Continue reading
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Muscle Car Memories
An interesting gentleman came by the shop to get some work done on his ten year old Mustang and while he was there he and I had a chance to talk. He and I went to the waiting room where… Continue reading
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Just How Smoky are Those Mountains?
While enduring the isolation of COVID 19 we found a bright spot coming into our future and it was perpetrated by Classic Motorsports magazine. Starting the Sunday of the Memorial Day weekend was this year’s Smoky Mountain Tour. We applied… Continue reading
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Visiting an Old Friend and Making a New One
A few years back I shared my experiences turning a 1996 Miata M Edition into a track purposed car. for me it was a great and fun journey being able to do things “my way” and just focusing on the… Continue reading
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