Road Trips

  • On the Road – secret collections

    As you know I am traveling around the US and looking in at some of the many car museums as I go from state to state.  One of my guides to these is a listing on the web.  It has… Continue reading

  • Nitrogen – its a gas

    As part of my preparation for this road trip I tried out something new.  I went to a local car dealership and had the air in my tires cleaned out and exchanged for nitrogen gas.  I had known that NASCAR… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Las Cruses, NM

    Well I tried.  I waited until nine before I packed my car and paid the hotel bill.  Then I headed up Rankin Highway to see if anyone was going to show up at Chaparral Cars.  I waited until about 9:20… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Midland, TX

    This town in Texas became Midland after the Texas Pacific Railroad situated itself midway between El Paso and Fort Worth.  It has some notable residents. OK, the President and First Lady are from Midland.  Even more impressive is the fact that Jim… Continue reading

  • On the Road – driving to Texas

    Today was a driving day.  Stops for gas, food, and relief, but no museums.  Tulsa to the Texas border was just under four hours.  Then I drove over five more hours to get to my hotel in Midland, TX. Plenty… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Back to the Future 1957

    Today started out as a very rainy and wet day.  Not the sort of day that you want to have if you are planning on pulling a car out of a concrete coffin after it has been buried for fifty… Continue reading

  • On the Road – its OK

    Leaving Arkansas was accomplished this morning.  It was not too far to get to Tulsa.  It took about four hours.  I checked in to my hotel and headed to downtown Tulsa to see what the situation was. I found my… Continue reading

  • On the Road – I are in AR

      By ten this morning I had crossed over from Mississippi to Arkansas.  There is a difference in the scenery I believe.  While there were farms in Mississippi, there seemed to be a lot more in Arkansas.  I took a… Continue reading

  • On the Road – last day in Tupelo

    Today was my day to visit the Tupelo Automobile Museum in beautiful downtown Tupelo – and I mean that.  Tupelo is a charming city at its center.  It is not hard to travel around and find your way.   My hotel… Continue reading

  • On the Road – Tupelo, MS

    The drive to Tupelo was not a long one in a relative sense.  I arrived prior to eleven, but you also have to factor in that I changed time zones.   Again I stayed off the major interstates and therefor was… Continue reading