Road Trips
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It is Time for Another Circuit of America
It’s been nine years since our last adventure doing this. Once again we are starting with a southerly route and our first stop will be in the Cartersville, GA area and peruse the new Savoy Automobile Museum. This museum has… 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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Studebaker on the Side of the Road
We were traveling back from the “Claw of the Dragon and went through a small North Carolina town when we spotted this store that was no longer in business. Off to the right you can see there are some old… Continue reading
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Ancient Ways and Rides to Nowhere
When I was a young lad, prior to obtaining a drivers license and having a vehicle at my disposal, my father would ask me from time to time (usually on a weekend) if I would like to come with him… Continue reading
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Things You Find on the Side of the Road
On our travels back east we came across this sight at a gas stop. These are some great old trucks that they use out front as a display. This old Mack truck is being towed by a White truck. There… Continue reading
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Strange Things on the Side of the Road–Clarence Kansas
If you didn’t know that it was there you would probably drive right by it, but in the small town of Clarence is the most unusual gas station I have ever visited. It is on an intersection and in back… Continue reading
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Things on the side of the road–Delta, CO
Just driving around and as I am heading to a tourist attraction we pass this place: With a squeal of the brakes and a quick u-turn we stop and photograph some real classics. Certainly these are not restored classics, but… Continue reading
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Nashville and the Lane Motor Car Museum
Last week we took a road trip to see the Lane Motor Car museum in Nashville, TN. We had heard about it and knew that it has a special exhibit of “micro” cars until May of this year. After World… Continue reading
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Fast Lane Auto Service–Nashville
The Discovery Channel has a series called Garage Rehab that features Richard Rawlings as the guy who finds and rehabilitates service garages that are in real trouble. He also has a show called Fast n’ Loud that featured his own… Continue reading
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The Smokey Mountains and the Tail of the Dragon
The fall is a wonderful time of year to enjoy the mountains that border North Carolina and Tennessee. The foliage can be bright and spectacular. The roads are fun to drive. We drove the P71 as it is the… Continue reading
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