Road Trips
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Sacramento and the California Automobile Museum
I left the wilds of Danville and headed further north to Sacramento to visit the California Automobile Museum. There current facility is being stretched to the max, but good news, by 2015 they will be in a larger and nicer… Continue reading
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Heading North–Blackhawk Automotive Museum
It was time to leave the Los Angeles area and point the P71 northward. I had spent a few days around the area and probably could have spent a month, but this is a road trip and it was time… Continue reading
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On the Road–Goodbye California
California has been a wealth of automotive adventures. I still have places to write about there, but today I needed to stretch the P71’s legs and get to Oregon. But before I left I was pulled to take a look… Continue reading
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Road Trip–things that appear on the side of the road
I left the Los Angeles area and headed north. I had a chance to visit with a cousin and his wife in Los Osos, which also allowed me to go up the coastal road. It was beautiful. As I drove… Continue reading
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The Nethercutt Museum
Out in Sylmar is an auto museum that will absolutely stun you with its majesty. Here is a collection of some of the most impressive examples of the automobile industry from the early twentieth century. They have cars from later… Continue reading
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The Petersen
There is no automotive museum quite like it. The Petersen publishing company’s legacy and homage to California automotive history and culture. I had the good fortune to have an entre to this gem of a museum by none other than… Continue reading
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The P71 Decides
The P71 is a great car. It gets more looks than a Ferrari – in a different sort of way. The valet guys call it their favorite car. Sometimes it has a mind of its own. This afternoon it decided… Continue reading
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Tustin, California and the Marconi Automotive Museum
With Chip Foose and Jay Leno having blown me off… just kidding. I took drive to Tustin, to take a look at some 70 collector cars put together by Dick Marconi. He moved his family from Indiana in the late… Continue reading
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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
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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
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