“Secret ” Places
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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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Hanger 18–a gem on the side of the road
As I travel around I like to stop at car museums, cars and coffee events, and once in a while I come across an interesting car on the side of the road. This shop really caught my eye. The colors… 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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Visit to Transporter Werks
Back in the post World War II era many German companies were struggling to survive the devastation and destruction that had occurred. One of them was VW, short for Volkswagen, or people’s car. It had been designed by Dr. Porsche… Continue reading
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A Day with John Lawson
We met for breakfast near my hotel as I was driving east and had stopped off near Indianapolis to visit with John. We started off talking about racing and how it becomes a passion for so many of us. But… Continue reading
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White Sands Missile Base
The road out of Las Cruses was a hot one. The temperatures were soaring toward 100. Lucky for me it was that nice dry heat. If you don’t live in a place with dry heat you can always find out… Continue reading
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Things on the Side of the Road – Amazing
It had been a day of frustrations yesterday after discovering some museums were no more and it looked like another one had bit the dust in Oklahoma. Townsend’s Classic & Antique Auto Museum is no more. But… As I was… Continue reading
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Where are the Flying Cars?
If you grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s you might remember all the predictions of just how our future would turn out. It may have been the euphoria of winning the second World War, or just because, at the… Continue reading
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