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The Lane Motor Museum–Nashville
This is the second half of our trip to the Lane Motor Museum in Nashville, TN. In the first part we explored the parking garage and the automotive treasures that are on display there. This installment we will be exploring… 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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PRI2017–Products
There is so much to see while you cover all the exhibits here in Indianapolis. So many familiar products and brands. This show I decided to explore everywhere that I could and share with you some of the interesting products… Continue reading
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PRI 2017 Opening Day in Indianapolis
Another Performance Racing Industry show in Indianapolis and this one celebrates 30 years! The traditional breakfast was very well attended. It included Dave Despain interviewing Chip Ganasi. When it concluded the gates opened at nine o’clock and the showroom floors… 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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Cars on the side of the road
From time to time an interesting car is sighted “on the side of the road”. So here is a small collection that I’ve spotted in the last couple of weeks… The green car is a classic Citroen. A post war… Continue reading
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How About Some Book Ideas?
I know that the Christmas season seems a long way off, but you may as well start thinking about that car person that you need to find a good book for. Here are a few ideas: First off how about… 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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Wild Weekend at VIR
Regular readers know that VIR is my “home track”. By that I mean that it is close to home and a favorite track to spend time at if not actually drive the course. This past weekend (including Friday) was a… Continue reading
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