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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

    The P71 Decides
  • 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

    Tustin, California and the Marconi Automotive Museum
  • 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

    It’s Not My Fault
  • 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

    On the Road–It makes you think…
  • On the Road–Just Plain Hot

    Saturday morning I headed to Joshua Tree to visit a good friend’s place.  What a great drive it was, if only it wasn’t so hot out.  Records were being broken this week in places like Death Valley.  I was driving… Continue reading

    On the Road–Just Plain Hot
  • On to Barstow–Looking for Route 66

    I left Lake Havasu City and headed toward California.  The road was long and the day was hot.  But you knew that. As I drove along Route 66 would be mentioned on signs.  I thought about what that road once… Continue reading

    On to Barstow–Looking for Route 66
  • My Last Stop in AZ–LC Engineering

    Its going to be hot today.  Very hot.  No more tongue in cheek comments about dry heat.  These are record-breaking temperatures.  I have plenty of water in the P71 and I keep two chilled bottles in the console. Today I… Continue reading

    My Last Stop in AZ–LC Engineering
  • Road Trips–Disappearing Museums and HOV

    So I really enjoyed the Penske museum and who wouldn’t.  It was time to check out some of the other ones listed in the Phoenix area. Next on my list was the Scottsdale International Auto Museum.  It was set to… Continue reading

    Road Trips–Disappearing Museums and HOV
  • Phoenix Arizona–Rising from the flames or carbonizing under the Heat

    Today I had a list of three museums to visit.  My first choice (mostly because it was opening the earliest) was the Penske Racing Museum in Scottsdale.  There are lots of towns around the city of Phoenix, Tempe, Scottsdale, Surprise,… Continue reading

    Phoenix Arizona–Rising from the flames or carbonizing under the Heat
  • The Missing Bullitt Dodge Charger

    I completed my drive to Arizona and stopped at the Pima Air and Space museum.  I spent hours there wandering around the amazing display of aircraft. It is quite the historical record of the flying machines of the military. Then I… Continue reading

    The Missing Bullitt Dodge Charger