A few weeks ago I was in the USA or a road trip that went from Atlanta Georgia, up over the Appalachian mountains to Gatlinburg/ Pigeon Forge and then to Chattanooga before heading back to Atlanta.
Not surprisingly I managed to take in some car related sights but not until we got over the back of the hired Cadillac being re-arranged;
Day 4. Not so shiny. by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Thankfully it was swapped without too much hassle though we did end up with a Volvo XC60 (felt like a much nicer car to drive) and a series of emails from the insurers that I imagine are going to cost me lots of money at some point.
On the way to Gatlinburg I did some film location shots in Covington that will appear soon but once at Gatlinburg the first port of call was Cooters place, the Dukes of Hazzard museum and a shot in the General;
Some more road trip shots. by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
The full set of pics from Cooters can be found here;
flic.kr/s/aHskUU9SSm
Gatlinburg also had a pretty good film car museum;
Day 6 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 6 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 6 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Full set of Hollywood star cars pictures are here;
flic.kr/s/aHskUU9SSS
Before I get to the car museum highlight of the holiday, here are a few roadside spots;
Day 10. Ruby falls/Lookout mountain. by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 9. Gatlinburg to Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 9. Gatlinburg to Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 9. Gatlinburg to Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 8. Dollywood by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 8. Dollywood by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
And now to the place I think most people on here will enjoy. Before we got to Chattanooga we had booked a tour of Coker Tires. Coker Tires manufacture classic style tyres, steel wheels, wire wheels and wood spoke wheels and at the facility in Chattanooga they store the founder, Corky Coker's car collection.
The tour was free and as there were only 4 of us on the tour we got a really personalized tour and time to have a good look around.
Anyway, enough of the jibba-jabba and on with the pics;
This was built from scratch in 90 days for a film and by the time it was finished the film project was cancelled;
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on Flickr
Thats just a taster, for the full set click here for my flickr page;
flic.kr/s/aHskSRMsZA
Hope you liked what you saw and I will be adding the film location shots once they are processed (if you know what was shot in Covington you will have a good idea what the content will be).
Dave
Not surprisingly I managed to take in some car related sights but not until we got over the back of the hired Cadillac being re-arranged;
Day 4. Not so shiny. by Dave Campbell, on FlickrThankfully it was swapped without too much hassle though we did end up with a Volvo XC60 (felt like a much nicer car to drive) and a series of emails from the insurers that I imagine are going to cost me lots of money at some point.
On the way to Gatlinburg I did some film location shots in Covington that will appear soon but once at Gatlinburg the first port of call was Cooters place, the Dukes of Hazzard museum and a shot in the General;
Some more road trip shots. by Dave Campbell, on FlickrThe full set of pics from Cooters can be found here;
flic.kr/s/aHskUU9SSm
Gatlinburg also had a pretty good film car museum;
Day 6 by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 6 by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 6 by Dave Campbell, on FlickrFull set of Hollywood star cars pictures are here;
flic.kr/s/aHskUU9SSS
Before I get to the car museum highlight of the holiday, here are a few roadside spots;
Day 10. Ruby falls/Lookout mountain. by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 9. Gatlinburg to Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 9. Gatlinburg to Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 9. Gatlinburg to Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 8. Dollywood by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 8. Dollywood by Dave Campbell, on FlickrAnd now to the place I think most people on here will enjoy. Before we got to Chattanooga we had booked a tour of Coker Tires. Coker Tires manufacture classic style tyres, steel wheels, wire wheels and wood spoke wheels and at the facility in Chattanooga they store the founder, Corky Coker's car collection.
The tour was free and as there were only 4 of us on the tour we got a really personalized tour and time to have a good look around.
Anyway, enough of the jibba-jabba and on with the pics;
This was built from scratch in 90 days for a film and by the time it was finished the film project was cancelled;
Day 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrDay 11. Coker tire and downtown Chattanooga by Dave Campbell, on FlickrThats just a taster, for the full set click here for my flickr page;
flic.kr/s/aHskSRMsZA
Hope you liked what you saw and I will be adding the film location shots once they are processed (if you know what was shot in Covington you will have a good idea what the content will be).
Dave
