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Oct 21, 2016 15:21:38 GMT
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Wow, what an incredible trip. From what I've read of the tough time you've had of late, it's certainly well deserved. I would love to get over to North America at some point, so far I haven't managed to leave Europe but it looks amazing from a petrolhead perspective. Yes the year was a bit challenging. But life is good too. I think onr can have a good time anywhere.
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Oct 21, 2016 15:29:20 GMT
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You must be ready for a holiday by now,Β Absolutely knackered. But happy. Other than Delta Airlines leaving my baggage behind in Detroit. Now this is something to aspire to. This guy (is it just one guy, or a bunch of blokes?) has one hell of a wheel collection! I bloody love it! One guy only. He has collections of wheels and tires like that in all the hangars. Worthy of envy.
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Oct 21, 2016 18:20:49 GMT
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Right. Guess who is back in the UK?? I flew out on Virgin from Heathrow UK to Detroit (my hard case zipper halfway open when I collected my baggage to put it through for St Louis, I lost stuff but hey-ho and fixed case for next leg with big roll of box tape) then Delta Airlines to St Louis (delayed at Detroit) Virgin staff exemplary and Delta staff decent. Return trip St Louis which is turn around spot for the Detroit flight, take off delayed by 45 minutes. This made our 90 minute lay over in Detroit a rush and walked straight onto plane elsewhere in terminal. I also did ductape my case strategically on the return trip as I had spares and new clothes in there plus a 5 way race car oil pump for JohnnyBravon from Dennis. When I got to baggage collection here today...... NO BAGGAGE !! Was told by Heathrow lost baggage guy that I am not allowed to close my bag and try protect the contents from being scattered or pilfered. Seriously tucked off by the situation. As my holiday was Spectacular. Supposedly my baggage will be headed here tomorrow on a next flight and then delivered at home. Back to more photos at George Poteets place. Some of the hangars were just too big, so I did quick walk throughs. Hope they are OK. Sound etc is not good at all but you will het the idea. CLICKY LINKY. ANOTHER ONE. SAME CARS FROM BEHIND. Bedtime now. My clock is so screwed, I have no idea what I need to do.
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Last Edit: Oct 21, 2016 19:05:58 GMT by grizz
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Oct 21, 2016 20:25:49 GMT
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That was fabulous! I just did the entire thread. It's only 4:21 on a Friday afternoon in the USA, so you should be getting ready to have dinner, then MANY BEERS. I love the one line you wrote, where you said you'd had more beer in four days than you would normally have in a year back home. Haha, if you came to Cleveland we could beat that number I'm sure! But the car guy road trip experience? You have taken the top honors in that and there's no way Ohio can even compare to such a kickass travel experience. Priceless. Amazing places and great people. Wonderful write up and congrats on living the dreams!
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That was fabulous! I just did the entire thread. It's only 4:21 on a Friday afternoon in the USA, so you should be getting ready to have dinner, then MANY BEERS. I love the one line you wrote, where you said you'd had more beer in four days than you would normally have in a year back home. Haha, if you came to Cleveland we could beat that number I'm sure! But the car guy road trip experience? You have taken the top honors in that and there's no way Ohio can even compare to such a kickass travel experience. Priceless. Amazing places and great people. Wonderful write up and congrats on living the dreams! I agree Paul. This has to be the road trip of road trips. It was great being in the US with many friends. The hospitality everywhere was magnificent as well. I will miss it. Thank you to everyone involved. My gifts, clothes and knives are still in my baggage in Detroit. Hope to see all my baggage safely this afternoon. I took a small antihistamine (piriton) at 8pm last night and slept 12 hrs straight to 8.30am English time. My body is super sensitive to them. Waiting for Katy to visit later. Nomance going well. Harley my cat is very pleased to have me home too. I fed her, made cuppa tea and came back to bed to carry on waking up. She came straight back up here and is sitting on my lap. Happy cat. Awesome trip. Loads more to write up though. Only on Tuesday now.
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Last Edit: Oct 22, 2016 10:11:15 GMT by grizz
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Oct 22, 2016 10:22:20 GMT
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Right. Time flies....... Miss Katy arrived as I started this update. Last pics from George Poteets for the Hard Core still hanging around. Into The Church. Read it all if you can. I also have a signed copy of a Speed Demon poster, thanks to Steve "Bib Overalls" Lastly, not too many people can honestly wear this license plate bracket on their cars. This concludes one of the many highlights of my trip. The thing is, last year, meeting Rusty Escott - RIP in Waco Texas with his wife Deanna who had been a roady with the likes of David Copperfield, AC-DC and many other big names features right up here. Every person I have met in the USA has enriched my life. I honestly still have to meet an A-Hole. My life is good.
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Last Edit: Oct 22, 2016 10:28:31 GMT by grizz
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Oct 22, 2016 11:59:48 GMT
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In that wonderful place, I spotted something, I wonder what the story is on the mountain bike that hangs on the wall? Looks to be an early to mid 90's bike. Now that ticks every single box I can imagine.
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Oct 22, 2016 19:53:59 GMT
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In that wonderful place, I spotted something, I wonder what the story is on the mountain bike that hangs on the wall? Looks to be an early to mid 90's bike. Now that ticks every single box I can imagine. Guess if you really need to know Paul, we could try find out. Seems the contributions from Thomas' torn down garage "Final Liquidation Sale" don't stop. One of the Mason jars rescued by Dennis Jones on the day for his Debbie has been cleaned up and repurposed as a liquid soap dispenser in their kitchen. Just perfect Dennis. I am hoping to have my baggage delivered with all my "stuff" gathered and found on the trip to start cleaning up and making space in the house by 23.00 which is when delivery is expected. Speaking of repurposing..... The various Southerners and other lovely people I spent time with expanded my pallate so that I now even add Hot Sauce to my scrambled egg. Today out shopping with Miss Katy we found this 760ml glass skull bottle of hot sauce. To become a 12volt LED light on my teardrop trailer. Once the sauce is gone. Hijack over. Back to regular transmission.
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Oct 22, 2016 21:06:06 GMT
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Sooooooooo.... What do you do after a day at Georges place?? Really?? Of course you eat. Driving "uptown" in Holly Springs, Mississippi we passed through every petrol heads nightmare. Blue skies. Red lights. Great friends. Saloon. Whore house. Restaurant. Burger joint. Fooooood !! Phillips was a saloon in 1882 with a brothel operating above. Right on the railroad crossing. Steve, Larry and me. The burgers n fries were just awesome. Nothing new or fake in here. Mud Island bottle made me think of England. Once we were done and my Dr Pepper drained we headed back into Memphis, Tennissee The day it seemed was long since not over. There was more to come. Steve again showed his incredible ability to navigate by the sense of a sewer rat, driving roads he had never driven to get us over to Horn Lake, Mississippi suburbs. We were headed for Paul and Edna Kosma's place. (Google Paul's name and Bonneville salt flats racing) Turns out Paul has an interesting history too. He and Edna met at art school and she still does metal work. He used to work for Harley Davidson and used to service the 12 HD's that Elvis kept for friends to use. First thing we saw driving up onto his drive is this beauty. Greeted warmly by Paul we see these jewels. His large garage filled with machines packed in tightly, still used to make specialised parts for landspeed record cars and bikes. Had this for years. Restored by himself. The "World Bike" a basket case Ariel he restored with parts off Ebay from around the world. Remember the blue first impressions roadster on the drive?? It has its own history. Much of it also on the Salt Flats. Want to go for a ride in it ? asked Paul Did I mention the day was not yet over? CLICKY LINKY: Guess Karma was truely smiling on me. After a fond farewell and an invitation to come back we all set off back to Arkansas. You guys keeping up ?? Its still Tuesday..... WTF??
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Last Edit: Oct 22, 2016 21:16:29 GMT by grizz
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Oct 22, 2016 21:51:20 GMT
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A++++++++++++++++ So cool, and scrambled eggs with hot sauce. Yep
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A++++++++++++++++ So cool, and scrambled eggs with hot sauce. Yep Thanks Paul I guess that means you approve. The A++++++'s made me laugh. I felt the same way up to this point despite serious sleep deprivation.
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Locally in the UK my baggage was delivered by City Sprint just after 10pm last night. Unopened. Thankfully. So all the bits I brought back for myself and various others made it. Back to photos and little snippets of my trip. Leaving the Kosma's we headed back to Arkansas. Sun setting over the Mississippi river. And on to Trumann where Larry Henderson and his wife lives. He retired from being an agricultural representative and owns a built car and is also building another. Steven and Larry at it in his shop. After coffee and a chat we headed back to the motorway toward Jonesboro. Via a Chinese Eat all you want buffet and then back to Steves place and his shop. Steve is an accomplished machinist and makes his fair share of parts and bits for his cars. And his driver. The man and his toys. Eventually it was late and bed time. Wednesday I would be off to see some more people along the way and make my way up to Fayetteville to Clem and Kim Johnsons place.
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Oct 24, 2016 21:04:34 GMT
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Wednesday morning I was up early again. Not slept much so far on this trip. Fortunately LuLu the dog did not care and tucked down with me. When Steve and wife Belinda got up we had tea, showered etc then I packed the Challenger and followed him out to Presleys for a breakfast with extra bacon.then to Harbour Freight to get some mini welding magnets and a few other bits. After our good byes I went to McDonalds for WiFi and Steve set off into the sunset or was it sunrise ?? I was headed to Searcy to see Ta2Don and deliver some things I had brought over for him. Lunch was great in the back office of O'Reillys. Donz truck he had finished for Clems shindig this year. Unfortunately his wife had gotten ill. So he had to stay home. Always liked me a short bus. Made it to Fayetteville in late afternoon to Clem and Kims. Bomp (Greg) had arrived a few days before from Oregon Kim had made a real home cooked dinner with the most deliriously awesome beef briskett I have ever tasted. Southern hospitality. She is after all a Texan. After dinner we just sat and shot the breeze in the alcove. Then a little drink or two and into the lazy lounge with at least three of the cats. Clem and Bomps company soon had me relaxing to the point where I was told to go to bed......... Last year I slept downstairs. This year upstairs. A pair of rooms with 360' views that are Kims painting studion. Of course I was awake by 03.00 again.
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Last Edit: Oct 24, 2016 21:44:34 GMT by grizz
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Oct 25, 2016 18:16:43 GMT
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Next morning it was up early and fown to the shop to feed Fritz and Gus. Set out work for the day followed by a hearty American breakfast. "Pepper" this year with a sick fuel injection system. Still a lovely truck, one Clem never plans on selling. Although you primarily see 60-66 Chevy C10's of all shapes here, Tubatrucks.com will restore or build anything to your specification. So this Ford should be no surprise. Patina look outside but chassis, running gear, firewall and cab floor etc all fully restored and repainted. Waiting its turn. Imported "Dog Bomb" specialist Bomp imported from Oregon. On duty. SEMA 2017 we are led to belive. Knowing the builder, I have no doubt it will be great. Stocks for future use.
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Last Edit: Oct 25, 2016 18:27:01 GMT by grizz
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Oct 25, 2016 19:28:54 GMT
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Still here!
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Oct 25, 2016 19:35:34 GMT
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ditto
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retrolegends
Club Retro Rides Member
Winging it.....Since 1971.
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Oct 25, 2016 20:20:19 GMT
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And me! That's my kind of gravel the bottle top kind! π Lovin the Radio Flyers
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1974 Hillman Avenger 1500DL1992 Volvo 240SE1975 Datsun Cherry 100a flying custard1965 Hillman SuperMinx Rock N Roller1974 Austin Allegrat Mk1 1.3SDL1980 Austin Allegro Mk3 1.3L1982 Austin Allegro Mk3 on banded steels2003 Saab 9-3 Convertible 220bhp TurboNutter1966 Morris Minor 1000 (Doris) 2019 Abarth 595C Turismo (not retro but awesome fun) www.facebook.com/DatsunCherry100a
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Oct 25, 2016 20:34:30 GMT
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And me! That's my kind of gravel the bottle top kind! π Lovin the Radio Flyers Interestingly, one is Radio Flyer, the other is a Mercury...... Never saw one before. Bottle tops, like many other items, including thenFairie lights made from Impala tail lights are typical of Clems creativity. He also built a new fence around "Clems Cut" which is a small garden and storage are that houses a massive fire pit, chairs and spares....... More about those later.
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Oct 25, 2016 23:04:01 GMT
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Me too - enjoying it
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And me! That's my kind of gravel the bottle top kind! π Lovin the Radio Flyers Glad you guys are still here. It had become a bit quiet on all the forums I post on and thought maybe guys had had enough now. And the time it takes to upload and post etc, could be spend doing other stuff if people had moved on. Back to Thursday, Friday, Saturday at Clems.
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