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Grady, Sorry to see your hard time with the Corvette on your road trip. Maintaining the Corvette is important and necessary for long road trips. I have been driving Corvettes for over 55 years and put almost 300,000 miles on them. I have never broken down or had the cars towed on the road. Glad you had better luck with the Comaro.
Ed
Stephen!!!! OMG, fabulous! Thank you for the pix! You're going to make me look at mine - probably at least 200, some might even have the car in the picture!
Lovely, lovely, lovely. Years ago I had a work trip that started in Darmstadt (sp?) Germany - then drove into Switzerland, stayed in Zermatt, and then to Grnoble, and finally Paris. Fabulous! Thank you, thank you!
For the shorter timers, there was a couple from Switzerland who brought their's over to US a few years ago, and toured about the West. Needed a clutch job...
Here is a link to our 2017 Route 66 run. I've posted this before on CF in hopes this would inspire others to follow with their photo journey on this historic route. To date, I have not seen another post of someone making this run. I know when Doorgunner gets his vette finished this is on his bucket list, and looking forward to joining him on a portion of the route! It was the best and most fun road trip we had ever taken!
Stephen!!!! OMG, fabulous! Thank you for the pix! You're going to make me look at mine - probably at least 200, some might even have the car in the picture!
Lovely, lovely, lovely. Years ago I had a work trip that started in Darmstadt (sp?) Germany - then drove into Switzerland, stayed in Zermatt, and then to Grnoble, and finally Paris. Fabulous! Thank you, thank you!
For the shorter timers, there was a couple from Switzerland who brought their's over to US a few years ago, and toured about the West. Needed a clutch job...
Hi, I'm glad that you enjoyedthe photos and they brought back some memories! Your trip sounds great - I confess we need to do more of Germany and Switzerland!
I could probably bore everyone on here for hours with the hundreds of photos we have! Due in no small part to our long time association with Corvettes of Southern California, we have been lucky enough to tour the US extensively, visiting 30 states, in rental cars, or some rather super Corvettes lent to us by generous friends! But our old '78 has never returned to its homeland, so we are making the most of the great roads we have over here and rack up as many miles as it'll stand!
As you mentioned Paris, you may enjoy these photos, taken during one of our participations in the Traversee de Paris; open to up to 600 vehicles over 30 years old ,the Traversee takes place twice a year, with winter and summer editions. We have done the summer edition three times. Beginning in Vincennes, in the east of the city, it follows a different route each year that usually takes in most of the major sites of Paris - Bastille, Montmartre, Opera, Place de la Concord, Les Invalides, Arc de Triumph, Eiffel Tower etc, before ending at the observatory in Meudon, in the south west of Paris. Great fun!
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Here is a link to our 2017 Route 66 run. I've posted this before on CF in hopes this would inspire others to follow with their photo journey on this historic route. To date, I have not seen another post of someone making this run. I know when Doorgunner gets his vette finished this is on his bucket list, and looking forward to joining him on a portion of the route! It was the best and most fun road trip we had ever taken!
I just took a quick look at the link above (it's been several years). Now the flicker photo log is filled with 5 seconds ads! Sorry!!!
Wow! A great trip! We did a similar thing in 1999, on route to the NCM, continuing to Chicago after the NCM event. I remember so many of the places yo visited - wonderful! We actually got to meet and spend time with Lucille in Oklahoma, what a fascinating lady. Your photos brought back some super memories.
A friend in the UK just did Route 66 in October this year - its amazing how it has changed and developed since we did it and, it seems even since you trip in '17.
Wow! A great trip! We did a similar thing in 1999, on route to the NCM, continuing to Chicago after the NCM event. I remember so many of the places yo visited - wonderful! We actually got to meet and spend time with Lucille in Oklahoma, what a fascinating lady. Your photos brought back some super memories.
A friend in the UK just did Route 66 in October this year - its amazing how it has changed and developed since we did it and, it seems even since you trip in '17.
There is talk that some of the state and federal subsidies to maintain these vintage roads and route signage is being discontinued. Route 66 has a nostalgic pull for those of us growing up during the 50s thru early 70s. When I was applying for a mileage extension to cover the trip, my collector car insurance agent had no idea what Route 66, aka, the "Mother Road" was.
Stephen, I admire your travel lust! Approaching age 76, I find myself slowing down a bit, and particularly avoid driving the C3 at night.
Amazing thread! Perhaps this can me made “sticky.” It is wonderful to see so many road trips in these cars, and as these cars continue to age i suspect there will be fewer road trips, especially with cars (like mine) that have had many unknown owners over the years. You have more confidence in a car that you’ve owned for decades.
Not my Corvette road trip, but another’s road trip.
I was traveling on Interstate 5 from Northern to Southern California.
I stopped for gas in Santa Nella and as I was filling up my truck a gorgeous blue chrome bumper Coupe pulled in behind me.
The owner got out and was admiring his car as I walked into the adjoining store.
When I came out the owner was still walking around his corvette, and I told him how beautiful his car was.
He simply shrugged his shoulders and said “gasoline”? pointing at the pump and his car.
After a quick discussion with his wife she told me they just purchased it and they were driving across country then shipping it to Europe where they lived.
Their problem was, they didn’t know where to put the gas in and failed to ask when they bought it.
I quickly showed the grateful couple who were soon on their way with smiles ear to ear.
There is talk that some of the state and federal subsidies to maintain these vintage roads and route signage is being discontinued. Route 66 has a nostalgic pull for those of us growing up during the 50s thru early 70s. When I was applying for a mileage extension to cover the trip, my collector car insurance agent had no idea what Route 66, aka, the "Mother Road" was.
Stephen, I admire your travel lust! Approaching age 76, I find myself slowing down a bit, and particularly avoid driving the C3 at night.
Regards,
Tom69
Hi Tom
Ha!, I'm only 5 years behind you so I will no doubt be slowing down a little soon! And if not me, the car might think it's time to take it easier without some major work! And at our ages, it's all that working away on the ground or under a lift that ceases to be fun!😄 But I think there is an element of "now or never" in some of our travels.😄
I was surprised by my friends photos from his Route 66 trip, there were so many more "authentic, original" stores, gas stations, hotels etc than when we did it😄 I'm not criticising, it's great to see the road being promoted more. So, I hope that the rumours you mention are not true - as a non -American, I still think its a great view into so many aspects of recent American history.
Not my Corvette road trip, but another’s road trip.
I was traveling on Interstate 5 from Northern to Southern California.
I stopped for gas in Santa Nella and as I was filling up my truck a gorgeous blue chrome bumper Coupe pulled in behind me.
The owner got out and was admiring his car as I walked into the adjoining store.
When I came out the owner was still walking around his corvette, and I told him how beautiful his car was.
He simply shrugged his shoulders and said “gasoline”? pointing at the pump and his car.
After a quick discussion with his wife she told me they just purchased it and they were driving across country then shipping it to Europe where they lived.
Their problem was, they didn’t know where to put the gas in and failed to ask when they bought it.
I quickly showed the grateful couple who were soon on their way with smiles ear to ear.
Ha, great story! Yes, we've come across a few people over here who have about as much knowledge of their cars😄 They love Corvettes, but forget that they are not European cars and are somewhat "different".😄
A short road trip but nonetheless, my favorite. 2004, on our way back from the NCM 10th anniversary. Our youngest daughter, she was eight years old at the time, was riding shotgun with me in 2TONE82. The weather was perfect as we left Bowling Green, bright sunny day. I spotted an eighteen wheeler up ahead and told my daughter to pump her fist as we passed. She asked why, but did it as we passed the rig. To this day I can see the smile on the driver's face as he looked down through the t-tops at my daughter pumping her fist up and down. He let go a good long blast of the horn, followed by a few more as we passed. My daughter loved it and I was pretty happy. I then noticed her leaning up in the seat to see over the dash...she said, "Dad, I think there is another one just up ahead. Think we can catch up to it?". We caught up with every eighteen wheeler between Bowling Green and Huntsville Alabama that day.
Great memory and guess what, my oldest grandson turns 8 this month. He'll get his chance later this year. The first picture is of 2TONE82 at the the NCM in 1999. 2TONE82 was in both of our daughter's weddings so she'll be around awhile. Great thread!
It's All Y'all's fault! After looking at a few slides from my trip I scanned at least 120 slides today from it today, at about 5 min per slide.
I got thru Leadville, Telluride, and am now enroute to the Grand Canyon. I'm willing to post a sampling, but only if All Y'all will commit to viewing them.
It's not a myth. In Nam we doorgunners would make our best friend beneficiary on our life insurance policy,
The carch was...the survivor had to buy a Corvette in memory of his dead comrad. I wonder how many Vettes are "War Memories".
Ya'll stories are bettter than mine, but here's my best one. Driving to the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach about 10 years ago, about 350 miles away, and with less than 5 miles to go, my buddy behind me and says he's gettign a spray on his windshield, which was right at the same time I saw my temp gauge skyrocket. Pulled into a parking lot immediately, and fortunately, another buddy in our caravan was trailering a straight axle gasser, so he backed that off his trailer and we loaded mine up and drove the last couple of miles to the hotel. Also in our group of buddies that weekend were a couple of professional mechanics, and the next morning they were out at my car checking it out before I even got down there. I told them I would never ask them to work on a car while they were on vacation, and that it was already on a trailer, just let me take it to a shop. They wouldn't hear of that, gave me a parts list and said get to the store! Fortunately, it was just a water pump and once I got back with the parts, I think they had it up and going again in about 30 minutes. Not that I couldn't have put a water pump on the car, but these guys could do it blindfolded with one arm tied behind their back faster than I could have.
It's All Y'all's fault! After looking at a few slides from my trip I scanned at least 120 slides today from it today, at about 5 min per slide.
I got thru Leadville, Telluride, and am now enroute to the Grand Canyon. I'm willing to post a sampling, but only if All Y'all will commit to viewing them.
OK, I've updated thru to Telluride. You need to go back up the thread to Post #14. One pic in twice. This is WORK!!! I note 4 likes - the count better go up!
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