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After quite a heavy hit of car stuff i said to the wife we would have a little break from it. on our last day in Dallas we went to the Texas State Fair, and wow, this was massive and we had such a great day, i actually left my camera at the hotel as i wanted a day just me, Nicholl and living in the moment, i have a few photos but it wasn't a picture heavy day. Its important to find time away from technology and just live in the day without the need to chase around getting photos or being on your phone. and this day was for her.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr GTR, yes please  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr time for some food, chips, plastic cheese and bacon bits.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Honestly, this woman! The car on a road trip is important. but the most important thing is your co-pilot, and i really couldn't ask for a better one.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Texas state fair was incredible. great day out and memories that will last a life time. On the drive home we hit a pot hole, well it was more like the creator that killed off the dinosaurs. i am sure the bottom of the car actually hit the floor. i knew something was broken, the front right felt super loose. it was dark out and getting late, we where just around the corner from our hotel so i just pushed it to see how far i could get the e30. thankfully we parked up, looked at the car, the wheel was damaged and thats all i could really see. grabbed our bags and decided that was a problem for the morning.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr jacked it up and found the issue  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr the spare tyre was really badly dry rotted, looked like it had never been used, could it have been the original? not sure, i chucked the spare on and drove around the corner to a tyre shop. I had the shop chuck the "good" tyre from the wheel that was damaged onto the spare wheel. i left the dry rotted tyre and damaged wheel at the tyre shop.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Went back to the hotel to collect Nicholl and our luggage. went to get some fuel for the car and for us.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr went to see Dick and then hit the road to our next destination, San Antonio!  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr |
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wildrover
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wildrover you should 100% get out and drive, what part of the states are you currently living in? I am in Orange County - just across the county line from Long Beach.
Like you, I started my journey in Northern California - I bought a '78 LeBaron station wagon and drove it all around the west hitting pretty much all the spots you went to.
For many, many years when friends and family would come out to visit we would suggest they fly into San Francisco where we would meet them and then fly home from LA. The itinerary rarely changed - San Francisco, Carmel and Monterey, Yosemite, PCH down to Santa Barbara - home to rest and then drive to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon (you really have to go back... words or even pictures can't do it justice)... After a while, as hard to believe as it may be, you start to take it all for granted.
Looking forward to more of your updates.
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Thanks Ben
I’ve just read this start to finish (well to here anyway) and you make me realize I need to get off my ever spreading backside and do something similar.
I’ve lived out here in Minneapolis for almost 15 years now, and haven’t been quite as bold as you!
A well used car (cough, cough) sight unseen across the US… Crazy!
Keep posting please. Really enjoying (and being motivated) by the read!
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mylittletony thats crazy! hope this brought back some fond memories, what was you doing in that area? 2005 after I graduated, a friend and myself made a plan to drive across the states. We were joined by a bunch of mates for the west coast and a different bunch for the rest... Was utterly, utterly epic. Basic route was fly into SF, drive up to Lake Tahoe, down through Yosemite to Santa Barbara, LA, Vegas, Phoenix, Austin, Houston, New Orleans, Jackson, Memphis, somewhere in West Virginia IIRC, Indianapolis, Chicago, Toronto, Niagara and into NYC. Fly home. Done over 2 months from mid July to mid Sept, in a '69 Plymouth Satellite which my friend ( djefk ) then shipped back! Loads of stories and events which are burned into my memory. One example, we left New Orleans after breaking a 3 day cycle of getting extremely drunk and being horribly hungover, and about 2 days later Katrina hit. We caught some of the periphery as we were driving up towards Mississippi. So I'm reliving some of it vicariously through your thread!! Please keep going |
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wildrover man i do miss that part of the world, it really is beautiful, yesterday we where meant to land in LA for a 3 week road trip, the plan was to do LA - Palm Springs - Sequoia - Mammoth Lakes - Yosemite - Sonora - San Francisco - PCH - LA. Pretty bummed we couldn't go if i am honest. And if we did, i would have arranged to come meet you for some food and a drink! be cool to exchange stories over some good food. munky i plan to try and get to every state in my lifetime, i am actually really looking forward to doing some of the more northern states, especially places like montana and wyoming. mylittletony hahaha sounds like a fantastic trip you done there!! i hope your friend kept the Satellite. i love cars that tell a story and have some sort of soul to them, you just don't get that with newer cars. but i guess thats why we are all here on this forum. ---------------------------- I never updated this yesterday because i locked myself out of my work laptop and i just couldn't be bothered to sit on the phone with IT for them to unlock it so i went out and done some work in the garage. But i am now unlocked and back on here so lets see how many chapters i make it through tonight before i shut the laptop down.
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After we left Dallas we ventured South to our hotel which was perfectly placed halfway between Austin and San Antonio. We had 5 full days in the same place!! was lovely, until i started to relax and then i got very ill (thankfully this was pre-covid) and it just seemed that i had the flu, and that unfortunately knocked me off my feet for 2 days so we only had 3 days to spend between the two cities. unfortunately i wasnt really feeling up for going out for food on these days so all we could do was order in. i was pretty sick of Buffalo wild wings and this point and many of the other fast food places and i being unwell i wanted something a bit bland tasting. found something that i actually wish i could order right now, tasted so damn good i can still remember it to this day.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr On my first full day out of the hotel we went to San Antonio first, we went into downtown, after finding somewhere to park the stallion we then just went for a walk with really only a couple of things on the itinerary i just wanted to go for a walk about and see what we came across.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr This is a war memorial for the Vietnam veterans. San Antonio has so much history regarding the war and also not to mention a very famous war location that we will get to later on in this segment  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr I really liked some of these old bridges!  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We then ventured down and done the San Antonio river walk and stopped off to get some food.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr With our bellies now full we went to check out the Alamo, somewhere i have wanted to see for quite a long time and it really is incredible and just has so much history within those walls. unfortunately you cannot take photos inside the actual Alamo itself but i urge anyone to go there if you ever find yourself in San Antonio  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr On March 6, 1836, after 13 days of intermittent fighting, the Battle of the Alamo comes to a gruesome end, capping off a pivotal moment in the Texas Revolution. Mexican forces were victorious in recapturing the fort, and nearly all of the roughly 200 Texan defenders—including frontiersman Davy Crockett—died.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Thirteen days earlier, on February 23, Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna ordered a siege of the Alamo Mission (near present-day San Antonio), which had been occupied by rebel Texas forces since December. An army of over 1,000 Mexican soldiers began descending on the makeshift fort and setting up artillery.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Over the next two weeks, the two armies traded gunfire, but there were few casualties. Despite being clearly outnumbered, Alamo co-commanders James Bowie and William Travis insisted on remaining in place. The volunteer soldiers defending the Alamo included doctors and farmers, as well as Tennessee frontiersman and Congressman Davy Crockett, who fought in the Tennessee militia.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr The final attack came before dawn on March 6. Mexican troops breached the north wall and flooded into the compound, awakening many of the Texans inside. The fighting lasted 90 minutes, some of it hand-to-hand combat. Bowie and Travis were killed, as was Crockett, although reports differ as to exactly how and when. Several Texans reportedly surrendered, but Santa Anna ordered all prisoners be executed. Only a handful survived, mostly women and children. Historians estimate several hundred Mexicans died.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After the battle, the Mexican army marched east. Meanwhile, Sam Houston, commander of the Texas forces, had been building and developing his army in Harris County. “Remember the Alamo!” became their rallying cry as an urgent reminder to avenge their earlier defeat. On April 21, Texas and Mexico fought again at the Battle of San Jacinto. Texas was victorious this time, and won independence from Mexico, bringing the Texas Revolution to an end. The defense of the Alamo remains a symbol of resistance and revolution. The battle has been immortalized in several TV series and films, including 1960’s The Alamo, starring John Wayne as Davy Crockett. (information taken from SKY History's website)  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After we toured the Alamo and got caught in the gift shop we then stopped across the road to get a drink before heading back to the car and back to the hotel, it was my first day out after feeling a bit rough so i didn't want to push myself too hard as i knew in a few days we where going to be hitting the road again. |
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We woke up when we woke up and went back to San Antonio today, We had just a couple of spots that we planned to go to and luckily they where right next to one another. First on the list was the San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr The San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden is actually located in an abandoned limestone rock quarry in the early 20th century.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr They actually make you buy a photo permit if you have a camera and want to take photos inside this place.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After we left the San Antonio Japanese Tea Gardens (its such a ridiculously long name i feel like i need to write it out fully every time) I was feeling rather hungry, so by this point you should all know by now what's coming next.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr I've noticed this is becoming more and more about what unhealthy food i eat rather than a thread on the e30.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After our little snack we then went on to San Antonio Zoo.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr This is a visual representation on how i felt after my BBQ.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr and because America...  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After this we went back to our hotel had ourselves an early night ready for our next day, this time we are heading to Austin. When in Austin, there was a place i really wanted to go to. After having some time away from a lot of car stuff i figured it was time to get a little bit of automotive artwork back in our life.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Damn i wouldn't mind doing this trip over again in that Bronco!  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr I purchased a couple of T shirts and a new hat as with all this BBQ i was eating i was outgrowing a lot of my clothes. no shame. and off we went, into Downtown Austin.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After struggling with road closures and detours i finally found one of the best parking spots in Austin.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We went to the Texas State History Museum which was full of great history and stories regarding the story of Texas, 10/10 would visit again.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After we toured the museum we walked around Austin to take in the downtown city views.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr As you've already seen we went into the Denver Capitol Building so we wont go into the Austin one. although i did really enjoy the Denver Capitol Building. We skipped along and went to an incredible landmark called Voodoo Donuts.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr unfortunately we got there semi late in the day and stock was low. i cried a little but then the sugar rush kicked in and all was forgotten.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After voodoo donuts we went to an actual freak show. yes that's right a real life freak show, i didn't take any photos in here, i'm sorry, i was just too invested in the show to even remember my camera, and i was scared they was going to pinpoint me in the very small crowd and ask me to do something. you know, like if you're sitting front row at a comedy show.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr we hit the road and headed back to the hotel for the final night. peep my premium audio system in the e30.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr to be honest we used this speaker almost every day on this trip and it never let us down once and actually goes really loud. still have it today and its a bloody trooper. grabbed some take away and got ourselves tucked into our beds.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Next we head East to Houston, just for a drive through and say hello to our friend. Stopped at a local bar, grabbed a beer, watched a whatever sports game was on and some guy turns up in his pick up track with a bbq in the back. You could buy steak and jacket potatoes from him and it was soooo damn good. |
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Aug 22, 2021 11:53:53 GMT
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Are you all ready for another installment?
its been a while as life has gotten busy again. I really wanted to get to the gathering today but i wasn't able to make it, so instead i decided to stay inside and get a couple more chapters on here for you guys.
and here, i state, that 2022 retro ride gathering i WILL drive this e30 there. curse word did i just give it away that the car is actually in this country now!?!?!?
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After our stay on the Eastern side of Houston we got up early for a day on the road, We decided to stay outside of New Orleans in Houma, which was a bit... i don't know how to explain it. but lets just say when i went to bed i was unsure if the car was still going to be in the hotel car park when i woke up.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr The drive there was fairly interesting, we cruised off the interstate and i tried to duck off and go through some of the smaller towns and see what we could see (and try not to get murdered)  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr It was lots of driving over some rather unsmooth unconventional roads and lots of bridges as it was mainly swampland.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We pulled over to get some diabetes in a box. I am slightly craving these right now. Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We pulled over for a few minutes to stretch our legs and i was fascinated by this big ass tree.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We didn't really spend too much time in Louisiana, i kind of wish we spent a few more days there and maybe explored a little more because i am sure this state has a lot of gems to go an explore. After our long day on the road we grabbed some food and called it a night. the next day we got up, thankfully the car was still in the car park, we hopped across the street and got subway and then made our way to New Orleans.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We went and explored the French Quarter, waited up for way too long for some over rated coffee that really wasn't that great.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr I really really loved the architecture down in New Orleans, it was like we stepped back in time. I had heard rumors' that it was really rough and dangerous in the city, but, to be honest, at no point did i feel in danger or notice anything that was slightly sketchy.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr but to be honest, there was quite a big police presence in New Orleans. And these Sheriff clad Harley's where super cool! wish i heard them riding through these old streets, would have sounded glorious.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr e36 owners being e36 owners.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr BRO! DUDE! BRO! We went to the water when heading back to the car to see the historic river boat.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Really wish we spent time on the boat and went for a little cruise up the Mississippi, but we will add that on the list if we ever find ourselves back there in the future.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We only had a couple days in Louisiana as mentioned before, after New Orleans we headed back to the hotel ready to hit the road once again in the morning. This time, we head across the pan handle. |
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We left Louisiana and hit the road, we drove straight through Mississippi & Alabama, in all fairness we where just driving along the coast so there wasn't really much of these states that we actually went through.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We stopped off to get some snacks and fuel for the car, slightly concerning, we must be near Florida.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr once we got into Florida we stopped off in Pensacola to see the beach and the water. This is the first time in a while that we actually had clear skies!!!  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Wasn't too confident on trying to Sushi in this place especially knowing as we still had a few hours of driving still to do. So we decided to try a much classier restaurant.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr After catching all the views at lunch and some mediocre chicken wings we then hit the road again to our destination, Tallahassee.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr We checked into our hotel and went for a little drive, found some cute little park that we had a little walk around now it was slightly cooler in the evening and then grabbed ourselves some more food!!  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr That was all for the night, whilst exploring Tallahassee, i saw there was a pretty cool automotive museum i wanted to go to in the morning. |
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We went to the Tallahassee auto museum and spent almost the entire day there. There really was so much to get lost in here and i had a great day. as always we started the day with food, we decided to head to Einstein bro's for a bagel and a drink and then headed straight for the museum.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr The more you look at this hot rod, the wilder it gets!  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr This hotwheels Camaro looks great, and seeing as we are now in the state of the straight roads i bet it would be a blast to do some stop light drag racing.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr The details on this show winning drag mustang had an insane amount of detail.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Hold up... wait a minute...  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr Some information on the above Camaro: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Trans Am Base Price +$100,000 Yes, its a Camaro! customized by Trans Am. Inspired by the classic chase movie Somkey and the Bandit, the trans am ship built 77 bandit edition Trans Ams with the blessing of Burt Reynolds himself! The revamped Trans Am packs a 7.2 litre, 840 horsepower engine and a hurst close ratio short throw shifter. This Camaro Trans Am was the first one sold to the American public.  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Top Speed: 45mph  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr 1937 Packard Model 115-c Business Coupe. Base Price: $795 In 1921 Warren G. Harding was the first American President to ride in an automobile in his inauguration parade. It was a Packard. In the 1920s, Packard enjoyed supremacy in the luxury car market. Packard retained the reputation as a high priced well built luxury car until 1958 when production was halted. The Packard six, Packard's first six-cylinder engine in ten years, was introduced in 1937. The six conformed to packards reputation for quality and style. They had all0steel body, independent 'safe-t-flex' front suspension and four wheel hydraulic brakes. 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From that number only 55 had bodies commissioned by the Rollston Co, a coach builder in New York. Engine - Straight 8 cylinder with dual overhead camshafts, 4 valves per cylinder, 420 cubic inches or 6.9 litres, 365 horse power (more than twice the hp of any other american made automobile motor at that time). Models with the supercharger engines produced 320hp, 12 quarts of oil.  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zeberdee
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Aug 22, 2021 16:39:47 GMT
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It’d have to be the hot rod at the top .
A big fan of all the little details that go into them .
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wildrover
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Aug 22, 2021 22:56:57 GMT
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It would be a toss up between the GTO Judge and the Model J
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Man, you stayed in Houma?
That's "town" for us, as in "going to town". Ain't good on one end, ain't bad on the other. Ain't a whole lot to do there, neither.
You missed stopping in here by about 23 miles!
New Orleans has a really bad rap for being violent, but the French quarter frankly isn't bad at all as you found out. Pretty much everybody is friendly and very few people will try hustle you, which can't be said for too many big city centers.
Because Louisiana is primarily sugar cane farmland, the interesting bits are few and far between, normally a couple clustered together and then not much else to do. Baton Rouge and NOLA give a couple interesting places to go nose around but really that's something to do in winter.
Phil
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Last Edit: Aug 23, 2021 4:03:49 GMT by PhilA
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It’d have to be the hot rod at the top . A big fan of all the little details that go into them . Yes! that rod was crazy and was great to see out front, really made me want to get in and see what they had inside the doors, it was obviously the most extreme vehicle in terms of styling out of everything, it probably would have looked a bit out of place inside to be honest. Would be awesome to go cruise down a coastal road in it! |
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It would be a toss up between the GTO Judge and the Model J Yeah! that model J must be an incredible thing to experience when driving, although, i would probably rather be in the back and have someone else drive me around! For me, it had to be that blue/green Chevy truck! damn i want a truck. |
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Man, you stayed in Houma? That's "town" for us, as in "going to town". Ain't good on one end, ain't bad on the other. Ain't a whole lot to do there, neither. You missed stopping in here by about 23 miles! New Orleans has a really bad rap for being violent, but the French quarter frankly isn't bad at all as you found out. Pretty much everybody is friendly and very few people will try hustle you, which can't be said for too many big city centers. Because Louisiana is primarily sugar cane farmland, the interesting bits are few and far between, normally a couple clustered together and then not much else to do. Baton Rouge and NOLA give a couple interesting places to go nose around but really that's something to do in winter. Phil Damn, that's crazy! so close yet we never knew. When you sit down and think about how many people you pass on a daily basis and the fact that we are on opposite sides of the world and this random guy was only a few miles from your house at one point and you are now having a conversation with him on the internet nearly 3 years later. absolutely wild. |
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When i was in the Auto Museum shown above i found this photo on the wall and i was hell bent on hunting down this location.  Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr As you can see the photo above shows that it was dated in 2006, so who knows if these trucks where still there, what condition would they now be in and also if i could even get to the location!! so the quest begins... |
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Aug 27, 2021 12:31:02 GMT
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When i was in the Auto Museum shown above i found this photo on the wall and i was hell bent on hunting down this location. Untitled by ben walsh, on Flickr As you can see the photo above shows that it was dated in 2006, so who knows if these trucks where still there, what condition would they now be in and also if i could even get to the location!! so the quest begins... They're still there. 4237 FL-61 maps.app.goo.gl/msWy9b1y2sv7rPwF6Phil |
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misteralz
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I may drive a Volkswagen, but I'm scene tax exempt!
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Aug 27, 2021 12:53:28 GMT
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I think you probably just ruined the suspense there.
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