"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
12/03/2013 at 20:49 • Filed to: Hot Rod Power Tour
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"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
12/03/2013 at 20:49 • Filed to: Hot Rod Power Tour | 3
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My dad is just finishing the restoration on his 1964 Mercury Comet Cyclone. It basically looks like the car above, but that isn't his. Anyway, I've entered us in the Hotrod Power Tour next summer. Runs from Charlotte (3 hours from my house) to the Wisconsin Dells (3 hours from his house). I'm thinking him, I and my 6 year old son hanging out with cool cars for a week. Should be fun. Just need to twist his arm and make him take the time off as he owns his own business and can be twitchy about such things. I figure if he ends up finding a way out of the deal I can polish up the Evo and take that.
Cherry_man1
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 20:52 |
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Hey do you know if it is comming through STL?
desertdog5051
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 21:00 |
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Sounds like a great father/son road trip.
Kugelblitz
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 21:07 |
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What a terrific car. Love the Cyclones.
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f86sabre
> Cherry_man1
12/03/2013 at 21:27 |
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Sorry, no.
Saturday, June 7
Charlotte, NC
Sunday, June 8
Knoxville, TN
Monday, June 9
Charleston, WV
Tuesday, June 10
Norwalk, OH
Wednesday, June 11
Crown Point, IN
Thursday, June 12
Bettendorf, IA
Friday, June 13
Wisconsin Dells
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Cherry_man1
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 21:30 |
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Oh dang looks like a northern route as well. Dang. I was hoping to get in on it if it came by.
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Cherry_man1
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 21:32 |
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Also where is the site link?
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f86sabre
> Cherry_man1
12/03/2013 at 21:39 |
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http://www.familyevents.com/registration
80CobraKid
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 21:41 |
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NO WAY, two friends of my father have that exact same car. '64 Comet Cyclone in Bright Red.
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f86sabre
> 80CobraKid
12/03/2013 at 22:03 |
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Wow! There aren't that many around. My dad has had his since high school. I rode around in it was a wee one. He even found some of my Hot Wheels cars under the back seat during the restoration.
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f86sabre
> 80CobraKid
12/03/2013 at 22:03 |
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Wow! There aren't that many around. My dad has had his since high school. I rode around in it was a wee one. He even found some of my Hot Wheels cars under the back seat during the restoration.
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80CobraKid
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 22:07 |
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Yeah, they are not common. My dad's friends have had theirs for 20 and 15 years. the younger one was the other one's parts car.
Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight
> f86sabre
12/03/2013 at 23:34 |
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I did HRPT '11 & '12. Great time, but my situation was different - hanging out with a car club. We had 6 cars in 2011 and 14 in 2012. Basically a 7 day drunk with little sleep; I needed three days after to recover. But I had a ball and made several new friends. The cars are fantastic and there's always a couple hundred new ones to see at every stop.
I can see how this could be a bonding experience for your three generations. Its a lot of driving and a lot of sitting around. Wash the car, drive all morning, wash the car, parking lot car show all afternoon, evenings watch hotel lot hooning, a little sleep and get up and do it again. To get the most of the experience, I'd recommend you become a Bangshifter - they enjoy a more family oriented, old school hot rod crowd... and in case something should happen to your car they are always more than willing to help out.
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f86sabre
> Gizmo - The Only Good Gremlin, but don't feed me after Midnight
12/04/2013 at 07:13 |
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Thanks for the great info. This is a new one for us, so it will be an adventure.