Driving to Las Vegas east of Barstow. Was that your 1961 going 70 MPH at 10:00 PM?
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Driving to Las Vegas east of Barstow. Was that your 1961 going 70 MPH at 10:00 PM?
I think it was around 9:30 or 10:00 PM Thursday night we were headed toward Las Vegas on the 15 North of Barstow. Out in the middle of the desert at night going 70 miles per hour with dim headlights is a guy in a 1961 Corvette apparently heading for Las Vegas. Brave soul. Glad to see someone actually driving their C1.
Hard to tell the exact color. It looked like this with a hard top. I wonder if he is a forum member?
Hard to tell the exact color. It looked like this with a hard top. I wonder if he is a forum member?
Last edited by Randy G.; 10-22-2016 at 01:10 AM.
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It wasn't me but that's a nice car.
I drove my '61 home 30 miles from Old Town on a pitch black road every Saturday night at 70-75mph for years. Didn't know I was being brave though...maybe a bit crazy.
I was even run off that road at night once at over 60mph by a Plymouth GTX with a distracted driver...
I drove my '61 home 30 miles from Old Town on a pitch black road every Saturday night at 70-75mph for years. Didn't know I was being brave though...maybe a bit crazy.
I was even run off that road at night once at over 60mph by a Plymouth GTX with a distracted driver...
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This is what horror flicks are made of.
Vintage vette traveling at speed with dim headlights out in the middle of the desert on a barren stretch of highway. You should check the local news archives and see if there was an unfortunate accident way back when in 60's that involved a 61. It is October and approaching Halloween.
Vintage vette traveling at speed with dim headlights out in the middle of the desert on a barren stretch of highway. You should check the local news archives and see if there was an unfortunate accident way back when in 60's that involved a 61. It is October and approaching Halloween.
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Sounds like you saw a ghost car from the past.
Some poor soul lost it years ago on that stretch.... and is still out there driving it, withe dim other worldly lights ........on Halloween.
Some poor soul lost it years ago on that stretch.... and is still out there driving it, withe dim other worldly lights ........on Halloween.
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"He may drive forever
On that desert highway
He's the Vette that never returned"
On that desert highway
He's the Vette that never returned"
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Kerrmudgeon nailed it. My first thought was Ghost Car, too. But the lights in these cars aren't too bad....a huge improvement over the magneto and kerosene lamps on my '15 Ford.....nice and bright in low gear, and as soon as you shift to high, they drop to 2 candlepower as the RPM drops and the speed increases. Sealed beams are a miracle in comparison.
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Driving across Kansas early morning hours in a new 62..lights started to fail and dim....18 wheeler pulled in front and blinked his trailer lights and escorted me to next off ramp truck stop.....brushes were stuck on Generator....That 18 Wheeler is still out there somewhere
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Driving across Kansas early morning hours in a new 62..lights started to fail and dim....18 wheeler pulled in front and blinked his trailer lights and escorted me to next off ramp truck stop.....brushes were stuck on Generator....That 18 Wheeler is still out there somewhere
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When I was a kid, truck drivers were looked up to as professionals and guardians on the open road. They were courteous, helpful, and lead by example. All that is now gone: they are some of the most rushed, distracted, and dangerous drivers out there.
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I think I saw him too!
OK, well actually, this is my 61 at the Halloween theme show this week!
OK, well actually, this is my 61 at the Halloween theme show this week!
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CB's. .. Seems like it was ages ago. Are these still in much use anymore?
John