Jerry
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St. Jude Donor '05-'06-'07-'08-'09-'10-'11
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Road Trip
Heading out tomorrow on a little 500 mile drive to Bowling Green in my 66. Then back to Birmingham on Friday for a show on Saturday.
Some people think I'm nuts for driving that far but it's much more fun to drive it. Matching numbers, low miles (52k), mostly original, etc, but so what?
Some people think I'm nuts for driving that far but it's much more fun to drive it. Matching numbers, low miles (52k), mostly original, etc, but so what?
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Those who think your nuts are just car owners, not Corvette enthusiasts. Drive the miles and get the smiles! Two weeks ago I drove 217 in one day for a Cruise for Veterans. Your car is a double for my former car I sold in '79. 
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Made it to Bowling Green, 500 miles in just over 8 hours. Made 3 stops, food, gas and gas.
327/300 gets 18mpg on the highway at 75mph, not too bad.
327/300 gets 18mpg on the highway at 75mph, not too bad.
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From: Middle TN by way of KY, OH, VA, IL, CA, FL, NY, SC, HI
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My wife and I did east Tennessee to Reno, Bonneville and back, Not a Corvette but in my 39 Chevy I built. 6218 miles in 18 days. You will have a blast and a lot of thumbs up along the way. All you need is a credit car and cell phone.
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It's a Chevy, simple and reliable, why not? Better to exercise and keep them in shape then keep 'em indoors and letting them deteriorate. Gotta keep the blood flowing through all those electrical contacts and liquid seals! 
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Yep, my first Tour and I'm ready to ride. The wife will be along as co-pilot and we'll be traveling with six other cars in our little group.