Bowling Green trip
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Bowling Green trip
Well guys (and gals), I finally made the trip to the factory and museum. My wife had an equestrian event to attend in Murfreesboro Tenn. My cousin lives in Lebenon Tenn. We stayed with them for a few days, the ladies went to the horsey thingy, the guys went to B.G. Unfortunately, the weather was horrible, Friday, the 29th.,rain, fog, and cold. The factory tour was very interesting, lasted a little over an hour. The National Corvette Museum was very nice, saw a lot of cool old vettes and displays. When I get all the pics loaded and edited I'll
post some on this thread later. The down side of trip though....... We went through the area of Tenn. where all the toronados hit a few weeks ago, (4 miles from my cousin's home) what a mess... I really feel bad for those folks. On Saturday, my cousin and I went to a friend of his to help clean up some downed trees. Nice folks..in real trouble....
post some on this thread later. The down side of trip though....... We went through the area of Tenn. where all the toronados hit a few weeks ago, (4 miles from my cousin's home) what a mess... I really feel bad for those folks. On Saturday, my cousin and I went to a friend of his to help clean up some downed trees. Nice folks..in real trouble....
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Yeah the weather was not too good, I actually drove through lebanon on my way to gatlinburg friday. glad you liked the tour and museum 
sorry to hear about all the folks that were hit by bad weather 
sorry to hear about all the folks that were hit by bad weather
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Too bad you didn't go up on Saturday. Beautiful day and you could have joined us at Beech Bend, its a few miles down the road from the Museum
Link to photos of some of us that were there....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1958089
Link to photos of some of us that were there....
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show....php?t=1958089
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It's a goal of mine to one day get there...Have been through the tornado aftermath event, it's a very sad thing.
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A trip to the museum and the factory is always a treat - see new things each time I go to each of those places.
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We took the plant tour 3 summers ago.. I don't recall any reserved spots!! Maybe they were all full??? 
I do recall looking for a spot way out away from everyone... and did get an end spot that satisfied my desire to be parked in a safe location!!
I do recall looking for a spot way out away from everyone... and did get an end spot that satisfied my desire to be parked in a safe location!!
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Seems like each time I've been there, the weather sucked. But, that little matter didn't dampen my fun. I love the museum and the plant tour.
Everyone that owns a Corvette should be a member of the museum. It's our Corvette's legacy.
Everyone that owns a Corvette should be a member of the museum. It's our Corvette's legacy.
