I finished the trip today. I left Tupelo about 8am and pulled into Sulphur LA at about 6:30 pm. The car did a great job, no mechanical issues at all! Total was 1149 miles and 35.49 gallons burned for an average MPG of 32.37!

For anyone who hasn't driven the Natchez Trace Parkway, try it. I got on it in Tennessee and only got off to spend the night. I was like having your own highway. I drove for at least an hour and a half this afternoon without ever having another car in front of...

Day two is complete now and again the GT performed flawlessly all day. I covered about 420 miles today and took the tours at the George Dickel and Jack Daniels distilleries. Long and the short is Jack makes a lot but George makes select.

I drove the Natchez Trace Parkway from Tennessee to Tupelo MS and found it to be a great drive. Two lanes, VERY little traffic, it was like having the road to yourself. If you plan to make this drive, be sure to get gas before you get on it. There...

I got off of work a day early and so the trip began today. I only covered about 325 miles but it was a great day. The weather was perfect, around 75 degrees and clear as a bell. I only drove back roads as I left out of Ohio and headed into Kentucky. The roads of Kentucky were made for the GT. Switch backs and S turns through the country made for great scenery and a lot of fun. I enjoyed the tour of the Buffalo Trace Distillery and the Wild Turkey distillery. I can see the cost of "samples"...

Well, After 9 years of living in Ohio it was time to move back to my birth state of Louisiana. In time I'll get back to Texas my home of choice. It took two trips between OH and LA to get all of our "stuff" moved. My wife asked if I was going to trailer my 1970 Opel GT home. It was a good question but it just seemed wrong to trailer a car that I had worked so hard on to recover from years of neglect.

The GT, a 1970 with a fair body and tolerable paint. I built the engine...

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