Yes we took the main floor tour. It is an amazing place... personally I liked the outside better... the inside is dark and gloomy. What really struck me though - was - since I've just returned from Italy where there are truly amazing 1000 year old structures -- is how fast the exterior of this place is deteriorating! Since much of it is poured concrete or limestone... the building is already losing it's DETAILS... unlike the buildings of early Europe that were carved from marble and granite and have amazing details to this day.

We parked in Carmel - and strolled around... when we came back - not only were we having a "car show" with onlookers -- but some guy was painting my car! How fun is that?!?!



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Greggers?

We had to stop by Paul Newman's shop where he and Kyle make the chassis! This is just a bit inland from Big Sur and on our way to the Hearst Castle... and thankfully Kyle had advised us to visit them EARLY in the day and it gets quite a bit hotter in the afternoon! You could feel a 25* temp drop when we crested some hill and hit the coastal air! Man did that feel good!



My Nomad -- and my '32 -- and my friends Stan and Sue's '32



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That rear end is bad-azz, in appearance if nothing else...:yes:

Car looks great, and your "journeys" are awesome. They should follow you around with a camera - it would be better than most of the crap we watch for car shows. The Greg Weld Show! :lol:

Edit - Is that 32 coming to Columbus?!

I can't take credit for that name.

You don't watch movies much do ya.

Nice to see you out having such a great time. Really hope I'll get to see that Nomad one of these days. Love those cars.

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Yeah -- it sucks to be me!

:rofl: :rofl:


The beater mobile.... I've had this old clap trap 13 or so years -- a couple different chassis -- 4 or 5 different motors -- and she still just hums along. Lots of miles on this beast that's for sure... lots of HARD miles!


Interior is OLD Gabe Lopez -- but I built the console and added it later....


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408 Dart Little M based stroker



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At Pebble Beach



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I rented a house at Post Ranch Inn - Big Sur... because there were 5 of us traveling together (Gwen stayed home) and it was easier than getting 3 rooms on the coast like this. Plus they had special trailer parking for us. It's tough to get 3 rigs somewhere all together!

This was the 'morning scene' -- as we were high on a cliff so we were above the fog! Note the deer in the lower left....

In an hour when the sun came up - that fog lifted and we were in a total white out for a couple hours!



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"THE RIGS" ---- at the Madonna Inn -- San Luis Obispo...

If you want to see a friggin freak show --- check out that place on the internet!


We stayed there -- super clean and nice -- but FREAKY! The restaurant was OMG UGLY... but the food was fantastic!! Go figure!




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