Just out for a drive

nkaminar

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I got back to North Carolina from Arizona last week. I had a lot of unpacking to do and some cleaning and repair on the RV and house, so the car sat for a while before I could start it. Plus, in the mail, was a love note from the DMV letting me know that I had missed an insurance payment and my insurance was cancelled. In North Carolina they want the tag (license plate) back if the insurance is cancelled. So it took a week to straighten that out.

The 1930 Fordor was up on blocks and had a battery maintainer on it. It was in this condition for 6 months. The gas tank was 3/4 full of ethanol gasoline. The carburetor was run dry when I left.

Today I was finally able to go for a drive on the country roads. It started right up. I drove up into the Brushy Mountains with wonderful views of Wilkesboro far below and the surrounding mountains.

It was really great to go for a drive. What a nice attitude adjustment. I need to do more of that and less of the things that put me in a bad mood.
 
Un-seasonable weather in WNC, for sure. Perfect for a spin.... I had a high of 72 here, though a drive (not in the A) on the Blue Ridge Parkway got my car thermometer down to 55 at one point.
 
Forecast is for 80 degrees here tomorrow. My wife and I will take the roadster out for a spin. Maybe my 51 convert, too.
 
A little bit of that good North Carolina "shine" after the drive always helps adjust the attitude also.
 
Tag Topper for Wilkes County

The 3 X's mean that it was distilled 3 times and can be used as motor fuel.
 

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It was 80 here Monday & the wife & I both had Presidents Day off so we took a all afternoon cruise in our Model A. We had to run the AC (windshield open).
 
Now back to the reality for the rest of us, current temperature is -1! Spring is just 24 days away.
 

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