Category Archives: Road Trip

New Boots

If you’ve been following the blog from the beginning, you may remember my stop at West Coast Shoe Company, aka Wesco in Scappoose, OR.  The reason for my stop there was to get measured for a pair of custom made work boots.  I’ve always … Continue reading

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The Christensen & Stuck #299 B/BFR

As I mentioned briefly back when I was chronicalling my roadtrip to Seattle and Bonneville a little over a month ago…I got the opportunity to help crew on Ed Stuck’s #299 Blown Fuel Roadster at Speedweek, and took advantage of … Continue reading

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Day 16 – Conclusion

Day 16 – Conclusion Waking in up in Grand Junction, I got out of bed and tried to both mentally and physically prepare myself for the last leg of my two week long road trip. I wanted to leave as … Continue reading

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day 14 & 15

Day 14 & 15 Monday was my 14th day on the road, and the end of the second week. I spent most of the day in the pits helping Ed and the rest of the crew repair a broken main … Continue reading

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day 13

Today I spent the day helping out on the #299 Christensen & Stuck B/BFR. I got to sit in the driver’s seat while the car was fired to check it over before the first run. I have to say that … Continue reading

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day 11 & 12

Day 11 & 12 I’ve been out at Bonneville for the last couple of days. I’m helping out a little on the #299 B/BFR, and that’s been fun. The hot rod has gotten a lot of attention out here, which … Continue reading

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day 10

Today I took the relatively short drive over from Salt Lake City to Wendover. Once I got into town, I checked into the motel and relaxed for a bit. Spent the afternoon cleaning up the car and applying Salt-Away. I … Continue reading

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day 9

I woke up in Pendleton, OR this morning. It rained most of the night, and even though I had a car cover on the Model A it still got pretty wet. So the first thing I did was dry it … Continue reading

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day 8

Today I left Seattle and started making my way towards Bonneville. Yesterday I got under the car and changed the oil and filter and greased everything, and got it ready to go. Funny thing happened as I was getting oil … Continue reading

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day 5

Today was the Hot-Rod-Arama, and I got the car over to the show around 10. The sky was overcast, but there wasn’t much rain at the beginning of the show. Lots of bitchin cars down in the lower lot. I … Continue reading

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