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I took the 500 powered El Camino on a little 4000 mile round trip to see family back in IL last week. I’m a little saddle sore (ain’t the golden years great) but I had a good time.

I managed to spend some time with my cousin who is in to 55 Chevys…he’s thinned the herd a bit since the last time I was there and is down to around 10 now. He introduced me to a fella who is a real Mopar guy that has a nice collection of B Bodies and a couple of HEMI powered 30’s Plymouths. I even managed to make one of the little local car shows….those guys really turn out some nice cars during the long mid-west winters.

I think the neatest thing I saw though was one guys 1969 Road Runner project. As I was looking at the car (which needs total restoration) I realized I had seen it before …..when it was NEW. It was bought by the service writer in the Chrysler Plymouth dealership I was working at in 69 for a graduation present for his daughter. It was kind of like seeing an old friend, brought back a lot of memories.

The truck did great, it got 16-17 MPG and attracted a lot of attention. It turns out be one of the biggest cop magnets I’ve built in a while, of course being an old long hair driving a truck with AZ tags up the I 35 drug corridor probably didn’t help matters. I got stopped in Kansas and Missouri, had my information run and turned loose (no tickets).

Sorry no pictures I forgot the camera.

Good trip Mike! After all these years, the cops still look for the long hairs first, don't they?

Bet the guy with the Runner was thrilled to find out some history on his car! By the way, that's the only dang thing the long winters are good for!!!!!

Mike,,down here,if the cops saw you in the Elky,,they would wave,,they would usually pull over a couple of our colored cousins in a BMW with black tinted windows...They would have a better chance of finding illicit ''substances'' in that,than your car..
4000 mile shake down trip??kool..that would have been neat..