Power went out at the hotel at about 10:00 pm so we had our takeout by iphone candlelight. Power was still out in the morning (no hot water) so we got an early start. Drive was less than 200 miles and went fast. As a result, we made the venue, collected magnets and punched the clock before noon (a record for us). As we had some time I decided to add some more graphite to the speedo cable which was making more noise. Venue:
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Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Bailed out of the venue to check out down town and get some lunch in Colinsville, where we spent the night.
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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More pics of cars in that parking lot courtesy of 200Wins:
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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I started our leg to Memphis as co-pilot:
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Venue:
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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We stayed downtown just off Beale Street. (Same as 2013) Got some good ribs at The Rendezvous:
Took a ride through town:
and checked out the Peabody (missed the ducks):
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Stopped at the "Flying Saucer" - This is half of their taps:
Got some refreshment at Silky's
For some reason they have goats, complete with observation tower (for the goats):
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Beale Street show - A few Bangshifters were invited to participate out of 100 slots.
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Shortly after the gas stop, we made a pit stop at O'reily's for jack stands and a speedo cable (which is an in stock item) as the speedo was making quite a bit of racket. No venue pics of Birmingham but here is one of the speedo work in progress.
>>>>head washing his car in the pouring rain:
Parking lot/sunset:
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Last edited by 74NovaMan; June 26, 2015, 11:14 AM.Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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We stopped for lunch just short of Gulfport and when we got back on the road the speedo stopped working altogether. Funny part was that the odometer still worked. Lots of noise at this point coming from the speedo. We downloaded a speedo app on the phone and kept going. Later I put the old cable back in to see if there was any change and there wasn't. so I pulled the cable out of the housing and reinstalled it and we finished the trip using the phone for the speedo. Venue and accross the street from the venue:
Dinner across from the hotel in Biloxi:
Shameless made a new friend in the parking lot that night:
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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On the way to Gonzales we went through New Orleans and drove down Bourbon Street. The plan was to get lunch down there but the traffic was horrible and the car was overheating. We made our escape and drove north across Lake Ponchatrain. The bridge is about 24 miles long. We were intending to reconnect with the route but the traffic looked horrible so we never really did. Bourbon Street:
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Made it to the venue got our stuff and got out before the rains hit again. No pics. Had dinner with a bunch of good folks and got a decent nights sleep.
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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Long Hauler gathering Saturday morning:
Chris - HRPT Long Haul 03, 04, 05, 13, 14, 15,16 & 18
74 Nova Project
66 Mustang GT Project
92 Camaro RS Convertible Project
79 Chevy Truck Project
1956 Cadillac Project
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