Grace on her maiden voyage with a few special stops!

Tim got hungry and I wanted to try out a local joint.
Fratello's!
This is where the very first C body show was held..all 7 cars!
But for today just 2!

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I met a Marine Corp vet Mike.
Boy this guy an tell stories!
He took me to a tiki bar down by the lake for a drink.
It did rain and suddenly the sun came out
Two rainbows!!!

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Well its timecto pack and get some rest.
Gota hit the road early to avoid Chicago morning rush hour traffic.
Hang in here folks..more to come and still a couple more stops to make
 
Gassed up and left at.......440....am to beat the Chi-town morning rush traffic.
Went through with no issues.

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Once I was outa the metropolis I stopped for breakfast, used the free wifi,etc.
This joint was closed, so went yo Cracker Barrell.


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So who is in Royal Oak?
@detmatt !
Paid a visit and introduce him to Grace and I checked out his amazing woodworking projects.
Wood or metal, he has the hands for it!

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Suppertime and then last leg to get home!
I prefer to support local diners.
Besides some of these greasy spoons have the best food and service!
Had the roast beef dinner. Oh so good!
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That car is spectacular! Thanks for stopping by and letting me see it and It was great to see you too pal!
wish I would’ve had more time to spend.
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detmatt said:
That car is spectacular! Thanks for stopping by and letting me see it and It was great to see you too pal!
wish I would’ve had more time to spend.
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Thank you for taking time away from your work to hang out.
I needed a break from the road construction and idiot drivers.
Every road to the Canadian border was torn up and multiple detours.
To get to smooth roads I had to leave the country!!! Ha ha ha!
 
I am home safe and sound.
I am blown away that Grace did not give me any trouble despite a drinking problem at the pumps!
13 MPG and ran out of time to calibrate the fuel gauge with the Meter Match.
Guage is out by 1/4 tank.
1/4 is half tank when I fill up she takes 12ish gallons.
Bought site unseen,drove her only a few times before winter set in.
Prepped for the trip, I had no time to daily drive her.
Tagged on Thursday, loaded up and hit the road Friday.
It was 12:20 AM when I rolled in .
1519.23 miles!!!
 
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I want t thank everybody that I seen along the way.
Even made some new friends.
Grace still needs a few small things and will post updates in other threads.
Turn signal switch, rear vent switch, calibrate fuel guage, and more detailing here and there
Thanks for following!

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First voyage was Volo/Chicago, then Syracuse..and now Grace and I are in New Jersey!!
Here for my annual pilgrimage to Steve Hobby's and help him with Blue Diamond 62 New Yorker.
Fuel injected 413, with a A518 AOD trabs and whel disc brakes.
Factree air car too!

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Yes I got to see the gorgeous Grace in person as she and Lea stopped by for a quick bite/beer and car-talk on the way to Steve's! Glad to hear Steve is hangin' in there, at our age every day above ground is a good one!

So Waygun, C-Barge and Grace have all now "graced" (sorry!) my driveway here in Bingo. Now all we need is my favorite '69 fusey in the fleet to visit us - next time? Hope you & Steve had fun, and eMail some pics of our visit if you can! Cheers!
Roger A in NY
 
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