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Day 1 - 21 April 2003
New Market, VA to Huntington WV - 342 miles
/Virginia/ New Market I-81 south - I-64 west - Covington /West Virginia/ Charleston - Huntingtn
Monday AM, early, Dave Farris is up very early, gives his car the Bar's Leak treatment and it appears to work. Car is running fine!
We're supposed to leave around 8AM, however we have to deal with Pauls Avanti. NAPA store opens at 8AM and Frank Philippi drives Paul up to get hoses Norris breaks out his floor jack and we get to work. Frank Fuller lends a hand, Paul returns with a hose-pipe combo and everything is ready by 9:30 |
Paul Johnson and 3 others work to repair the broken trans lines
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Everyone pitch's in |
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A local NAPA shop helps with a fabricated pipe/hose arrangement. Frank Philippi drives Paul up to get parts.
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All done by 9: 30 |
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With everything's fixed, the group circles for the sendoff invocation
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The trek begins!! |
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 Here we go!! |
Through Virginia, into West Virginia |
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Crossing The Kanawa River through Charleston, WV |
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Some rain enroute / 2 - 3 pit stops |
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Westbound on I-64 to Huntington, WV |
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Arriving in Huntington, 5PM. Local TV 13 there to greet and interview us. |
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| Final mileage 350 |
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A small hospitality get together was held in the motel Lobby
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Dave Bond, distant Potomac Chapter member, arranges dinner for us hosted by the local Stude Club/AACA |
| Local TV 13 at Motel on Return / Chapter will get tape |
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Paul Johnson had also reported a noise coming from the rear axle / called ahead and Dave arranged to have the car worked on that evening by a local friend. Paul returned around 9:30 PM with the large Pinion Nut tightened and the still leaky trans cooling lines sealed
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