Potomac Chapter, SDC - Spring Tour 2010
Berryville, VA, Stephens City, Bridgewater, Natural Bridge, Roanoke, Bedford VA, Waynesboro, Va.... home.
Paul & Karen Johnson (64 Convertible), Bob & Ann Devore (64 Cruiser), Bob & Donna Johnstone (64 GT Hawk) Gordon & Sydney Kertzel (62 Lark ), Murray Welsh ( 1950 Champion sedan), Ron Hoff (& Dad) (65 Daytona), Darrell & Ruth Carr ( 55 Champion Sedan), Steve & Mary Walter (56 Powerhawk), Dave & Nadine Farris (59 Lark HT), Jim & Kaye Dowdy (little yella thing)
Potomac Chapter, SDC - Spring Tour 2010
Friday, April 23
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 Paul Thrush & wife Dorothy showed up at our marshalling point. |
 ....with his 1948 Commander over F**D Ranger Chassis.... |
 ..all work by his own hand.... |
 ..even tho his health was not the best.. |
Read more about this fantastic achievement HERE | |
 Getting underway... |
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 We passed by some local festivities... |
 Lunch at Mrs Rowes, near Bridgewater VA |
 Randy Nesselrodt & Chester Bradfield join us... |
Friday evening, at Natural Bridge, VA
 138 stairs down (and up) to the bridge |
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 George Washington & others, carved their initials in the walls |
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 later that evening, Darrell played for us... |
 ..everyone on the hotel balcony evening enjoyed it... |
 ....next morning....
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Saturday, April 24
 Nearing the Visitors Center, Roanoke VA |
 We're met by Williard Hamill, who owns |
 ..an Air conditioned R3 Avanti... |
 At the Center, we visit the O. Winston Link Photographic Museum |
 Inside the visitors Center.. |
 Behind the visitors center... |
The Raymond Loewy Exhibit at the Visitors Center
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We drive over to the Transportation Museum
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Sunday, April 26
Morning at the hotel....
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 Murray Welsh (1950 Champion Sedan) |
 Bob Johnstone (64 GT Hawk) |
 Steve Walter (56 Powerhawk) |
 Dave Farris (59 Lark HT) |
 Darrell Carr ( 55 Champion Sedan ) (5th made..) |
 Bob Devore ( 64 Cruiser) |
 Ron Hoff (65 Daytona) |
 Paul Johnson (64 Convertible) |
 Gordon Kertzel (62 Lark) |
 40K mile original... |
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Leave Roanoke to Bedford VA
....and the National D-Day Memorial
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 This is a short movie of the memorial .....It certainly puts things in perspective |
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....then, we head for ...
 The Peaks of Otter Restaurant on the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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 Quite a climb ... |
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....and then homeward, up the Parkway to Waynesboro...
But we make a pit stop at a watering hole....
(Pics from Paul Johnson)
 We gave a busload of tourists a parade... |
 Everyone was glad to see the cars... |
 ..Especially Shane Brannock, whose father was a Studebaker dealer in Waynesboro... |
| We left the rest stop, drove north on the Parkway, exited at Waynesboro, took Rt 340 North and went our separate ways. Quite a fabulous weekend. Thanks, Paul & Karen |