Hotrod46
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Well, I finally got to make a road trip in the T!!!
If youve been following my build thread, you know that I was thrashing hard to get the car finished for a couple of March car shows.
Mother Nature had other ideas though. The Mississippi Street Rod Association show (in Jackson, MS) was on March 13-16, but the weather was downright nasty. Temps around 40 on Friday and a steady cold rain (that bordered on flash floods at times) all weekend. I was pretty down about not getting to take the car after all the long hours I had put in, but didnt want to take a chance on hydroplaning and wrecking on my first road trip. One couple spun their Pro-street truck on I55, but luckily didnt wreck or get hurt.
We did go in my 46 and had a good time, but I sure wanted to take my T.
The next weekend was a lot better. This show was in Jackson, too. It was a one day show (on Saturday) to benefit the Boy Scouts. It was pretty cold when we left at 7:00 AM, but after about 60 miles the sun was starting to warm things up.
By the time we made it to the show (a little over 100 miles) , the sun was bright and the temp was in the 70s.
It was a good show with over 100 very nice cars of all types.
The T seemed to be a hit with everyone that looked at it. I answered a lot of questions and enjoyed the conversations. We won a Producers Pick Trophy. My wife had to hold it in her lap on the way home.
If youve been following my build thread, you know that I was thrashing hard to get the car finished for a couple of March car shows.
Mother Nature had other ideas though. The Mississippi Street Rod Association show (in Jackson, MS) was on March 13-16, but the weather was downright nasty. Temps around 40 on Friday and a steady cold rain (that bordered on flash floods at times) all weekend. I was pretty down about not getting to take the car after all the long hours I had put in, but didnt want to take a chance on hydroplaning and wrecking on my first road trip. One couple spun their Pro-street truck on I55, but luckily didnt wreck or get hurt.
We did go in my 46 and had a good time, but I sure wanted to take my T.
The next weekend was a lot better. This show was in Jackson, too. It was a one day show (on Saturday) to benefit the Boy Scouts. It was pretty cold when we left at 7:00 AM, but after about 60 miles the sun was starting to warm things up.
By the time we made it to the show (a little over 100 miles) , the sun was bright and the temp was in the 70s.
It was a good show with over 100 very nice cars of all types.
The T seemed to be a hit with everyone that looked at it. I answered a lot of questions and enjoyed the conversations. We won a Producers Pick Trophy. My wife had to hold it in her lap on the way home.
