Not everyone is willing to drive their street machine hundreds of miles without a plan, a good weather forecast, or even a hotel reservation. The group of guys who sign off on our annual Anti-Tour road trip is small and usually represents the core of guys willing to drive and wrench on their own street machines instead of just wiping them down with a dust diaper. This year was no different. As we struggled to get our stuff on the road, a surly group of readers did the same. And after a long night of wrenching and welding, they showed up to jam with us. Big thanks to the repeat offenders and the new guys who just found out how fun it is to blow away the squares in the fast lane. It was our pleasure to see you guys having such a good time on the road to nowhere. See you in 2010. This year's plan was bumped by the bad economy and LVMS sacking our drag racing date. So instead of hitting Vegas, we went to Phoenix, home of our favorite track, Speed World.This year's plan was bumped by the bad economy and LVMS sacking our drag racing date. So i The "other car" is a '70 'Cuda with a 500-inch Indy-headed engine, a manual-body 727, and a spooled 8 3/4 with a 4.56:1 gear. It should be in the high 10s on pump gas.The "other car" is a '70 'Cuda with a 500-inch Indy-headed engine, a manual-body 727, and The most hard-core guy on the trip had to be Wes Migletz. He brought his awesome and understanding wife, Winny, and then made her sit through a rainstorm with duct tape holding the roof on.The most hard-core guy on the trip had to be Wes Migletz. He brought his awesome and under Before we even moved, Wes' '62 Vette coughed up the water tank. We splatted some JB Weld on the problem and it went away.Before we even moved, Wes' '62 Vette coughed up the water tank. We splatted some JB Weld o We hadn't even had coffee yet. Tech Editor Jeff Smith was the only one to actually get his staff-owned street machine to the Tour. Of course, he owns three Chevelles, two Camaros, a GMC Jimmy, an Oldsmobile F85, and an El Camino, so he should be able to get one running. We met at the CC Shop, early a.m.Tech Editor Jeff Smith was the only one to actually get his staff-owned street machine to 1 | 2 | 3 | » | View Full Article By Douglas R. Glad Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!
