Re: America trip
Rob...you're driving something other than you 59 'vette, right? It sounds like you have a pretty good trip planned. Corvettes at Carlisle will give you plenty of Corvette sightings. It has been a number of years since I've been to the Henry Ford Museum or Greenfield Village, but it would be worth the trip if your going to Detroit anyway. FtWayne, Indiana also has a nice Corvette Museum. It is a private collection with mostly C-1s and C-2s. I understand the guy owns one of every color of 57 fuelie, but I'm not sure they are always on display. Indianapolis is not too far away, you can stop at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum which has an impressive collection of race cars including the Zora's 57 Corvette SS. From Indianapolis, I'd recommend a drive south to my home state, Kentucky. Louisville (my home town...famous for river boats and horse racing...Kentucky Derby is run there in May at Churchill Downs) is a short hop from Indianapolis, or you can go to Lexington via Cincinatti. Lexington is very scenic also with a horse racing heritage...lots of horse farms with white split-rail fences. The Kentucky Horse Park is open to the public and is home to a couple famous Kentucky Derby winners. Bowling Green is further South and a must see for the Corvette fan. In one town, you have the Corvette and new Cadillac roadster plant as well as the National Corvette Museum. Then there is Nashville, Tennesses..."Music City" only a couple hours south. If you want mountains, Tennessee has them. From Nashville you can cut across the state to Knoxville. There is a huge Corvette show in Knoxville each year, but not until October, however there are parts vendors there...I think Volunteer Vette Products. From Knoxville you can continue east to the North Caolina coastline...Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills where the Wright brothers made the first airplane flight. Continue north to Virgina and back to D.C. This area is rich in American history if you are into that.
Rob...you're driving something other than you 59 'vette, right? It sounds like you have a pretty good trip planned. Corvettes at Carlisle will give you plenty of Corvette sightings. It has been a number of years since I've been to the Henry Ford Museum or Greenfield Village, but it would be worth the trip if your going to Detroit anyway. FtWayne, Indiana also has a nice Corvette Museum. It is a private collection with mostly C-1s and C-2s. I understand the guy owns one of every color of 57 fuelie, but I'm not sure they are always on display. Indianapolis is not too far away, you can stop at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum which has an impressive collection of race cars including the Zora's 57 Corvette SS. From Indianapolis, I'd recommend a drive south to my home state, Kentucky. Louisville (my home town...famous for river boats and horse racing...Kentucky Derby is run there in May at Churchill Downs) is a short hop from Indianapolis, or you can go to Lexington via Cincinatti. Lexington is very scenic also with a horse racing heritage...lots of horse farms with white split-rail fences. The Kentucky Horse Park is open to the public and is home to a couple famous Kentucky Derby winners. Bowling Green is further South and a must see for the Corvette fan. In one town, you have the Corvette and new Cadillac roadster plant as well as the National Corvette Museum. Then there is Nashville, Tennesses..."Music City" only a couple hours south. If you want mountains, Tennessee has them. From Nashville you can cut across the state to Knoxville. There is a huge Corvette show in Knoxville each year, but not until October, however there are parts vendors there...I think Volunteer Vette Products. From Knoxville you can continue east to the North Caolina coastline...Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills where the Wright brothers made the first airplane flight. Continue north to Virgina and back to D.C. This area is rich in American history if you are into that.
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