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Ya, the car port addition is a top priority. The property is big, on the right of the house is another large yard, driveway of sorts, and storage shed. might build the car port next to the shed. Z car girl kept me entertained while waiting for the rescue truck.... Very nice girl. Local pastor stopped and invited me to the local car show. Zed's prediction of the desolate Nevada highway 93 to Vegas came true.... at a gas stop on that highway, my friend commented when he gassed up the Chrysler - "hey, first time it took thhe whole 40 bucks in gas" I was tired and did not catch the significance of that ... until when we passed the dead steer skull on the side of the road with "next gas 151 miles" ... "i'd turn back if I were you" He didn't quite fill the darn tank! Ran out of gas 15 miles from the closest gas north of LV. Drove the 30 miles round trip in the Z in record time to get the 2 gallon can filled. It was warmed up from my 100+ mph run on the Nevada test road ... Had he put 1 more gallon in it, he would have made it ..... oh well.

Well about time I got to an internet connection... Arrived in NW Arkansas last Friday at 2 am. Z car ran perfectly all the way, however, the Chrysler pulling the trailer started to have overheating problems last Wednesday. I think my friend, the other driver pushed it too hard, overheated it and blew the head gasket. Could only go about 40 miles at a time and then had to let it cool down. Went through very intense tornado weather in Oklahoma City (went thru about 5:30 pm and just missed the tornado & severe half dollar size hail!) I was looking for an underpass to park the Z under, as I was not going to have it destroyed after surviving for 38 years. Fortunately we missed the bad stuff by about 1 hour. The Chrysler with the trailer then decided to die when we got off the turnpike heading for Tulsa. Could not get it going for 4 or 5 hours & spent the night with my car under cover at a closed gas station. Next day, made it within 120 miles of new home & Chrysler died & would not restart. Called for rescue from friend with big Dodge 4x4 to pick up trailer & Chrysler was also towed. Last 90 miles was a torrential down pour ( 2 of my tires were getting very worn from the trip & were hydroplaning in the heavy rain) Also experienced very heavy downpour in Albuquerque when I noticed my front tires were starting to wear & next day rotated the fronts to the back. Dunlops were getting worn but I wanted to make this last trip on them before I replaced them. (was regretting that decision in Oklahoma ... alot) Here are a few pix, I am tired from getting the new house settled and just got the internet hooked up today. Looking forward to exploring the area & meeting Zup in Bentonville. All in all, it was a great trip, except for the end, but the trusty Z car made the trip beautifully & was just a joy to drive. Received many nice comments on the car wherever we stopped. Leaving Washington Desolate road to vegas Vegas Gallup NM Rt 66 Oklahoma Z car fan in Oklahoma Finally some hp to pull the darn trailer! Future winter storage for Z Anti monsoon rain protector for electrical Home!

I just saw this post - been away from this site for a while. I have the '75 FAR car and spoke briefly to your dad about the FAR days. I am going to take the car to Sonoma May 28th - 31st, is he still in the area, would he like to come out and see the car / tell some stories (it's now restored to the Anhueser Busch Natural Light livery, not the FAR livery....)? Talking to guys from "back in the day" makes vintage racing what fun it is!!!! Bob Clucas

Although these frame rails were not in horrible shape, the owner of the car has decided to replace the original rails with thicker aftermarket rails to make the body stiffer to support the additional horsepower the car will have once complete. Our job was to make the new frame rails replicate the original to maintain the overall stock look the customer wants to keep.