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Wishing all of our good friends in Canada a most Happy Thanksgiving!

This past weekend, a group of friends who are car enthusiasts took a short Fall Cruise down a stretch of Historic Route 66 between Dwight and Pontiac, IL. It was a gorgeous, sunny and blue sky October day. We had 10 people in 9 cars. I was the sole Z, and sole import for that matter in the group. One guy had an awesome 8K mile 1970 Superbird that was really mint. Other cars included: Factory Five Cobra, '66 Mustang, '71 Torino,'74 Grand Am, '76 Trans Am, '67 Camaro convertible, and a 2015 Mustang. The new Mustang was designated chase car in case someone broke down. Fortunately we did not need to press it into duty. The first stop was an old Texaco Gas Station that was built in 1933. It was the longest operating gas station along Route 66 until 1999. Next stop was a Standard Oil Gas Station built in 1932 and operated until 1975. Both had been restored back to their original condition. We met people from all over. At the Standard Station I met a father and son from Oregon. They were really excited to see my Z and talk about Z's. The son has a '72 Z that was handed down form his aunt, who was the original owner. It was his first car, at the age of 15! Lucky guy. We had lunch at the Old Log Cabin Restaurant which was built in 1926, the year Route 66 opened. The food is really good too. Unfortunately I did not get a picture of it. We ended the tour in Pontiac, IL. We saw the Route 66 Hall of Fame and Museum, along with multiple other museums. Lastly we saw the Oakland-Pontiac Automobile Museum. They had some beautiful cars on display. They have 51 cars in the collection. Eighteen at a time are on display and they rotate them periodically. If you are in the area and have the chance, it is well worth the time to take the tour. The Texaco Station had a map of the World, with push pins stuck in it, which showed where where visitors had come from. There was as many visitors from abroad as there were from the U.S. Route 66 clearly has a special place the hearts of travelers and car people from around the globe.

I think that's Blue in the middle.

Glass fuel filters are a safety hazard.

Jim, The article left out the ceremonial apologizing to the turkey and pig before they are slaughtered for the feast.

I do know what "that crap" actually does. No worries. What I don't know is if the "antipollution" version has different camshafts or compression compared to the other engines. Because after all it's mainly compression, camshafts and fuel wich affect ignition timing. And I don't want to use the advance to max till pinging and then back off a bit. I set it to 15° at idle for now (was 5°BTDC before), runs much nicer and easier up in the rev range now.

I think it goes back to 1606 here in New Scotland... early French settlers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Good_Cheer This was ~ 14 years before the Mayflower sailed. Yes we all wear tights and carry batons on Thanksgiving And yes that is Santa Claus with the ham.

Janet made a Pecan pie for today. .thinking of you and Vicki and all the southern gang! Happy Thanksgiving The Pilgrims

Thanks! What do you get when you put a 28 lb turkey and 20 hungry friends and relatives together? Nothing but enough scraps to make a pot of soup out of.... What am I supposed to eat for lunch for the rest of the week now?.. Good thing I love my friends and relatives.

Hi everyone, I added a short YouTube video. Here's the link:

HKSZ: Here's a few links to several articles that address what you're doing. http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6981 http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=4429 http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7291 HTH E