Car guy Road Trip through the Southwest

[vdk2010]

Leaving Las Vegas in two Mini Vans, we've stopped at the Hoover Dam on our way to the Grand Canyon.

 

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[65sporty]

Thanks for sharing your pic's. Vegas has really changed, I was there for 2 weeks at Nellis AFB. We took 2 B-52's to play with the fighter boys.
When you stopped at Hoover Dam did you take the dam tour?

 

[vdk2010]

Thanks for sharing your pic's. Vegas has really changed, I was there for 2 weeks at Nellis AFB. We took 2 B-52's to play with the fighter boys.
When you stopped at Hoover Dam did you take the dam tour?

Vegas was cool, but not my kind of city. I prefer all the stunning nature and all the National Parks.

No, we didn't do the tour, just walking across the dam. Shoking to see the water lever lso low. I was there about 15 years ago and it was almost full to the top back then.

 

[vdk2010]

From Flagstaff. we headed south, through Sedona, towards Phoenix.

Stopping at the Saguaro National Park in the evening.

 

[MetalManiacAZ]

Sedona is absolutely mind blowing. Next time you pass through there, rent a UTV or Jeep and hit the trails. The Indian ruins and rock formations are stunning. The whole Verde Valley up there is full of beautiful natural sights.

 

[vdk2010]

Unfortunately, we didn't have time for that, but I will next time!

 

[vdk2010]

Leaving Tucson, we drone the Sky Island Scenic Byway. Stunning two hour drive up and down again!

 

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Old Car City USA in White, GA. One of the most amazing places I've ever been to.

I've made more then 1000 photos in the 3 hours I've been there. I wish I had more time, but I forgot about the one hour time defference between Nashville and Atlanta...

These are a few examples of what I've seen today, but I advice everyone to see all the 1045 pictures in my Dropbox. It's amazing!

Old Car City USA, White, GA

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As I understand, there never was a Fury I 2dr Hardtop, right? Is it rebadged or some kind of unicorn?

 

[vdk2010]

For the Fender Tag nerds: It's from the 1969 Imperial 2dr Hardtop.

 

[vdk2010]

Yesterday, I had my Johnny Cash day.

First I went to the Storytellers Hideout Farm, a Farm owned by Johnny for over 33 years. It's a Museum now.
I met some amazing people there and got a private tour and "little" concent from Mark Cash, Johnny's nephew. I wish I could've stayed longer there...

 

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Besides a lot of other cool Johnny Cash memorabilia, they have the original "one-piece-at-a-time" Cadillac from the music video there.

I was even allowed to sit in it

 

[vdk2010]

After that I went to Nashville. Unfortunately, it was the first Day of summer break os it was crowded with drunken kids... One even almost puked on my feet...

But anyway, I went to the Johnny Cash museum downtown.

I fled the scene as quickly as possible without missing anything inside the museum....

 

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... and went to the graves of Johnny and June outside Nashville.

 

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Earlier this week (sorry for not going chronologically through everything) I made my way up to Memphis from Houston.

I went from Houston to Natchez and Clarksdale and into Memphis.

Driving through the ocean... Say goodbye to this Chrysler minivan... ;)

I spotted this Imperial in a Shell station in Houston. Is it known here?

 

[vdk2010]

Shack Up Inn in Clarksdale, pretty cool place to stay! I liked it!

 

[vdk2010]

I did Graceland in Memphis, but tours start at $80, and I have to say it was not worth it to me...

 

[MetalManiacAZ]

That's so friggin cool! When I was working in Nashville, I wanted to see Johnny and June's house but unfortunately, it burned down a few years ago.

 

[vdk2010]

That's so friggin cool! When I was working in Nashville, I wanted to see Johnny and June's house but unfortunately, it burned down a few years ago.

Ya I know, I would have loved to see that house. But the farm is pretty cool as well!