Folks,
@Imperialist67, @Analog Kid, @Michael McCoy, and I will be driving our C-bodies from Glen Echo Park (near the C&O Canal, just north of DC) to visit @Ripinator in Germantown and then drive on to the Links Bridge Vineyards for a light lunch (and wine in moderation -- they make really good reds) and a chat outside. As usual with the runs that I organize (cue the Creamery Run and the Potomac Run with the same friends a couple of years ago, or the annual CATL drives), driving big Mopars on small scenic roads is the plan!
I am posting in the hope that others will join us. As always, if the whole trip is too long, feel free to join for just a part of the drive or even just for a meeting. At the winery, I have made reservations for 6-10 folks and the owners know we may be even more.
The date is Oct. 8 from 9:45-2PM. The weather for that Saturday is supposed to be nice: 71F with little chance of rain:
Assuming that @Imps Rule can join us with his GC8 Plymouth, we'll have most fuselage years covered: a 1970 Polara 'vert, a 1971 Sport Fury 4dr hardtop, a 1972 Fury iii 2dr hardtop, and a 1973 Imperial 4dr hardtop. If @Imperialist67 brings his '67 NYer, we'll have a great slab too (if not, then we'll get another '70 'vert as he'll be driving my 1970 TNT in that case).
--> Here is a synopsis of the run (clickable map):
--> And here are some details:
1. 9:45AM: Meeting! @Imperialist67 and I arrive at the Glen Echo parking lot to greet folks.
2. 10AM: Departure! We all leave Glen Echo and head to Rip's place, which we should reach around 10:45AM. To get to Germantown, we will start by taking McArthur Blvd, make a right on to Seven Locks Rd, and then a left onto MD-190 (River Rd) in Carderock Springs, MD:
We will follow River Rd for a while. After we drive through Potomac, we will be in a beautiful and sparsely populated area. From River Rd, we will either make a right onto Esworth Rd and then a right onto MD-112 toward Darnestown (as shown in the map right below), or we will continue on MD-190 until we hit MD-112 near Seneca (right after passing Bretton Woods) and catch MD-112 there. Either choice is beautiful and a great drive.
3. In Darnestown, we will make a left from MD-112 onto MD-28 (called Darnestown Rd), which we will leave shortly thereafter to make a right onto MD-118 (Germantown Rd). We will take MD-118 to Rip's place (located close to Werking Automotive, which is what I show on the map below to preserve our friend's privacy; folks who need the exact address can PM @Ripinator or me). We should be at Rip's place around 10:45AM.
4. 11:30AM: we leave Rip's: After shooting the breeze with Rip, we head to the winery. We take MD-27 through Damascus all the way to Mt Airy, before making a left on the Old National Pike (MD-144). No, we don't take I-70: we take 144, which runs alongside it, all the way to making a right onto MD-75 in New Market.
Just before we reach Libertytown, we make a left onto MD-550 (Jones Rd, which then becomes Woodsboro Rd). In Woodsboro, we make a right from 550 onto Main St., then after 2 blocks a left onto Elizabeth Dt., then after 2 blocks a right onto James St., and then after 1 block a left not Gravel Hill Rd -- which brings us to the winery.
5. 12:30PM: Lunch! We should reach the vineyard around 12:30PM. The owners have a great property on the slopes of the Monocacy River, with indoor seating in case of bad weather, and a super deck for parties such as ours on good days. I have gone there with @Imperialist67 and @Ripinator before, they can vouch for wonderful setting and folks. There is ample parking for our car on the lawn.
I hope that others in the area can join us. With apologies to those whom I am unwittingly forgetting, I am paging in particular local members @Newport Man @Walter Joy @FlintlockDave @69Ragtopfury (would be great to add a '69 for a complete set of fuselages!) in MD, @essextiger in DC, and @Copper1982 @68NewportDDD @68SportFury! @Boomer @Dillon @Jim 68cuda @justthatguy @Michael A. Corley (and also @1970FuryConv from further afield)
In total, we will be out for two hours of driving together (plus driving time to/from Glen Echo) and probably close to 4-4.5 hours in total. Folks who cannot join for the whole run can easily join at the 3 stopping points: Glen Echo Park lot (9:45AM), Rip's (10:45-11:30AM), and Links Bridge Vineyards (12:30-2PM).
@Imperialist67, @Analog Kid, @Michael McCoy, and I will be driving our C-bodies from Glen Echo Park (near the C&O Canal, just north of DC) to visit @Ripinator in Germantown and then drive on to the Links Bridge Vineyards for a light lunch (and wine in moderation -- they make really good reds) and a chat outside. As usual with the runs that I organize (cue the Creamery Run and the Potomac Run with the same friends a couple of years ago, or the annual CATL drives), driving big Mopars on small scenic roads is the plan!
I am posting in the hope that others will join us. As always, if the whole trip is too long, feel free to join for just a part of the drive or even just for a meeting. At the winery, I have made reservations for 6-10 folks and the owners know we may be even more.
The date is Oct. 8 from 9:45-2PM. The weather for that Saturday is supposed to be nice: 71F with little chance of rain:
Assuming that @Imps Rule can join us with his GC8 Plymouth, we'll have most fuselage years covered: a 1970 Polara 'vert, a 1971 Sport Fury 4dr hardtop, a 1972 Fury iii 2dr hardtop, and a 1973 Imperial 4dr hardtop. If @Imperialist67 brings his '67 NYer, we'll have a great slab too (if not, then we'll get another '70 'vert as he'll be driving my 1970 TNT in that case).
--> Here is a synopsis of the run (clickable map):
--> And here are some details:
1. 9:45AM: Meeting! @Imperialist67 and I arrive at the Glen Echo parking lot to greet folks.
2. 10AM: Departure! We all leave Glen Echo and head to Rip's place, which we should reach around 10:45AM. To get to Germantown, we will start by taking McArthur Blvd, make a right on to Seven Locks Rd, and then a left onto MD-190 (River Rd) in Carderock Springs, MD:
We will follow River Rd for a while. After we drive through Potomac, we will be in a beautiful and sparsely populated area. From River Rd, we will either make a right onto Esworth Rd and then a right onto MD-112 toward Darnestown (as shown in the map right below), or we will continue on MD-190 until we hit MD-112 near Seneca (right after passing Bretton Woods) and catch MD-112 there. Either choice is beautiful and a great drive.
3. In Darnestown, we will make a left from MD-112 onto MD-28 (called Darnestown Rd), which we will leave shortly thereafter to make a right onto MD-118 (Germantown Rd). We will take MD-118 to Rip's place (located close to Werking Automotive, which is what I show on the map below to preserve our friend's privacy; folks who need the exact address can PM @Ripinator or me). We should be at Rip's place around 10:45AM.
4. 11:30AM: we leave Rip's: After shooting the breeze with Rip, we head to the winery. We take MD-27 through Damascus all the way to Mt Airy, before making a left on the Old National Pike (MD-144). No, we don't take I-70: we take 144, which runs alongside it, all the way to making a right onto MD-75 in New Market.
Just before we reach Libertytown, we make a left onto MD-550 (Jones Rd, which then becomes Woodsboro Rd). In Woodsboro, we make a right from 550 onto Main St., then after 2 blocks a left onto Elizabeth Dt., then after 2 blocks a right onto James St., and then after 1 block a left not Gravel Hill Rd -- which brings us to the winery.
5. 12:30PM: Lunch! We should reach the vineyard around 12:30PM. The owners have a great property on the slopes of the Monocacy River, with indoor seating in case of bad weather, and a super deck for parties such as ours on good days. I have gone there with @Imperialist67 and @Ripinator before, they can vouch for wonderful setting and folks. There is ample parking for our car on the lawn.
I hope that others in the area can join us. With apologies to those whom I am unwittingly forgetting, I am paging in particular local members @Newport Man @Walter Joy @FlintlockDave @69Ragtopfury (would be great to add a '69 for a complete set of fuselages!) in MD, @essextiger in DC, and @Copper1982 @68NewportDDD @68SportFury! @Boomer @Dillon @Jim 68cuda @justthatguy @Michael A. Corley (and also @1970FuryConv from further afield)
In total, we will be out for two hours of driving together (plus driving time to/from Glen Echo) and probably close to 4-4.5 hours in total. Folks who cannot join for the whole run can easily join at the 3 stopping points: Glen Echo Park lot (9:45AM), Rip's (10:45-11:30AM), and Links Bridge Vineyards (12:30-2PM).
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