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I'm planning a trip on the Blue Ridge Parkway next sunday,will be cruising to Mabry Mill, their suppose to have it running grinding corn and what-not.. I hope they'll be making Apple Butta on an open fire and big ole copper pot.. and have the blacksmith shop up and running. Hope to be taking the ole Fleetline. I will take some pictures of the mill and what-not if Yall are interested... I hope to get a picture with my car and Mill in the background...
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So, you have your front glass in? Dow did it turn out?
Yes, we always like pictures.
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It's at the glass shop now Hopefully they will have it ready by the end of the week. I'm hoping for nice weather to. I need to find me some good wipers the arms are good but I ordered the blades from cot40's and there sooooo thin, they don't fit very well and I wouldn't trust them and especially on new glass. I call them Mickey Mouse wipers...I can also get my NOS Casco Visor mounted, I'm gonna try and shoot some clear or a satin clear on my car bring out the black more. Plus it looks better with a wet look, It's not a show car by any means so I think I will age the primer on it before I clear it. my car sits out 24/7 as I don't have a garage to keep it stored in... Yes I will take pictures of the Mill and the other stuff there...
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Drive carefully on the Parkway. The scenery is so exciting you could loose control of the car.  
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Drive carefully on the Parkway. The scenery is so exciting you could loose control of the car. Will do.
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We drove a part of the Blue Ridge Parkway this past spring. Not only is the scenery spectacular, the road is not straight (not even close to straight) and then there are the animals (both human and wild) that think the road is theirs. Concentration is required!
How Sweet the roar of a Chevy four!
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Thanks for that. It all looks great. I went there on a bus tour. Couldn't see much beyond the bus; it rained all of the time.
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Great photo's...Thanks for sharing...There is a guy on ebay that has a whole collection of wiper blades with the arms and everything for your car...About $50 bucks...I bought a set for my '47...They look like new...There still in the box, as I avoid driving in the rain...
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The Blue Ridge Parkway is indeed beautiful at this time of year. Just a precaution: If you decide to get off at some points along the way, some of those points can reveal a rather steep descent. Use a lower gear to help avoid over-heating the brakes. Charlie 
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No problem here sometimes I have to give it gas to down hills LOL, with 4:11 rears that's not much of a problem..
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The Caddy's worth some buck's...Like the way he parks, too...
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Nice pics but what happened to the red wheels ??????
Got to ask also - In the pic of you (I assume it is you) driving, what is the reflective material on the inside of the roof above you ??
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Dick the red wheels are on my truck now. They wonder too much on the highway the tires like to follow grooves in the road, It handles much better with the radial tires.. The material you see came from Lowes in a roll 4ft by 20ft long, It's suppose to help insulate heat plus it looks better than metal since I don't have a headliner in it now... The material looks like small bubble rap with the shiny material on both sides. And yes that's me driving my wifey was snap happy with the camera...
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Great photos and it looks like you had a good time in the Fleetline! I have to get out there one day and see the sights.
Thanks for sharing. Did a little touring with the wife and doggie this weekend too.
-Daryl Scott #45848
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• 1976 Chevrolet C20 Fleetside
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yea daryl we had a good time, The ole car done good. Next time snap some pixs of your outing with the car we, I mean I like pixs...
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