I got my newly restored 41 Town Sedan out yesterday to drive it to two cars shows. One show, I helped organize for Historic Rugby, TN which brought about 40 cars. The other show was the Moonshiner's Run in Whitley City, KY that brought 171 cars with this being the first year. My bluegrass band performered at the Moonshiner's Run and we had a ton of fun. Between the two shows, I drove about 85 miles. The ole girl is doing well. The only problem I've found is a windshield leak at the bottom right corner of the passenger glass and a windshield leak at the top right corner of the driver glass. I'll work to seal that in the coming days. Other than that, she'll cruise at 60mph and 180 degrees all day long. Even during a parade on the 4th, she idled at 180 degrees the entire event. One thing I've noticed, she doesn't run smooth till the engine hits 180 degrees. Once it's there, she runs as smooth as can be. I'm learning her hot starts and her cold starts too. I'm really happy about how well she's doing. For one of my next drives, I want to go from Knoxville, across Hwy 441 across the top of the Smoky Mountains over to Cherokee, NC and back. That'll be 80 miles one-way with a 5,500ft mountain to cross. That'll be a trip...if I make it:)I should make it though since President FDR rode a 1940's limo to the top of the Smokies to dedicate it the park in 1944.
