Oh yea, not many 'birds on the Ave at all. Buy there were enough to count on two hands. I wish I had more time to spend when I was up there. The weather was absolutely the best! Partly cloudy, temps in the mid 80's with a slight breeze.
It was great to meet some more fellow 'bird owners. I'm getting quite a list of all the FGFers I've met in person. Three more this time with Paul from TX, Vikki's father, and her daughter who has the car bug installed in her.
She turned away from the camera when I snapped the pic.
The trip up to Detroit was uneventful with a few thumbs up from rubber neckers.
And pullin' into the rest area always draws a crowd. Ya have to know when to cut off the onlookers so you can get on the road again. With the top down the whole trip, I guess I didn't use enough sun screen. Some of my resembles a cooked lobster.
The convertible ran about 220° on the freeway @ 70-5 MPH. In the slow rollin' parkin' lot on the Ave, the temp gauge climbed all the way up to 245° with no ill effects.
There's one part of the Ave you won't outrun the cops if your speeding.
Tom and I agree it was a perk from a drug seizure. And it's a Z06! How would ya like to be assigned that cruiser?
It got better on the return trip that started off 'bout 10:30 pm. It was a clear, full moon lit night with the temps backing down through the 60's. Heading south bound I had the full moon come up over my left shoulder crossing above me the whole trip home.
Not many bugs, and it was almost cool enough to put the top or windows up... as I said, almost.
I just opened up the heater and turned the fan on high. It was another uneventful trip back to Cow Town with the car runnin' 'bout 215°. One glitch. The license plate lamp burnt out.
Next year I will be making it a point to take the week or day off before the cruise. One can't see enough of this event in just a few short hours. There's just to much to see, and I hope to meet up with that gal in a '69 four door baby blue Benz again.
