Plymouths to Vermont

[greg g]

Apparently folks from teh Show me State have yet to realize some truths about spoons, ie that they are more effective than forks for eating soup.

Second pic shows Mark considering a test drive in a replacement vehicle should problems with the P15 reach a tipping point.

And yes despite the minor irritations we are having a great sojurn in the great North East Kingdom of Vermont.

[Plymouthy Adams]

tribes of Vermont...hmmmm...is this like the saying..."we're not wierd, we're from New Jersey" I do like the yokel displayed in the movie Funny Farm with Chevy Chase...character's name was Mac..could be the perfect stereotype...

[1940plymouth]

Greg,

If possible can you both get photos of your cars by the "Bag Balm" sign that is in St Johnsbury?

[moose]

I'm watching this and wishing I could have gone, but with my Chrysler not legal yet, I might have been shunned in my "Mopar A".

[Dan Hiebert]

Mmmm......Long Trail at the source.......I'm in the wrong place.

[Mark D]

I'm about an hour away from the end of my work day and loading up Ruby for the trip north. Two six packs of Long Trail Double bag are on ice and waiting for me to grab my stuff and hit the road. I've got a layover planned in White River Junction tonight with the remaining 60 miles north from their in the morning. Fingers crossed that a nice leisurely pace will keep Ruby happy, and me from the side of the road without any troubles, if not well at least there'll be a few beers on ice in the cooler!

[Mark D]

Moose! Be at my house by five and you can ride shotgun!

[1940plymouth]

I'm about an hour away from the end of my work day and loading up Ruby for the trip north. Two six packs of Long Trail Double bag are on ice and waiting for me to grab my stuff and hit the road. I've got a layover planned in White River Junction tonight with the remaining 60 miles north from their in the morning. Fingers crossed that a nice leisurely pace will keep Ruby happy, and me from the side of the road without any troubles, if not well at least there'll be a few beers on ice in the cooler!

Have a safe trip and a good time. Lots of photos please:)

[Don Coatney]

The Walter P Chyrsler diagnosis committee has ascertained that Mark's problem is seated in his VR cutout circuit. A jury rig now provides constant charging, which is controlled by keeping the headlamps on while driving. A new regulator will be at the local parts store at 7:30 tomorrow.

The parts store is a regional operation that still has books going back to 1939, what a pleasent surprise.

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That parts store must be the reason the Walter P Chyrsler diagnosis committee elected to hold the convention there.

Who is the bicycle girl? Who is the unknown hitchhiker from Columbus?

[Mark D]

Well, a few minutes late leaving home, but I'm on the road and headed north. All systems reporting normal, Next stop supper and some petrol just over the mass / nh border.

[greg g]

we are headed for the Cabot Creamery in the am at 9. You can meet us there if you get there the tour starts at ten. If not we'll see you at comfort Inn when we return from the tour.

Call Mark's phone XXX XXX XXXX leave a message when you get close to let us know your plans.

Contact of the principal with any other offers is strictly forbidden and will be dealt with through stealthy means.

Edited July 18, 2011 by greg g

[Mark D]

Ruby performed flawlessly, not one issue on the way up (other than lousy radio stations...) I'll be up early and will plan on meeting you guys at the creamery.

[Mark D]

Met up with Greg and Mark A this morning at the Cabot creamery. Had a great day getting to know these gents as well as several other attendees. Big day is tomorrow. Pictures to follow when get home.

[greg g]

After meeting with Mark D and Ruby, we some how got shanghied for tail end Charley duty for the next portion of the Cheese to Chicken 500. might have been easier if the lead car had took of like his hair was on fire, and the orgainizers hadn't written the route instructions in ancient Sumarian. So after we hearded cats for a bit and got the stragelers pointed in what we hoped was the correct direction we programed my Tom Tom for the shorted route to the next location for the Olde Fashioned New England chicken and buscits lunch. Little did I know that after about a half mile the road became unpaved, and the kittens threw coniptions about traveling over what turned out to be about 5 miles of fairly nice Vt dirt roads. I guess they thought the guy in the p15 driving at 20 MPH was an idiot or something. We reached the main highway and proceeded to the Peachum community church basement where the ladies had made lunch from chickens they swore they ringed the necks of themselves just last evening, and set the kids to pickin pin feathers this morning, to make the very tasty cocoction.

Following lunch we retired to Lyndonville, to re tire Marks car. In the hubub it was discovered that all redial tires have one or more upc barcode lables stuck inside of them. Now big deal but classic tire purveyor guru Corkie's instruction sheet does not mention to remove them before mounting tires using tubes. Add some high speeds, high temps, which accelerated the chaffig curve and pretty soon you have a blown out tube. This also happened to a fellow with a nice 40 Dodge. So Mark had his tires dismounted, the lables removed, and new tubes installed remounted and balanced and installed back on his car, all for the flatlander friendly price of about 70 bucks. So now he has his www mounted and bleached up for tomorrow's show and shine.

I had an uneventful day except for a small issue of suffient fuel. But the cavarly came to the rescue in the form of Mark D and Mark A's son Scott and the gallon gas can in the trunk. The gas statioin where we stoped for directions to the tire store, where I forgot I needed to buy gas was only a half mile back down the road. Order was quickly restored, car started agai fairly easily, I have ascertained the bingo mileage for mountain touring is 237 miles and just under a 1/4 is empty. So jazzing briskly through the mountains of VT and HN yields only 14 MPG, a bit less that flatland miles, plus as established earlied VT miles are longer owing to the constant turns and elevation changes.

We had our tailgate party and had a great time as usual.

The weather here is pretty wish your were too.

[1940plymouth]

Good to hear that you guys are having a good time

No use being brain dead unless you act it, Lyndonville is the home of "Bag Balm" not St Johnsbury

Edited July 16, 2011 by '40Plymouth

[greg g]

Some miscellanious pictures, sorry Bob no Bag balm joy as some came late and some left early.

[1940plymouth]

Greg, not a problem, good photos, thanks for sharing

[Mark D]

Still coughing up dirt from tailing you Greg. Thanks for posting my pics, I'll add more tonight when get to my laptop.

It was a silent but uneventful ride home, excluding the 10 stops I made to oil down my genny. Last few times I had to stop cause it was screaming! But as soon as I oiled it, i'd get another 5-10 miles down the road. Rode 93 all the way to Manchester where I gassed up, then veered off to my summer place in Lancaster mass. Now sitting by the lake and waiting for a call that I won best in show....

[Don Coatney]

Some miscellanious pictures, sorry Bob no Bag balm joy as some came late and some left early.

I wrenched my neck looking at the last photo!

[1940plymouth]

I wrenched my neck looking at the last photo!

I hope you neck feels better:)

[Don Coatney]

I hope you neck feels better:)

It does! Here is a picture of Gregs car in Virgina. Along with a picture of my car and Gregs car both in Virginia along with Chet' date=' Rodneys Thunderbird and Rodneys Plymouth. And a picture of Gregs car and my car in Knapollis, then Detroit along with Young Ed. . Have you ever driven your car on such a trip?

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[1940plymouth]

Nope, just local, but I will admit, I am envious of all of you for taking these trips

[greg g]

Well Mark I'm am glad you made it home with minimal problems, and sorry to say that you did not score any hardware at the event, but we did manage to do ourselves proud.

I scored a 3rd place in the class 46-50 production cars, against a T&C convertible, a very Nice 50 chrysler club coupe. I did not think I would trophy but the car certainly commanded a lot of attentio from folks at the show. Mark Aubuchon scored the Chuck Jensen Annual award for Best P15, and Steve Gray, who is a lurking member of this forum won Best Plymouth in show with his P15 Business coupe. Jim Blakeman, who is a memeber of the Plymouth owners club got a certificate for his orgainizatin of the event, and his 78 Volare won 3rd in his class.

We had an eventful and rewarding day. Oh and the tailgate party last night was a big hit also.

1 the Cars far left Steve Grays, center mine, right Mark's

2 the cars with the line up of the usual suspects

3 the usual suspects with the hardware.

Leaving tomorrow for the trip back to my place for a bit of rest before they head out for Columbus, Ohio on Monday AM. Everything should be well sorted and we should run hot straight and normal, figers crossed.

[Mark D]

Congrats gents, you did well for sure. As for me, there's always next year... A new genny, some threads and a splash of paint (a dual carb set-up) and you won't recognize the old gal. Safe home to you all. Check in when you get there. - m

[greg g]

good to know with a bit more tweeking we have another touring capable car in the Northeast. Let me know the particulars of the Milltown show when you get a chance.