Tis car has one of the coolest frames welded in it.

Marina towers

Looking down the Chicago river.

More Marina Towers.

Looking up Michigan Avenue... The magnificent mile.

Water Tower and the Hancock building.

President Obamas motorcade outside the hotel Intercontinental.

Cheeseburger, cheeseburger!

OMG!!

All I can think of when I see those shelves is this:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWnmCu3U09w

Got a sweet bumper for $13 bucks. Light weight too! :D

We found the lost warehouse.

Is that $21 for a bumper?

Holy crap. Is that Glen's stash?

I left Glenns Hostel de Grand Tourismo at 5:45am.

Many, many thanks to Glenn and Mark for their tremendous hospitality!

I'm crossing the mighty Mississippi in the rain. Cheyenne bound.

M-I-S-S-I-P-P-I

It was good seeing you. Had a great time. You are welcome here anytime.

Mark

It isn't easy to find.

wow you were in Iowa before I even woke up
It was great having you here, you are welcome back anytime!

Nope that is what used to be Parts Werks of Chicago, they are selling off the remaining inventory.

In Nebraska now. Getting lousy mileage with about a 1/4 ton of parts in the Pig. Not lousy, just not as good as it was on the way out. 16.9 right now. Handles the same though. 450 miles to Cheyenne.

Cool, cloudy and starting to breeze here.
Welcome to BFW.
Keep the tires down and see you in a couple hours
Mike

Rob thinks I'm crazy for seeing aero-planes at the side of the road. Me thinks not! :wacko:

Is there any 6 rear calipers there?

Yeah.. I grabbed 6 pair for $50 bucks! (not)

Great Platte River Indian museum built over the highway.

Welcome to Wyoming... I was cooked.

(trying to remember why I took this boring picture out my windshield)

OK... I screwed up (again).

I just got back from a great dinner with Mke and John and... No pictures! I figured that out on my way back to the hotel. Suffice to say these are two tremendously good looking men... you'll just have to use your imagination.

Same goes for Mkes car... Very clean 914 with some really cool wheels.

I blame it all on I-80. 13 hours and 45 minutes of flat out driving (thats how I drive... flat-out) and I was punch drunk. I forgot how to walk when i got to the hotel.

Chalk up another great night with two more new friends. Thanks guys! Great to meet you. Tomorrow the journey ends with the final leg back to Salt Lake City. The "Pig" is running great, getting about 16+ mpg.

Oh... I think I forgot! Thanks for the calipers Mike!

"that's how I drive.........flat out"

Good times E!
Great company and conversation, glad you took the time to stop.
Sleep well Buddy, you're almost home.
Mike

Off at 7:15. Now averaging 12mpg against the wind and up the grades. Nothing but trucks and antelope out here.

My 454 chev bigblock daully got 12mpg. I sold it

Big storm front looming on the Wyoming horizon.

Heading down the pass to Laramie.

This is something I grew accustom to on the last two days... TRUCKS. It took me a while to realize I was on I-80 and that was the difference. The other highways I travelled on over the last week were not as "truck heavy". They were about the only vehicles on that highway in some areas and they were constantly jockeying for position. It seemed like they looked, saw me coming in their rear view mirror and then pulled over to cut me off. I do understand how difficult it is to drive one of these things professionally but, a lot of them could have let me pass before blocking the lane for the 10 minutes it takes for them to pass one another. It got VERY tiring, especially in some off the mountain passes.

Mileage has settled down to 15 on this tank. Still very windy.

Well... he sure looks happy to see me. :angry:

Back home. Trees are blooming here. Managed to add 4403 to the odometer on the Cayenne.

Perfect... Rio doesn't look impressed but I know what it is like to put down that many miles in that little amount of time. Thanks for sharing E!

Ya, that dog looks un-impressed. Glad to see you made an uneventful drive. We enjoyed your company. Wish you could have stayed until the fog cleared. I guess you'll just have to come back another time.

Eric,

Great thread! It's almost like being there only crappier...

Really enjoyed the journey

Glad you made it home safely. Thread was a fun to follow.

Irv

Glad to see you make it home safe and sound. Truly enjoyed our short time together for lunch, i hope there will another chance get together again in the near future.

Your own bed is going to feel great to crawl into, pleasant dreams.......

Thanks Guys! Seems a bit "trite" to say but, meeting all of the people I'd been talking to for years made the trip really worth while. Thanks to all of you who strolled out and had a lunch or dinner with me to keep me company.

Man... it was good to crash and burn in my own bed. Ironically I did wake up in the middle of the night (ala: the hotel room routine) and I wondered where the hell I was!