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Welcome to my blog: sharing ideas for fun old-car excursions along fantastic New England back roads.


Thoughts on Provenance
Kiff & Dad 2012 Car Show in front of the the car I would own a decade later. Retracing a car’s history or in more elegant terms -...
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Feb 64 min read
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Our First Award!
We took home an award for our class (1946-58 Packards) at the Studebaker-Packard Day car show at the Museum of Transportation in...
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Nov 2, 20231 min read
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2023 Fall Foliage Drive
A beautiful fall drive through the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts
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Oct 25, 20231 min read
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10/1/23 North Shore Foliage Drive (Beverly Farms, MA --> Ipswich, MA)
Started the day just before sunrise - about 6am - heading out onto Rte 93N after filling up the tank. It was clear and cool with a bit...
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Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Cars & Coffee 9/17/23
It was a beautiful morning just before sunrise (615am) as I began the 70 mile trip to Rhode Island for Cars and Coffee. All systems go -...
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Sep 18, 20231 min read
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Extinct Car Day @ the MOT
Another fun season closer at the Larz Anderson Museum in Brookline, Massachusetts
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Sep 7, 20231 min read
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Studebaker-Packard Day @ the MOT
Great year end event at the Larz Anderson Museum in Brookline
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Sep 7, 20231 min read
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The Season Isn't Over!
Here are some great Cars and Coffee events in beautiful Newport, RI to carry us through to Thanksgiving (or just about - November 12th)!
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Aug 28, 20231 min read
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Massachusetts Scenic Byways
Lots of great resources for some very pleasant old car drives! https://coastalbyway.org/
personal8140
Aug 24, 20231 min read
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What Your Favorite Scenic Drive?
Rte 93 South just after the Dorchester Yacht Club (across from Yale Electric) and before the gas tank. Not the most scenic of routes -...
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Aug 23, 20231 min read
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2021 Misselwood Touring Series
9/2023 Update: Today I did this route - it was a delight; picturesque and curvy 25-45mph roads dotted by turning foliage. It was an easy...
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Aug 23, 20232 min read
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Blue Hills Reservation Parkway
Another relatively short but local scenic drive I'm planning to take
personal8140
Aug 23, 20231 min read
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Woodstock to Bennington to Boston
Here's a trip I've mapped out from Boston to Woodstock VT down Route 100 to a few local sights and over to Bennington VT and then back...
personal8140
Aug 22, 20231 min read
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Testing Packard QR Code
Testing 56 Packard Caribbean Hardtop Coupe QR Code. Share/use this QR to for fast access to this website.
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Aug 13, 20231 min read
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