Whens the best time to visit Austin, Tx

Thanks for the invite, will drop you a pm when we get close

 

If you do come to Houston give us a call we will show you around the shop

 

3:00 AM or there will be traffic.

 

Hi guys we got to Austin Sunday 29th, the rodeo at Stephensville was great so Sue is happy, now for some rodshops !!!

Cheers steve

 

Off to see Kail at Austin Speed Shop tomorrow and maybe get to Mercury Charlie's after lunch.
Any others to see ???

 

Hi Tommy I was gonna pop over to Charlie's this afternoon if you are around, I pm'd you

Cheers steve

 

It was nice meeting you Steve sorry i had to split hope Jason and the guys took good care of you. Hope you can make it to day of the drags you will love it.


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Hey Kail thanks for showing me around you are doing some nice work there, also thank Jason too, I just might have bought myself a 64 suburban if I can get things sorted next couple of days.

Cheers steve

 

Anytime before 1980 was a perfect time for Austin....lots of 2 lane blacktop roads, tons of tin sitting around, beer was a buck, barbeque was cheap, you could have open containers, not nearly as many rules, everyone was friendly, Lake Travis was full, times were great.

 

election day ?

 

Wow, you hit it on the head... my sister moved to Austin in about '78 or '79... we used to go down there yearly for visits, and I fell in love with the area...

Then went down about 4 years ago, and again last winter over Xmas, and could not believe how the area has grown, and how much the traffic has changed... really a big city now.......

Still the Salt Lick is awesome, and the Lone Star cold...
Tom

 

Steve, I'm just getting back home and am available. PM'd you my number if you're still looking to hit Mercury Charlie's.

Tommy


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This will tell you what car happenings are going on in Austin
http://www.motoraustin.com


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Well today was a funny old day, went to Austin Speed Shop this morning and met some real nice people.
After lunch I aimed for Mercury Charlie's but while waiting at th lights I heard a loud bang and saw a car spinning towards me !!!
I knew there was nobody behind me so slammed it into reverse which helped but the car still clipped my front bumper, it's still drivable though. Could of been a lot worse !!!
When I see it spinning towards me I though "this might just be a bad one" LOL

Turned out a woman had run the red light and clipped another car which spun my way, both cars look totalled and the other guy was taken to hospital in a bad way, poor fella !!!
I spent the rest of the afternoon filling in forms for the cops, I had dropped off Sue at the shopping mall so had to get her as she was a little worried

I'm gonna try and get to Charlie's again tomorrow morning !!!

Thank god for reverse gears LOL









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Thanks dude, that's real helpful

 

Barrett just gave me the heads up on the Day of the Drags at Little River Raceway so going there fri/sat

 

I am glad you are OK Steve. Were you driving the gray car?

 

Thanks, no I didn't take a pic of our silver car, basically the grey car was turning left off the main road, the copper car was coming the other way at I would guess around 55mph, I was sitting at the side road light waiting to turn left , the copper car hit the grey car and went into a spin heading straight at me, I slammed it into reverse and shot back about 25ft and the copper car spun across the front face of my car clipping the front bumper, took off the front license plate and gouged the front bumper, lucky I think !!!

 

Excellent wreck pictures! I like the one of the dude on the ground with the crooked leg before they covered him.

 

Hi Steve - glad you weren't hurt!

Are you staying in Texas or traveling? PM me if you are coming this way, maybe we can finally meet in person.

Dave.

 

Where are you Dave, we are in a hotel in Austin till sunday

 

Hey Steve,

I'm glad you weren't hurt in the wreck. I wish you had come during Roundup time as I would love to meet you in person. Don't forget to try the cornmeal pancakes and love migas at the Magnolia cafe for breakfast. It's a bit of a drive,but the Goodguys car show is in Fort Worth this weekend. Have a great trip.
Doc.

 

Steve & Sue -- ever so good ta meet you-- Thanks for stopping by, really dig
your cars!! Hope to see you at good guys, Look for Merc with a lot of purple

 

Hi Doc, thanks for the concern it's appreciated. I'm fine 👍
We are gonna try and come back for the roundup next year.
We can't make the Goodguys as we are off to Little River this afternoon for the Drags.

Cheers Steve

 

Great to meet you to Charlie, hope we didn't impose on your time too much.
Next time we come we will call by the new shop and say hi

 

Boy, we leave you two out of our sight for a little while and look what happens !!!!!!!

Glad you and Sue were ok, that could have been really bad if you hadn't thought fast enough to back up.

I was just wondering how you two were doing, glad I saw this thread. Stay safe !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Don

 

i want to visit during the round up.

 

Sorry too here that dude I swear Texas isn't all bad drivers ..... Wink wink


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Truly hope you do-- Really dig your rides

 

Hi Don, yep you could call it a close call for sure.
We are now at Little River for the day of the drags, pretty cool event, seen a few cars with Hamb tags on them but not caught up with the owners yet.