Event Coverage ACME Speed Shop's Road trip to Lone Star Round Up

I see you have your "chicky" with you now! Tell her I said HI. Looks like you guys are having a great time. I'm jealous...

 

Just AWESOME...!!! Everyone ask yourself this question..?? Where else could ANYTHING like this happen..?!?!?!?!?! The HAMB baby..!!! I missed out on going this year BUT with the Hot Rod Gods on my side I will be driving my 30 Coupe down there next year......PARTY on you guys...AND I DONT want to read about ANY cars being STOLEN..!!!!!!!!

 

Well here we are; it's Sunday morning and we are loading up for the long drive home. This was a fantastic show and today is the day we will start looking forward to next year's 2012 LSRU.

Here are some shots of the hotel parking lot, joes coffee, and our little room (36) and my buddy Norm.
















Good times. Good people. Good show.

I will keep posting on our drive home over the next two days and I will start to post photos of the cars (lots of cars) from the show, but that will need to wait for later today when we stop along the way. Right now we need to make some miles.

 

This has been a great thread so far, have a safe trip home.

 

It's like Christmas, all the work and anticipation, and POOF, over until next year.

 

wow thanks for posting, love this thread! have a safe trip home!

 

Thanks for taking us along on your awesome trip. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, time to come back down to Earth!

 

Thanks for posting live shots! Have a safe trip home.

Chris

 

Great Pix! Nice road trip.

 

I did the Route 66 trip on my Harley 2 yrs ago. There's a great BBQ joint in downtown Williams in Arizona you should check out. They have outside seating and the food and prices are great and it's on Route 66. Did the Oatman thing too. Cool ride from Williams to Oatman. Boy those mules were loaded with fleas.

 

Cant wait for the car pics John...have a safe trip back here!

 

I just dropped my wife at the airport. Sad.

I am hoping to find a little cafe that I saw on the drive last year to get some cool shots.......stay tuned.

 

Wish you a safe trip. Thanks for all the updates.

 

super thread, thanks again

 

It looked like a band stage in your motel parking lot. That's pretty hard core! Also, I thought there's still some goings on on Sunday in Austin? It's been a great ride. Thanks for the coverage so far

 

Man when you said small room you meant it....

 

^^^^^^ X2!!!

 

Have a safe and uneventful trip back....

 

You guys had the same damn room Rachel and I had when we were there two years ago.....did you utilize the secret BACK EXIT there?

Austin is such a cool place....with or without the cars.

I'll be there with my '37. Might take a few more years.

Norwell's wearing my shirt......sniff sniff, I'm all verklempt....
xxxxooooo

 

Nice visual chronicle of the journey, John.... have a safe trip back.

 

Have Fun on the trip home John , looking forward to the Nat Geo report , it's been great so far living the trip vicariously through you guys .

Jealous in Los Angeles

 

Awesome thread! Just awesome! Thanks for sharing the memories with us.


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great thread. made us all feel like we were right there with you.

i don't care what happens. i'm going to Austin next yr.

 

Thanks for the ride. Maybe next year and can go since I'm now retired. My cars only have 10 gal. tanks too. Maybe a caravan........?

 

I have been planning to stop here since last year when I saw it out if the corner of my eye as we blew thru town.

Originally the "Acme dry goods co." it is in the same building (built in 1890) that the general store was. The building is a Texas historical building and is really cool.

When we pulled in there were some bikers out front and one of them had been on our website (he actually knew about us!). They wanted Acme shirts and you know we aim to please.....so they have some.


Here are the photos. This is too much fun!!!!!







These are photos of the original dry goods store.....







More soon....

 

Awesome thread. Thanks so much for the adventure! I am goin next year!

 

wow that sooo cool!

 

If you pass through Amarillo today, I might be able to buy a shirt! Let me know.


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Riding with ya on my iPad from Chitown!!! Love it!!! Have a safe one back!! Love the old buildings along 66! On my bucket list!

 

thank you so much for sharing your trip with us !