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The colossal scope of the Street Rod Nationals at the Kentucky Expo Center in Lousiville, KY is exhilarating. Cars, cars, cars! Bumper to bumper and side to side. We had fun taking in the sights and sounds of the vendor displays, swap meet, and car show. The swap meet was full
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In the sea of cars at a show like Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, KY, there are certain ones that stand out. We ran into the Tucci Hot Rod team from Marcy, NY in the parking lot of our hotel and had to pause to look at their custom creation.
David & Angie at Street Rod Nationals 2015 in Louisville, KY

Angie and David Hurt began their story with a blind date over fifteen years ago. Angie declared to a friend that she would like to date a racecar driver, and her friend set her up on a blind date with David. They fell in love, got married, and the rest
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Some of the great things about small-town living are the sense of community and the simple, wholesome events that take place. July was a good month for such things, with both the new and the old – a first annual 4th of July celebration as well as a neighborhood car show
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As seen and told by Sindy, the girl on the bus –  Traveling two-thousand miles in a 1933 school bus will change you. As on any traveling journey, being on the road requires simplification; minimal baggage. You drive or ride. You eat. You sleep. You wake up and do it
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One of our favorite things will always be the Gas Station Rendezvous – that fateful meeting of cool cars and their owners at a refueling station. Somewhere between Memphis and Birmingham we encountered Mark Fisher and his cronies at just such an event. This group of guys from Minford, OH
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Lisa and Larry Whitehead wandered up to The Bus in Baton Rouge and we hit it off immediately. Larry is thoughtful and reserved; Lisa’s bubbly and attentive personality makes you feel like you’ve been friends with her forever. The couple is part of a car club called Gearheads of Buda,
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Our last official day brought rain as we traveled to Baton Rouge. Waiting out the storm in the Kangaroo across the street from the Lamar Dixon Expo Center, we discovered a rather tasty hot dog bar. Not only that, but a full frozen yogurt bar with all sorts of toppings!