I'm glad you said something, I sort of forgot about it this year. I'll have to check the calendar and get back to you. I'll say something to Ryan too. We enjoyed it last year. - Apparently my other friends (Rick ) will not be attending! haha

Rick can be happy / grumpy at the same time whilst enjoying his car in the garage while working on projects around the house.

We can have a blast at the show in union bridge. Tell Ryan he can even bring some newish non MōPar thing that he is currently driving and plans to flip in the next 6 weeks.
Then lets all go and get peach milkshakes!

I will probably toss the bike on top and go to the C & O Towpath sat night or Sun. morning for a few hours too!

Greg

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Peach milkshakes? That changes everything!

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12.70 @ 104.6

I thought so!!

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9/11/25:

When I bought this car, the previous owner had upsized the wheels from the original 13" x 4" wheels to a mix of 340 swinger sized 14" x 1/2" wheel and some 14" x 4 1/2" wheels.

I got 2 more of the 14" x 5 1/2" wheels, bead blasted them and got my local paint shop to "camera" the paint to get a Match for PPG.

I just got the 2 wheels back from the painter, semigloss on the back with color on the front. Now all 4 wheels match in width.




5 1/2" wheel Left and 4 1/2" wheel on the Right:



While My Daughter was at band rehearsal tonight, I drove on over to the shop, and swapped the tires from the narrow rims to the newly painted rims.
I also was able to install new TR413 Valve stems and Toss the wheels on the balancer for a static balance.




First scratches with the wheel gun and poppin' the dogdish on for the first time makes me all warm 'n fuzzy inside.

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Looks great, Greg! 5.5" will be a much better width for those tires. I remember doing that upgrade back in about 1989 and was very happy with the results. Wider is better!

Lou

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I believe I still have some Wider ~7" AL wheels for the SBP from my '69 dart (only 2) , but they are still in 14" diameter I think. I might just like to experiment with some other options but keep these wheels / tires for looks.

I would like to throw some 225 50 15 or possibly 235 50 / 55/ 15's on as they have waay better UHP tire selection than the 215-70-14's that are currently on the car. Those oddball (nowadays) tires are usually relegated to the clearance rack and always all season tires with poor tread wear and grip.

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10/13/25:

I got some small things done on the wagon that I have been meaning to get to. First, I removed the residual pressure valves that I installed on the front and rear brake lines. I tricked myself into thinking that I needed them when in reality I did not!!!??!
When I rebuilt the rotors and calipers a few years back, I took the old K-H 4 piston rotors to the local Parts store to get cut. Most places do not even have a brake lathe any longer, so I was happy to find a local place that does. THey cut rotrs for me before with no issues.
I got them cut and installed on the car. Then I had this mystery low pedal issue after I got the car all sorted and together... If I pumped the pedal, I got a good, hard pedal, but every time, no matter how much I bled the brake,s it was soft again.

I thought it was some master cylinder or residual pressure valve issue, so I replaced the MC... no good, same issue.. Then I added additional inline RPV's..... - no good, same issue - so then I measured runout on the Rotors I had cut.

WOW!! They were really @^*#&^ bad!
They gave me a little brake shimmy, but they were also knocking the front pads off the rotor surface so far that I had to give it a few pumps to knock the pads back out every time. This was a new one for me. I also think that brake shimmy with a non-flat rotor feels more pronounced with floating calipers vs fixed calipers?

Who knows, but I put new flat rotors on, and that solved my low/soft pedal. I just finally got around to getting rid of the valves in the lines. The pedal still feels good and has less shoe and pad drag when the car is being driven.

I also realized that it is time to change the oil, which I will do today.
We took the car to the Ligonier Days Festival and parked at my wife's aunt's house. It was a good day for a trip and a visit.
I am also still fine-tuning my Primary Jet / Rod and Spring Combination for best performance and MPG.

Getting ready for a fine western Maryland Mountain trip here at the end of the month to the Open House at Vintage Restorations LTD. in Union Bridge, MD.

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10/31/25:

Happy Halloween!

I had taken out the '62 Wagon for probably the last trip of the year last weekend.
It was a good one, Including Biking, Car show, Trail riding on the Quad, and exploring some abandoned places.

Here are some shots of the rig all loaded up at the house before I put on any miles for the trip.




As I left the driveway, I was undecided as to whether I was going to spend the night(s) camping or couch surfing. I had brought all of my gear for camping, but it is all lightweight camping gear intended for my bikepacking planned excursions in May - September. It consists of a 4 pound one one-person tent, 91g, pillow, etc, etc.
I started out Friday night, headed for my buddy's house situated just off state land in the Micheaux State forest, PA. Had I not brought along a 37-year-old Honda Quad (more on that later), I would have taken all non-interstate roads. However, I decided to take the interstate for about ~120 Miles, then some back roads to my destination.

As the overnight lows were projected to be in the ~30°-35°F, I opted for the couch surfing option.

Heading East toward Laurel Hill on I-76, climbing the well-sorted grade.


In this shot behind the salt dome in the Laurel Hill Mountain, is the old Laurel Hill Tunnel - Long abandoned, now it is owned by Chip Ganassi Racing for Wind Tunnel Testing. It is private property, so security cameras keep an eye on you, and no exploring is allowed. You can, however, drive above it if you take Tunnel Road from PA State Route 31 in your Jeep or other 4WD Vehicle.


The clouds were beginning to clear just at sunset as I pulled out of the Sideling Hill Plaza.



I arrived at the forest house after 8 PM, unloaded the quad and trailer. It was very dark! great for stargazing.
The next morning, there was frost on the little wagon.



The next morning, I got the windshield defrosted, then headed on my way through the forest to a Car Show in Union Bridge, MD.


Some more forest driving yielded these windshield pictures:



I wanted to take some glamour shots with the autumn leaves as the forested backdrop, but I never made time for it on this trip.

After a breakfast stop, I made it to the Vintage Restorations Limited Open House and Car Show
I love this show because there is a little bit of everything to see at the shop's open house. Here is my photo album from the show if you care to see some of the cars.



After the show, I drove to the C&O Towpath on the Potomac River for some biking. It was about an hour drive on a beautiful October day in Maryland.
I am planning a ~330-mile trek in May 2026 from Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, PA along the C&O and the Great Allegheny Passage. The combined routes of the 2 trails allow a traffic-free trip from DC to Pittsburgh.

The little snippet of the trail that I rode on for this adventure, from Limekiln to Lock #40 (13 Miles one way) gives me a good sense of what to expect in the not-so-crowded areas of the trail. There are many primitive, Hiker-Biker Campgrounds along the way that I do expect to utilize for my spring 2026 trip.

On the way to the trailhead off of US 340 in Maryland, some fantastic twisty river valley roads led through the Potomac River Valley on the Maryland side. This is Sandy Hook or Harpers' Ferry road.



Ah, finally made it to Limekiln - A nicely shady and not crowded spot.
Time for some seat time on the 'ol Cannondale.

Lots of sites to choose from for campers along the way.


I made it to Lock #40 (about 13 Miles north of where I began) in about an hour before I decided to turn back.


The C&O is relatively flat, save for the 8' elevation changes at each lock.


I grabbed some shots of the calm, serene Potomac on this October afternoon.



After the Bike Ride, I packed up and made it back to my buddy's forest house around 7pm.
It was dark, and we had some dinner and decided to turn in for the night.

The next morning, I treated myself to a Hike on the AT. My buddy's house is about 1/4 Mile from the trail.
Off through the woods I trundled.
Crossing into official state land, I encountered these cool markers on the trees:


I was hiking on a section called Rocky Mountain - as you might imagine, there are a lot of rocks up there on the ridge top.




After the hike, about 7 Miles round trip, we had lunch and then rode quads until dark. That was super fun!


The next morning, I woke up to head home. I grabbed some breakfast and then decided to tow the quad and all the other stuff on US 30, headed west. I avoided the highway to Breezewood, PA, about a 50-mile trip. There are some pretty good mountain climbs on US 30 from Chambersburg to Breezewood, but the 'ol Slant 6 in the Valiant just asked for 2nd gear on the column-shifted manual transmission a few times.

Once in Breezewood, I parked the rig at the Abandoned PA Turnpike Trailhead. I have wanted to explore this area for a while. It was a serene and eerily calm atmosphere in the air that morning as I began to pedal back east, eventually through 2 abandoned tunnels toward Sideling Hill.


I did take some glamour shots while I was parked here, before sunrise:





The white square is the light at the end of the 3,532' long Rays Hill Tunnel:

There was quite a breeze in there the morning I rode through.
Some shots from the east end:



Onward toward Sideling Hill: The riding experience is odd. It's rough in places due to the finish layer of asphalt being gone, potholes, cracks etc. At the same time, it sounds like you are riding on loose cobbles because the top layer of asphalt(when present) is no longer bound to the binder layer underneath, so the bits of asphalt click and clack when biking over them. Some sections are so rough that I lost my water bottle and my rear flasher light off the bike.



Entering the Loooong Sideling Hill Western Portal heading east.


The sideling tunnel is over a mile long at 6,782'.
When you enter, you cannot see light at the end due to the changing grade in the middle.

Out the other side- more than a mile later.


The abandoned road is fairly well blocked off to vehicular traffic.


I continued pedaling a mile or so on back roads to the new sideling hill trailhead at the rest area on I-76.


I took a bit of a rest, turned around, then headed back for home, on the interstate with my bike and quad in tow.


It was a pretty good trip for a 63-year-old station wagon and the 37-year-old quad. I had tons of fun and made some great memories along the way.
No Mechanical issues or breakdowns with anything.. the way I like it.

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