PART 6: 2011 Western American Road Trip, In N Out Burger, NICOClub Headquarters in Surprise AZ
They call their airport Sky Harbor. Not Sky Harbor Airport, just Sky Harbor. That’s awesome.
Heading back from the auto show.
In N Out in Mesa AZ!
My cousin Cliff and his three kids.
We packed up the Seville and headed to the opposite (northwest) side of town, to the city of Surprise.
This mattress would have fit INSIDE the vehicle. She instead chose to loosely strap it to the roof.
It flopped around like a wind chime. As we got closer, we saw an Asian woman who could barely see over the steering wheel.
We arrived in Surprise just after it got dark.
Greg and Becky have a bird. He likes peanut butter.
Alice, a 1967 Datsun 411 wagon.
Greg adopted this Ford Model A from his dad.
Rumble seat!
Datsun Bluebird
Inside the Model A
Wheel-mounted rear view mirrors.
Alice
Note the desert cooler attached to the window.
You basically fill it with ice and the air rushing over it passes into the interior. It doesn’t last very long (half hour or so) and it doesn’t remove humidity, so it only works in the desert.
Datsun roadster under the cover.
Ford pedals and controls.
Polished stainless steel headlamps.
Temp gauge attached to the radiator.
Engine out of a Nissan Cube
Datsun engine.
Various plates. I keep mine as well, but none were vanity/custom.
A KENNY APPEARS
Full? Eat MORE. Om nom nom.
I pretended to watch football.
In the backyard you can see the stars. There’s nothing but open space behind the house. You can also hear coyotes.
Oooh. Authentic
Check out the presets.
Next day
Newton soaked in the sunshine.
Divided into sections:
PART 1: Overview, Expenses, Map – 2011 Western American Road Trip – 6,500 Miles, 30 Days
PART 3: Wigwam Motel, Meteor Crater
PART 4: Nissan Sentra Spec V, 1951 Chevy truck, Thanksgiving dinner
PART 5: Arizona International Auto Show
PART 6: In N Out Burger, NICOClub Headquarters in Surprise AZ
PART 7: Driving 1931 Ford Model A, first-generation Honda Insight, and 1967 Datsun 411 wagon
PART 9: Barstow CA, Arvin CA, cruising SR-99 to Lemoore CA
PART 10: Aaron in Lemoore CA – Mexican food, Autozone, and Naval base
PART 11: In N Out Burger, Northern California, Gary’s house in Independence OR
PART 12: The Pacific coast in Newport OR, Lighthouse
PART 13: Grilling at Gary’s, shopping, Brandon’s house in Ellensburg WA and 2000 Sebring convertible
PART 14: Arrival in Spokane WA, drinking, karaoke
PART 17: Eating, drinking, farewell dinner
PART 18: Heading home through Montana, Newton visits the vet
PART 19: Boulder CO, Denver CO, show at Cervantes, heading home
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