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Tucson’s Hotel McCoy: An Oasis of Calm and Culture

December 23, 2020   jesda   No comments

The relaxing boutique hotel was the right answer to a week that had gone wrong.

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, Reviews, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: arizona, art, bmw, boutique, desert, gallery, hotel, hotel mccoy, luxury, mccoy, tucson

Road Trip! Why fly? Buy a Beater

December 14, 2020   jesda   No comments

Instead of flying home I proposed we buy a junk car from Craigslist, driving it 1500 miles and selling it for a profit.

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Posted in: Featured, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 3800, arizona, barbecue, beater, bmw 2002, buick, cadillac deville, craigslist, flip, ford ltd, gm, junker, missouri, oklahoma, profit, riviera, road trip, used car

PART 8: 2011 Western American Road Trip, The Grand Canyon

January 06, 2012   jesda   No comments

One incredible, gaping hole.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2011, arizona, az, grand canyon, road trip

PART 7: 2011 Western American Road Trip, Driving 1931 Ford Model A, first-generation Honda Insight, and 1967 Datsun 411 wagon

January 06, 2012   jesda   No comments

I drove two cars from the past and one from the future.

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Posted in: Car and Truck Reviews, History, Attractions, Museums, Reviews, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 1931, 1967, 2000, 411, arizona, az, datsun, ford, honda, insight, model a, surprise, wagon

PART 3: 2011 Western American Road Trip, Wigwam Motel, Meteor Crater

January 06, 2012   jesda   No comments

The Meteor Crater, Arizona's other interesting hole in the ground.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Road Food, Road Trips, Travel   Tags: 2011, arizona, meteor crater, motel, road trip, wigwam

2011 Phoenix Arizona International Auto Show: Part 1

December 24, 2011   jesda   No comments

2011 Arizona International Auto Show

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Posted in: Featured, History, Attractions, Museums, News, The Auto Industry   Tags: 2011, arizona, auto show, november, phoenix

Part 6 (Completed!): 1963 Chevy Impala Wagon Build Project

October 04, 2011   jesda   2 Comments

An American icon was acquired, rebuilt, and restored over two years.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Miscellaneous   Tags: 1963, arizona, build, chevrolet, chevy, classic, drivetrain, icon, illinois, impala, interior, lt1, paint, project, rebuild, restoration, restore, rust, ss, wagon

Part 5: 1963 Chevy Impala Wagon Build Project

October 04, 2011   jesda   1 Comment

An American icon was acquired, rebuilt, and restored over two years.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Miscellaneous   Tags: 1963, arizona, build, chevrolet, chevy, classic, drivetrain, icon, illinois, impala, interior, lt1, paint, project, rebuild, restoration, restore, rust, ss, wagon

Part 4: 1963 Chevy Impala Wagon Build Project

October 04, 2011   jesda   No comments

An American icon was acquired, rebuilt, and restored over two years.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Miscellaneous   Tags: 1963, arizona, build, chevrolet, chevy, classic, drivetrain, icon, illinois, impala, interior, lt1, paint, project, rebuild, restoration, restore, rust, ss, wagon

Part 3: 1963 Chevy Impala Wagon Build Project

October 04, 2011   jesda   1 Comment

An American icon was acquired, rebuilt, and restored over two years.

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Posted in: History, Attractions, Museums, Miscellaneous   Tags: 1963, arizona, build, chevrolet, chevy, classic, drivetrain, icon, illinois, impala, interior, lt1, paint, project, rebuild, restoration, restore, rust, ss, wagon
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