Tuesday, October 2, 2012

From Louisville to Bowling Green

The Bluegrass 1000 Day 2 has been an interesting drive from Louisville to Bowling Green with a couple of enjoyable stops.

Jason is the driver of the back up truck.  Bill Collins Ford provides this truck and a late model Ford Mustang in case anyone has trouble with their car. 

And this is the first car to have serious enough trouble.  Marc and Renee's lovely Jaguar XK8 has been diagnosed with a bad rear wheel bearing.  Two days to get the part.  So, they get to use the Mustang. 

The day is dry, but overcast.  Nice tree lined roads and lots of twisty turns.  Fun.

First stop is the George S. Patton Museum at Fort Knox.  Built as a tribute to this great General who guided our troops across Europe to win World War II.
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The Man, himself

General Patton's car.

He died in this car when it crashed with another in 1945, at 60 years old. 

Fort Knox trained most of the Tank Operators during WWII.


Little Bertha.... a big gun.

Oh, Wow, a second car down.  This is Art's 1990 Maserati Chrysler, with a bad brake relay.  This car is so unique he can't find anyone who knows how to fix it.  Art and Patsy get to drive the back-up Mustang... the second one.

The afternoon stop was at Kentucky Down Under, an interesting animal park and cave tour.  Ever pet a Kangaroo?

Terrific dinner tonight at the hotel in Bowling Green, then rest to get ready for another busy day tomorrow. 

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