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#1 Posted : Thursday, 26 July 2012 6:17:17 AM(UTC)
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Hi,Guys looking at heading over to the u.s next year for 3-4 weeks, L.A, Vegas, maybe pheonix, and a bit further, was told some good wrecking yards around bakersfield as well?,
so my question is whats good to see and do over there, a big fan of u.s muscle cars like camaro,s etc
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#2 Posted : Thursday, 26 July 2012 8:00:31 AM(UTC)
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From a someone who's done 5 trips to the USA. My tips.

1) Make sure you've got travel insurance.
2) If you're planning to drive, buy a GPS over there. My Tomtom was
$120 at Walmart. Worth it.
3) US Highways are amazing. You can safely cruise on 120K's ( check local speed limits- some intersates in Texas are 80 MPH max- others less)
4) Driving on highways is easy. It's in the towns & cities you've got to watch it. My mantra is " tight turns right, left turns loose"
also known as 'hug the right, feel the right, be the right"
Can be a bit of a mind****, esp the first minute behind the wheel every day.

5) What to see? Only you know your interests. Vegas- cheap rooms- the mug gamblers subside the rooms. Grand Canyon. If you're remotely interested in aircraft, Tucson is the go, Pima Air Museum & Davis Montham AFB. San Franciso is a great city- more user friendly than LA.
Wrecking yards- google is your friend there. I usually stay at
povo pack motels like Super 8 & Motel6. Also try America's Best Value Inns. Nothing flash, but I've always had a good sleep there.

6) Buy a small esky. Most cheap motels have an ice machine. Great for a cold drink while on the move. And the odd bottle of Millers/Corrona, etc once the driving is done.

7) Don't drink & drive. Most states are .08. But remember you're on their side of the road. So don't risk it.

8)Maybe have a google on upcomming car shows, you're bound to find
something. Have look at local motor sports- you you'll find a speedway or drags on weekends in most places.

9) The Yanks generally love Aussies. They're a friendly mob. Even if they can't understand cricket. And don't bother mentioning GAYfl.

The ones I've met take it very seriously that we've stood beside them in most wars since 1900. They're very proud of their military.

10) Try joining a USA based online forum. I met some fellow Buick owners in Tucson. Told them I wasn't after free acomadation, just a chance to meet for a yarn. Result. I now have Tucson based mates.

If in Indiana- do the speedway Hall of fame Museum. In Dayton Ohio.
the USAF Museum is a must.

In LA
http://www.crevierclassiccars.com/
http://www.crevierclassiccars.com/ is well worth it. Like a museum, but free. But if you have to ask the prices...........


Bottom line is. What ever you're interested in the USA will have it.
In bigger quanties than we have here.

End of rant!

WEbby
Attn camry drivers. The accelerator is the skinny pedal on the right.
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#3 Posted : Saturday, 28 July 2012 2:08:51 AM(UTC)
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Some great advice from Prem350 there petaus. Just to add my 2 bob's worth ....

When you rent your car, you can have a GPS supplied. Funny thing is we weren't allowed to place it on the windscreen or dashboard. It was supplied with a heavy weight device at the base and you could only place it on the console. Meant you had to take your eyes off the road and look down to see the thing. Didn't make sense to me.

There are some Pick A Part wreckers in California, typically run by Mexicans. They're large, really well organised, cost $2 to get in and you have to drive around the carpark for a while looking for a spare car space, they're that well patronised. Chrome bumpers are usually at one end, but most cars are later model. Like, you won't find a '68 Camaro sitting there just waiting for you.

As Prem350 says, ask around to see what's happening. We spent some time at a Corvette place in Annaheim, got to know the guys a bit. They told us about a get together that happens every Saturday morning. Cars start rolling up at 6 AM and the show's all over by about 8.30 AM About 300 cars turn up every Saturday. This one is on at the Taco Bell building in Irving, not far from Annaheim. Cars ranged from Vintage through Yankee Muscle and to the ridiculous. All street registered and driven to and from the event. I'll post a couple of pics later. Found out later that there's a similar meet at Hunting Beach every Saturday, but was told it's more Hot Rods than Yankee Muscle. They also go to a Diner where the girls still serve you Roller Skates. Amazing!

Swap Meets are great thing to do. They're huge, the prices are generally really good, and they usually have a car corral attached to the swap meet. We didnt see any cups and saucers at all, it was all car stuff. We went to Pomona Swap, about 100 miles out of LA and right next to the Pomona Drag Strip. Your biggest problem will be lamenting the fact that you have no way of getting stuff home if you buy, unless you've pre arranged space in someone's Container.

You're sure to enjoy the "States.

Bob
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#4 Posted : Saturday, 28 July 2012 2:35:08 AM(UTC)
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Here's a few pics from the saturday morning get together
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#5 Posted : Thursday, 2 August 2012 7:43:16 AM(UTC)
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ha, guys thanks for the replys very much appreciated. i bet that van could lift the front wheels maybe> lol
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#6 Posted : Saturday, 11 August 2012 8:27:56 AM(UTC)
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I'd like to go to the Oakland Hotrod show, now held in Pomona California.
Been recomended to me by many people.
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