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We made it again! The 2001 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour led a group of over 700 long haulers through nine states and over 2,400 miles for nine days of power, performance and plenty of showing and going. Following are a few pics as we traversed from Pontiac, Michigan, to San Bernardino, California.
This year, we took the same '65 Tempest Wagon as last year…the same but different! The original 326 2-barell was replaced with a stout 455, tri-power, the fading drums were tossed for Baer disks and a Hanlon Tremec 5-Speed gave us the much needed drop in rpm for cross country driving.
We showed up in Pontiac the day before the kick off to get dialed in and met up with a lot of other tour people all ready to go. Right behind us is the Mothers Polish and Waxes '67 Vista Cruiser followed by their just finished (again)'59 panel sedan.
There you have it, life's schedule by cities for the next nine days. The list seems long on day one, but by the end of it you're ready for more!
Pontiac is north of Detroit by 20 or so miles. The main connecting thoroughfare is Woodward Avenue. This is the breeding grounds for muscle cars of all walks of life! Walking the streets you could see muscle car history with an abundance of Mopar products with Hemi and Wedge powerplants.
Like this cross ram…
How about an original Hemi GTX convertible! This is actually the car that Car Craft road tested across the country back in 1968 - and again in 1999. Behind it is a real Hemi Dart complete with lightweight bumpers, panels, glass and license plates for street duty!
How about a full size '69 Chevy with a 425hp/427!
But it wasn't all just muscle cars. Power Tour provides a diverse gathering of cars.
This '58 Chevy from California was made for touring with its continental kit, fender skirts, dual antennas and squirrel tails!
Remember the incredible '69 Camaro of Kyle and Stacy Tucker? It won about every award possible and was in all the magazines. This is their next project - a clean '65 Chevelle which will undergo their Detroit Speed and Engineering transformation into a pro touring monster! Watch for it next year.
This was our porta-office for the long haul.
Friday morning and we were on the road. After fighting morning traffic and attempting to avoid some of the potholes, we were heading west. This fellow was in for the long, long haul.
The first gas stop had us pack into a small station that probably had their best day of sales ever. Gas stops are one of the best parts of the Tour. Everyone hangs out for a while, you get to stretch your legs, get more coffee, empty your tank, and fill you car's.

Motorstate/Lane is a huge dealer of performance aftermarket parts in the Watervilet, Michigan. They treated everyone to lunch and the chance to drool and dream in their showroom - they have everything!
They stock a few MSD parts.
 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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