I'm off to Vegas

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Well my wife surprised me yesterday with a couples of plane tickets to Vegas.
Is that cool or what?
I was supposed to go to work but I guess I'll take another week off huh?
Leaving tomorow morning.
 
Well my wife surprised me yesterday with a couples of plane tickets to Vegas.
Is that cool or what?
I was supposed to go to work but I guess I'll take another week off huh?
Leaving tomorow morning.

13REDLet me know.:nuts:;):cussing:
 
Enjoy :bounce:

Vegas is fun. The weather is great this time of the year - lots of things to see and do around Vegas. Spend some of the money you won on the helicopter ride to the canyon... :nuts:
 
Enjoy :bounce:

Vegas is fun. The weather is great this time of the year - lots of things to see and do around Vegas. Spend some of the money you won on the helicopter ride to the canyon... :nuts:

I've been there a lot of times but with my truck and usualy have only a couples of hrs to play around.
At least I'll be there for a couples of days.
10/4 on the chopper ride.
 
PM Clutchdust,(Gary), he lives there. Nice guy. See the Imperial car museum on the strip.(Per TimAT)
 
Clutchdust turned me on to a local resturant/bar- be sure and PM him about it. I can tell you it's at tropicana and spencer, but I can't tell you the name of it right now. $5 will get you a great burger,fries and a coke. And the Black Bear Diner is good too.

Have a good time, and the Museum at the Imperial Palace is a don't miss.
 
Clutchdust turned me on to a local resturant/bar- be sure and PM him about it. I can tell you it's at tropicana and spencer, but I can't tell you the name of it right now. $5 will get you a great burger,fries and a coke. And the Black Bear Diner is good too.
Have a good time, and the Museum at the Imperial Palace is a don't miss.

I usually park the truck across the highway and walk to the NY NY at tropicana and the strip I'll look for Spencer and the resto/bar/burger place, I'll pm him and see for sure. I'll check for black bear too.
Thanks.

Of course my wife beeing a Mustang maniac (she has a 95 GT) I'll bring her to the Shelby factory too.

Hummm, now that I think about it, maybe that why she brings me there???
 
Rum Runner's-- I remembered. HA!.. If you're standing at the corner of the Strip and Tropicana , look to the east(?). Hooters Casino- about 4 stoplights past that is Spencer. It's in a little strip mall on the SW corner.

The SHelby Factory is just off of I-15 east. I haven't made it there yet. Let us know.
 
Rum Runner's-- I remembered. HA!.. If you're standing at the corner of the Strip and Tropicana , look to the east(?). Hooters Casino- about 4 stoplights past that is Spencer. It's in a little strip mall on the SW corner.

The SHelby Factory is just off of I-15 east. I haven't made it there yet. Let us know.

Ok for rum runner allready marked it on the GPS lol. thanks
Yeah Shelby is just across the race track, I go often at the Petro truckstop just across the street.
I'll let you guys know for sure for sure.
Thanks again.
 
hey, tim, how'd you remember that? good call. speaking of which, haven't heard from you in a while. make sure you give me a call next time you're in town.
michel, there's a couple rum runners in town so just let me know where you're staying and what you have planned. we'll get together and do some bench racing.
 
THe lap dances at the Rhinos club are Mr. Grabby hands friendly. So enjoy.
 
hey, tim, how'd you remember that? good call. speaking of which, haven't heard from you in a while. make sure you give me a call next time you're in town.
michel, there's a couple rum runners in town so just let me know where you're staying and what you have planned. we'll get together and do some bench racing.


I very rarely forget where the decent food is. :1st: I haven't been out there for a couple of months- I'll call next time for sure.
 
Well I'm back home, -22 celcius.
That hurts.
Trip went well didnt lose too much money and spend a great week away from the - 30 here in Montreal. Couldn't reach Clutchdust I left home before he answered (my fault) + I didnt bring the laptop and completely forgot about internet access.

Looked for the 13RED that Bird talked about, (Hey Bird, your PM is full) couldnt find it soooo I didnt make too much money off that one huh??? LOL
Oh well, I'll have t go back I guess.

Went to Shelby automobile where used to transform the GT into Shelby's
they now transform new Shelby's into Shelby Road King and Supersnakes.
Took a tour of the show room and a visit of the plant.
They are in the industrial park near the race track on Hwy 15

Neat thing is that theres no cover charge. It's open week days from 8am to 4 and tour start at 10,30 until about noon.

the tour starts in the showroom where theres a couples of cars,and the guide goes thru the history of Caroll Shelby and each car that's into the showroom. The first Cobra CSX200 that Shelby made in 62. Pretty valuable too since he refused an offer for 20 millions for it.
A couples of 66, 67 and 69 then a GT40 and a few race cars, One built for Hertz rent a car ect.

An interesting one that was built by Selby team in 98 and used a lot of Corvette parts,
http://www.fantasycars.com/derek/cars/series1.html
Project was killed after 280 some were built I wonder why??.
Pretty interesting stories then we moved to the plant

The first part is where the built "rollers" CSX 4000, 7000,and 8000 aluminium cars. http://www.shelbyautos.com/CSX4000.asp

Theres a rope fence that restrict you to about 15 by 30 ft near the door and he explains what goes on, theres always a couples of cars in different phase of constructions. those are sold as rollers without the engines and tranny.
then we went to the Mod part of the garage.
thats where they transform the new Shelby's (who are now built completely by Ford now) into Shelby's KR and Supersnakes.

Same thing, you are restricted to about the same area into the garage where theres about 20 lifts with 2 mech each station who share the work on those.

Pretty interesting little tour considering the cost. Lots of history and neat shop.
Then 2 blocks from the plant they opened a café little burger place decorated with cars parts and stuff.
 
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