Euro Fest - Ridgeland, MS

9/30/2016


We left Tuscaloosa this morning and drove to Ridgeland, MS via Eutaw and Livingston, Alabama, continuing on to lunch in Philadelphia, MS.  (Philadelphia is infamous for the murders of three civil rights workers in 1964).  We ate at the Taste 'N See cafe downtown.  It was quite busy and not quite as efficient at Chick-Fil-A!  But, the the sandwiches were good and filling.  After filling up with gas, we continued on Hwy. 16 until we hit the Natchez Trace, then took the Trace to Ridgeland and checked in the hotel.  We have covered about 500 miles thus far.

Taste N See - Philadelphia, MS

Shortly  after arriving, there was a drive for Euro Fest participants, from the hotel to a private car collection about 15-20 miles away.  There were about 50 cars on the drive and with a police escort stopping traffic at intersections, a la a funeral, we all stayed together!  It was a little unnerving running through red lights, especially with a policeman right there!  We arrived at the estate of the gentleman whose collection we came to see and it looked like a park!  And, the garage looked like a house!  Inside were about 18 showroom quality vehicles, including a V-12 Lincoln Zephyr, two 1957 Thunderbirds, a couple of rare Mustangs, including a 50th anniversary  model, of which only 1964 were made (1964 being the initial year of production), an F-40, an F100 pickup and a Ford Bronco.  The collector was a Ford dealer!  But, he also had a very nice MG-TD, along with a Fiat Jolly and several other nice vehicles.   After the visit, we returned to the hotel and picked up our registration packet.  We then ate dinner at Panera Bread, which is one of the stores in the Renaissance Center, the site of the show tomorrow.  So far, we have covered about 510 miles.

custom luggage in a Mercedes

The Garage mahal

A T-Bird and a Ford Woodie.