[TomT/Williamsburg]

Day 1 - started off at 6 AM and we met up with Al Casteen in his 36 cabriolet, and George in his 39 Ford convertible right on time in Farmville at 8:08. Al is from Smithfield and I am on the other side of the James River so we did not all start from the same location. We then cruised on into Roanoke area to meet up with Tom Richardson and a bunch of guys from the area At Mama's Cafe. Food was great but the company, priceless! These guys drive some really nice iron including 3-4 flathead powered cars so I was in High Cotton with my little flattie!

We then continued down the road but we were not without some hickups. George's car would conk out for no reason and after several attempts he found some deficient wiring. Once we got that squared away, we got rolling pretty good .....

Just before we stopped for the night we visited the Barillaro Speed Shop and these guys really treated us to a friendly greeting, warm hospitality, and some very nice builds they have going on. The beautiful grey roadster was an old hotrod that they resurrected and will be going to the LA Roadster Show as well. I love the color combo ..... The Riv is for the Bobby Alloway Shop as Barillaro is modifying the bumpers and doing some other mods ....

As always it's the friends you make that make this kind of trip all the more enjoyable and memorable .... off at 6AM tomorrow morning ....