Today we set out for Detroit from South Bend.  I was looking forward to being somewhere familiar, but I soon remembered why I moved to Cali.  Crappy roads, horrible drivers (alright, SoCal’s no better there), and humidity.  I do miss all of the American iron, and boy was the meet at Metro Beach chock full of classic iron. Easily the biggest yet, it was nice to have the sun out over acres and acres of cars.

Today, unlike yesterday, was completely uneventful…which is a good thing.  We skipped the driver’s meeting again today as our hotel was on a street under construction and getting to the meeting would have been much more hassle than it was worth.  My dad reconnected with an old friend he hasn’t talked to in years driving solo in his 67 Nova Wagon, so we added one more to our crew.  A motley one at that with a 78 Pacer, 03 Mustang Mach 1, and 67 Nova Wagon.

We jumped on the turnpike and headed for Tecumseh, MI and the ididit headquarters.  Ididit was nice enough to host a lunch for us Power Tour participants, and upon our arrival there was close to a thousand local cars that showed up.  Among those was a small AMC group!  Two 70 AMX’s, a 70 and 72 Javelin, a Marlin, and a kickin’ 78 Matador…the most AMC’s we’d seen all tour!

From Tecumseh, we headed to Detroit.  Through the gorgeous Irish Hills, past Michigan International Speedway (MIS) and into town.  As we pulled in, the sheer number of cars was staggering.  If you couldn’t find a car you liked there, you’re not a car person.  Truly spectacular.  Walking around we saw some truly gnarly stuff.  A slammed 67 Rambler American (my favorite), a 37 Plymouth with a blown Hemi that the builder fit under the stock hood, another Dart Wagon, and a beautiful custom open wheel roadster.

Tags: Car, hot rod, Pacer, power tour