Thanks everyone. He is a great old guy, treated us kids great, and now laments "I should have gotten into this car thing with you 40 years ago". Had he done that, we would have had a couple of REAL Cobras in the garage.
And I took him for another ride yesterday. In the past Pop had a short limit as to the distance he could travel in the car. I think that was my fault by not having the right car. Today's trip after I took him out for breakfast was (and I do this for Whip, he is into tracking movement on US highways) Diamond Springs (old mining town where our favorite restuarant is) south on 49 through Plymouth (Speed's Diner, 2nd Sat of the month, Noon till 3:00PM) to Trans-Sierra State highway 88 east over 8600' Kit Carson Pass to 89 north to South Lake Tahoe, and hwy 50 west back to Placerville (Hog Wild 1st and 3rd Monday for hot rods). Total trip 174 miles and he did fine. Also learned if we turn off the AC, open the sunroof and windows to enjoy the high Sierra air, that with the wind noise comes the sensation of speed and no more spirited driving. With the quiet of all the windows up I can get away with a lot higher speeds and Pop just doesn't know. The payback was 18.5 mpg going up the mountains, and 26 mpg coming down from them 'dar hills. Not too bad for a 556 hp, 4300 lb brick with only 400 miles on the engine.
