Saturday morning, before the sun came up, we were off to Greenwood and breakfast with the Old 96 District Model A Club. It was a pretty chilly morning, with temps in the upper 30's. We had the side curtains up and blankets on our laps. The sun came up on a gorgeous morning as we made our way northwest on US76. We traveled through Chapin, around Newberry and into the foothills of the mountains of South Carolina. About the time we were near Chappels, it got considerably colder! We noticed frost on the roofs. We had a couple of blankets, but probably needed the third one! It was in the trunk and unless we stopped, we were going to do without. Not much further to go, and I was happy I had my gloves in the car. Mornings like these make me wish I had a heater!
We made it to Greenwood with plenty of time before our reservation of 9AM, but we were in for a very long wait! Seems that someone had double booked our regular meeting room at the local Shoney's. Once we were seated, 40 minutes later than expected, we had a great breakfast and relatively short meeting. News was shared and the upcoming Swap Meet was discussed.
Soon, it was time to part ways. A few of us decided to travel up to Greer to check out the Saturday morning Flea Market at The Barnyard. We enjoyed a nice drive with 4 other A's. We got up to the Flea Market and were met with hoards of folks out looking for their "finds." We pulled to the very back of the parking area, where it was decided that we didn't want to leave the cars or fight the masses just to go peruse someone else's junk! So, with us in the lead, Calvin followed us back to the Columbia area via Spartanburg and Union. A different road from the one we went north on earlier in the day.
The little car is running extremely well. The engine is definitely ready for the Blue Ridge Parkway Tour with MAFCA in a few weeks, but I've noticed that I have a clutch issue! Seems that I'm having trouble putting the car into 2nd gear, even at a dead stop.
We decided to take the car to Mark's on Monday for an adjustment on the clutch. He and his dad, JP, took a look at the clutch, after Mark and I pulled out the carpet, rubber mat and insulation over the inspection plate. Not good news! Mark did what adjustment that he could, but it was decided that the pressure plate was bad and needed to be replaced. Now, to do that job, the engine has to be pulled out - AGAIN!
We buttoned up the car - putting all the floor coverings back into place and drove home. Mark was going to give us a call when we could bring Miz B back for the clutch work. It would take 2-3 days, but they had to get the '37 Dodge Brothers car out of the shop, first.
Stay tuned for the next adventure - hopefully, Miz B will be ready for the trip to Greenwood on the 20th.
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