Again, thank you to the help, suggestions and good advise. Here are a few shots of the line up for the Idyllwild Ca. July 4th parade. Eleanor was able to follow a friends 1955 Belair wagon, so the blue crew was shining that day. The hoots, cheers, thumbs up, and "Boy she has great hips" and other comments from the parade watchers were welcome. The best one was a woman who just saw the Palm Springs Corvette club go by ahead of us with 20-30 late model cars, who stood up and yelled to us "Anyone can buy a Corvette, but where do you find of of those?" Getting her home to the flat land was smooth. I want to thank those of you who advised on engine revs, and now I get it, going down the hill she did fine! She has a stock 3 speed, on the floor, and I found that even in 3rd, the big 1959 261 'bolt kept her under control, and I did not need to hit the brakes but a few times. I also found again that mountain roads suit her more then city streets and stop lights. Thank you kind bolters, this newbie needed the advise and put it to good use!
