When I was a boy, Rt 311 was the main route from White Sulphur Springs to Roanoke and went right by our house so I got to see some pretty rare cars pass by. Buick used to run Peters Mountain and Potts Mountain doing brake test. Five to seven new Buicks would pass by about 11:00 am and return about 4-5:00pm. Saw lots of new Cadillacs, Chryslers, Lincolns and every once in a while a Rolls-Royce. Someone traveled that road regularly in a '53 Packard Caribbean. I often travel that road back and forth to Roanoke. One of my friends had a '50 Chevrolet 4-Door with a GMC straight-six and split manifolds and dual glasspacks. That car also sounded good but it was very loud. The only time I ever got a Chevy to be that loud was when I burst a muffler going to Williamsburg, Kentucky one evening in a Chevy Celebrity. By the time I returned home around midnight that thing was really sounding off. It got so loud that I began to wonder if I was going to get home without getting a ticket but I did. Don't know why the picture didn't come through with the email but I will print it out and mail it soon.
Jay 1124
