Update/bump: I drove the ole girl to a Cruise-In about 35 miles from my house - and back!! without incident.
It used 1 quart of oil on the trip there. I put in a quart for the trip home and checked all other fluids. Only trouble on the trip home was a noisy, whining speedo. I stopped along the way and disconnected the cable. Since then I have not started it, checked oil or anything. A friend followed me there in his 56 Ford F100. He said he only saw smoke when I took off after a stop.
:p This trip added a few things to my to-do list. I will post some pics soon.
