My Road Trip to STL

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So as many of you already know, I traded my Z in for a new Mustang 5.0 last week. What many of you don't know is where I went to get it.



Got a pretty good deal on a car that fit my spec (Modshack actually spec'd this car out with them but didn't end up coming to a deal) so I decided I'd drive on out to STL to do the deal instead of shipping the Z there and shipping the Mustang back. I figured lunch with Lou is worth an 1,800 mile round-trip, anyways.

After finishing uninstalling the aftermarket parts from the Z, I left for St. Louis at 6AM on Sunday, Sept 5th.

Headed down I-81 South in VA.


Appalachian Plateau off to the west.


Just got on I-64 West in Virginia.


Twin Peaks


This is a pretty cool pic with the focus on the fisheye mirror.


VA is beautiful...




I-64 runs from VA straight through to STL, and there was a lot of construction along the way... many one-lane stretches...


Charleston, WV. Kind of a depressing looking city if you ask me!


Welcome to Kentucky


People in Kentucky drive pretty damn fast. My average speed here was much faster than any other state. The flow of traffic was anywhere from 90mph to a little more than 100 mph. Old people in Buicks had their cruise set to 100... it was crazy! I also got passed by a Ferrari 458 Italia doing roughly 130 mph just outside of Louisville... didn't have my camera at the ready so I didn't snap a pic, nor did I bother trying to chase him down to get one!

Louisville


Flat and boring in Illinois


The Z's last ever fuel stop (that I'm paying for, anyways!) in Illinois. I saved the receipt because I'm sentimental like that.


STL on the horizon! I could taste smell Lou in the air at this point.


Lou said if I stayed to the east and west of the city and didn't venture north or south I'd live.


My Z from the hotel room window in Chesterfield, MO, looking a bit like a solid red Cory Catfish.