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Our June 5th Drive Modified a Classic

Route to Arrive at a New Location

Drive Leaders Todd Fontechia and Chip Hanback
photos by Todd Fontechia

One of the great things about NBCC is its Library of A solid group of 18 cars , complete with picnic
Drives, available to anyone who wants to lead a club hampers, gathered for the 62 mile trip,
drive or set out on a personal adventure where the described by Chip Hanback, as " a pretty nice
pathfinding has already been done by a previous drive of just the right duration . Everyone made
pioneer. The June 5th drive, held in connection it and there were no breakdowns."
with the Platinum Jubilee Lunch, built on that
Also driving were a group of other than LBCs,
Library, pulling out the classic Franklin to Bell
including a vintage top down Mercedes, the
Buckle route perfected by Hanback and Singer.
requisite Porsche, a Karmann Ghia, and a
This time the route was modified. While still Corvette. Once the drive arrived in Unionville,
assembling in Franklin, heading on great roads the tourers were met by picnic people that
towards Bell Buckle, the modification caused the had come directly to the farm.
group to swing south and, with help from
This meant that no matter how you arrived
Google Maps, drivers were introduced to a new set
everyone had a collection of new cars to see
of country roads, passing through Eagleville, a
abd enjoy as part of the perfect day for a
notorious middle Tennessee speed trap, before
jaunt and a champagne picnic in the country.
ending in Unionville, Tennesee, at the lunch site.

Assemble: the gather ing

together of per sons for some
special pur pose

Excursion: a shor t jour ney for

pleasur e; a jaunt

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