Cool!

 

Hope you all had a great time without me? had to work both jobs this weekend and missed out on the good stuff again!

Not the best quality video thanks to operator error, but you should still get the point. That D is hot! Also, check out the poor guy walking on the sidewalk when Heavy D lights 'em up.

Dave

Nice Durango HeavyD, how's the build doing?? Last time I saw you, you were trying out some new tunes.

 

He has that bad boy all dialed in! :cheesy:

 

I got my photos off the camera and onto my laptop today. The next step is uploading them to PhotoBucket and then they should be available here. Hopefully tomorrow.

 

did you make it to the Hardcore Pawn on 8 mile road?

 

As a matter of fact I did; that was my first stop. The trip was convenient and I hit American Jewelery and the Woodward Dream Cruise enroute to the hotel. Perfect layout, 8 Mile and Woodward were right on the way to hotel so no backtracking.

Here are my photos from HC Pawn/Woodward/NJAP hotelprep/NJAP TOUR

Hardcore Pawn (this is the pawn shop featured on TruTV's "Hardcore Pawn")

Cruising Woodward

NJAP tour prep

NJAP tour

 

Obviously, you guys were received well by the plant folks. I'm surprised they let you take pics in the plant as they used to not allow that. Wish I could've been there.

 

We were surprised too!

I'd asked my contact about it the afternoon before and she said it's normally not possible to bring in cameras without a large pile of approvals, but they'd discuss it at Plant Staff meeting that morning before we arrived. And they have my phone number so, if anything gets out that shouldn't have been photographed, they know who to have the lawyers call. For better or worse.

Act like adults, get treated like adults.

?tom

 

Tom I hope your ride towards home today was a safe one.
I'd like to thank you personally for all the effort and planning you put into this event for us. Without your dedication and hard work it wouldn't have happened.
Thank You Tom!
Steve
DOC Pres

 

I second that! It was well worth all of the effort everyone made to attend and it set the stage for annual visits. It might even result in the sale of a few more Gen 3's!

Thanks much!
Dave

 

I just rolled in and the first thing I wanted to do was thank Tom for all his hard work!
Thanks to you it was a fantastic tour and trip. My hat is off to you my friend!

Looking forward to the next time!

Hopefully everyone got home safe to our loved ones.

V

 

+4 for Tom's efforts! It should be noted that the person who did most of the setup and coordination for the Durango club tour owns a Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I hope all parties who traveled in had a safe trip back and I hope Woodward was a good showing, or at least great cruising. I also hope the Chrysler Museum tour was a great time. I left around 1:00 and got home around 7.00. I did get caught in some local traffic coming out of Detroit, but once out of the city limits I made good time. A quick fuel stop in Toledo and no major traffic problems after that.

 

WOW!

All I can say is I hope all of you're grinning as ear to ear as I am with the story and link below :!:

Mopar Or No Car?Or No SUV Either!

I do feel like a Durango Rockstar indeed!

IndyDurango

 

That's a great write up. Maybe it'll help bring new members to the group.

 

+1 Mike.

Scott, the writer, was very cordial and genuinely interested in the Durangoville JNAP/Woodward event, our stories and our vehicles. Modern Mopar Magazine is lucky to have him and his talents.

IndyD

 

I knew you'd all like this.
I worked with Scott last night on it for a little while.
Steve
DOC Pres

 

Wow nice work! I'm telling you, I'm coming to those events as soon as my wallet lets me, that's a sure thing! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

Hm, just checked my GPS as I stopped for Breakfast on the way home and it tells me my max speed for the trip was 94MPH.

I'm pretty sure that didn't happen on the highway.

 

Tom, maybe you got the same virus that told me it was 92F and snowing in July??

 

I think I can remember when it happened! LOL
Steve
DOC Pres

 

I think I can remember when it happened! LOL
Steve
DOC Pres

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking too. Uphill, at the end of the run, no less.
Good thing the three of us have been dieting.

?tom

 

So it's time to finally check in as well. WHAT A TRIP! 12 hours home to CT. Steve and his buddy led the way most of the time and I'm sure there were a few times when my D hit a little past the legal limit. But it was a good trip and all the opportunities for picture gathering made it more enjoyable.

Thanks to everyone involved in this tour as well as a last minute donation from Heavy D for the charity as well. :clap:

This is on my list of DO NOT MISS things to do next year. The welcome we received from the staff at the plant was better than any of the previous tours. The people working the lines cheered and waved as we were driven through the plant. The welcomes being scrolled on the update monitors throughout the plant was a welcome surprise. Having my D driven into the plant for display is something I'll never forget. 3 people from the Delaware plant that transferred up to Detroit got to drive them back to the visitor lot. They never got to drive Durangos like them before. Smiles from ear to ear.

From the Blogs, pictures, articles and questions on whether or not we'd be back next year, I'd say they were almost as happy to have us as we were to be there.

Great Job!

 

We were well cheered for sure. Having my D inside the plant was beyond reality for me and to see our 3 D's standing there looking as new as ever was great as well!
Traveling the 1250 mile round trip distance was all so worth it and extremely fun thanks to the mini convoy Dwayne and Lydia provided.
There are some great videos on Facebook that, when I get a chance, I'll post here. They were all taken on the way home and having a bit of highway fun made the ride go so fast? Ok we were driving fast as well.
Steve
DOC Pres

 

Wow waaaaaay jealous, that looks like an awesome good time! I gotta make sure I make it there in my mini D next time lol!

 

edit: Steve needs microphone training