Classic cruisin’

Don Barone finds another Classic along Route 66.

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<p>I have chased a car like this, the first love of my life …</p>
I have chased a car like this, the first love of my life …
<p>... a 1963 red convertible Corvette ...</p>
… a 1963 red convertible Corvette …
<p>... Sting Ray ... for almost 50 years now ...</p>
… Sting Ray … for almost 50 years now …
<p>... turns out Gene Larew Lures on RT 66 ...</p>
… turns out Gene Larew Lures on RT 66 …
<p>... in Tulsa, site of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic had access to that car and they invited me to take it for a drive ...</p>
… in Tulsa, site of the 2013 Bassmaster Classic had access to that car and they invited me to take it for a drive …
<p>... but when they handed me the keys while Gary the PR was taking that photo, I turned and gave the keys to ...</p>
… but when they handed me the keys while Gary the PR was taking that photo, I turned and gave the keys to …
<p>Gene Hacker, the dude who for 24 years helped set up the EXPO at the Bassmaster Classic, and who was retiring after this one.</p>
Gene Hacker, the dude who for 24 years helped set up the EXPO at the Bassmaster Classic, and who was retiring after this one.
<p>It was a way of saying thanks for a quarter-century of helping the fans have a good time. So, off we took ...</p>
It was a way of saying thanks for a quarter-century of helping the fans have a good time. So, off we took …
<p>"db, dude, this thing has got some real get to her." And at the end of the drive, "Thanks man, it made me feel like I was 20 years old all over again." No, dude ... thank YOU!</p>
“db, dude, this thing has got some real get to her.” And at the end of the drive, “Thanks man, it made me feel like I was 20 years old all over again.” No, dude … thank YOU!