I had a fine time at the jam packed tour wrap-up event and stopped at my car for something before heading to my room. Art Ackerman, who had been just behind me in the parade was parked in the next space. "So when you going to start this job?" he asked, referring to the fuel pump swap. I mumbled something about "the morning", he responded with something about "lending a hand", and the hood was soon raised. It wasn't long before Milton Wheeler was also lending a hand. As a result, the old was off and the new was on long before full darkness. To no one's surprise, an ancient metal fuel line had not survived the operation but that just emphasized the wisdom of not waiting until morning to tackle the thing. In the morning, Mike Curtis took me to drop off the computer (more on that later) and pick up the necessary parts. The car was running just a few ticks past noon.

There are many stories of people helping others on this tour. I probably could have found others to help me and it's a certainty that those three would have helped out anyone needing it. That doesn't lessen in the slightest my appreciation for what Art, Milton, and Mike did for me.

I walked over the small bridge in front of the Arch. The dozen or so Packards were parked under cover in a semi-circle. It wasn't a great set up for taking pictures of the group but it was good for looking over the individual cars. Daniel Hershberger's 1927 auto camp was at the right end of the semi-circle. A large tent in the center was where the anniversary ceremony had, presumedly, taken place on the arrival of the Packards. Some speeches were still being delivered there, with Will Rogers as MC, even after I arrived. They included a reading of the US Senate resolution honoring the Lincoln Highway's Centennial. The recognition is great but it's somewhat unfortunate that they got the wrong date.

Three 1913 dates have significance. July 1 was the day the Lincoln Highway Association was incorporated in Detroit, Michigan. That is the event being celebrated today at the Arch. The first announcement of a complete though short lived route, the Proclamation Route, occurred on September 14 and the nationwide dedication of the route, complete with celebrations and bonfires, took place on October 31. So the resolution "Recognizing June 30, 2013, as the centennial of the Lincoln Highway..." isn't quite perfect but it's still a good thing.