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Asheville had a Rolls Royce Dealer?!
It all started off innocently enough, with a simple question. I was getting ready to head out on a tour a couple of weeks ago, when a...
Heath Towson
Sep 12, 20236 min read


Thunder Road: Asheville's Silver Screen Hot Rod Fiend Part IV!
When we left off last week, Robert Mitchum had made his way through most of the filming of Thunder Road in Asheville and left behind...
Heath Towson
Jul 9, 20237 min read


Thunder Road: Asheville's Silver Screen Hot Rod Fiend Part 3!
When we left off last week, Robert Mitchum had assembled an all star movie cast, found the ultimate stunt driver in Carey Loftin to...
Heath Towson
Jun 27, 202312 min read


Thunder Road: Asheville's Silver Screen Fiend: Part II
Last week when we left off, Robert Mitchum was discovering his co-start, Keely Smith. Her voice was wafting through his car radio,...
Heath Towson
Jun 17, 202312 min read


Thunder Road - Asheville's Hot Rod Silver Screen Fiend: Part I
Over the last six months, Mountaineer Motor Tours has taken a deep dive into researching the history of the filming of Thunder Road,...
Heath Towson
Jun 11, 202312 min read


Asheville Automobile Showcase: Motorama 1963
When a new model year turned over for the automotive industry, it was an event that was not to be missed! No matter what far flung corner...
Heath Towson
Oct 1, 20223 min read


Asheville Car History: The Beginnings of the Coxe Avenue Motor Mile
View from near Church Street, looking towards the future Coxe avenue, circa late 1800s. The Ravenscroft School for Boys is situated on...
Heath Towson
Aug 4, 20228 min read


Mountaineer Motor Tours - How did it all start?
Through most of my life, I have been surrounded by people that loved cars. My dad drove a 1967 Austin Healey 3000 and a 1978 Jeep...
Heath Towson
Jul 20, 20226 min read
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