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I checked a site I read about in today's paper that's pretty cool. Most or all of you major league cruisers probably already know about it but if not, you might want to take a look....Bliss
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As a bunch of modelers based in the UK, we are looking for some pictures of interesting Art Deco Freeway bridges as examples to model for our Exhibition layout. We need the bridge to span a number of tracks, but we will adopt the example to match. We are looking for some of the archetypal clean lines of the 1930 designed bridges.
Our bridge will be nearly a yard in length and we hope to include a slip road in the design too. However, trying to find some good pictures and examples is not easy from here in Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire, so I am appealing for help.
Trying to search for this has been caught by the 'four letter rule' in this group [searching for 'art deco'], so apologies for asking if this has already been covered - pointers to other threads would be helpful
Thanks in advance.
Peter
Peter Harris
Black Diamonds N Scale Group
I Googled "Joplin, MO railroad bridge" and came up with the following photo of one of my favorite viaducts - just north of the old terminal. There were actually two viaducts in Joplin but in my opinion this one is better. Hope the 2-line web site will open for you. If not, you can do the same search. Good luck....Bliss
http://cdm.sos.mo.gov/cdm4/item_viewer.php...BOX=1&REC=8
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Sure sorry to hear that, Pat, but certainly understand and agree with your priorities. I guess it's time to add my name to the "Yes, I can't go" list. I learned a couple of weeks ago that I'll be allowed to hitch a ride on this year's Washington County, Maryland, wagon train. The train is part of the annual National Pike Festival which takes place over the weekend of the 17th.
I'll certainly do what I can to help organize a trip for that weekend and I'm sure the Bremers will, too, but, in light of Pat's news and mobilene's need to cut back to a single day, I wonder if a reevaluation of dates is in order. Pat, which weekend was runner-up over at Meet-O-Matic?
The spring cruise can always become a fall cruise like last October's IN Cool Roads Cruise. We, too, understand Pat's priorities.....Bliss
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We live just a couple of blocks off the original 1926 alignment of old U.S. 66 in STL County and the traffic is horrible due to the growth of little burgs like Des Peres, Manchester, Ballwin, and Ellisville and some are in the discovery phase of red-light camera installation. No appeal, no warning ticket, no explanation - - just a ticket in the mail. Some run as high as $95 (Arnold area) and it's only a matter of time before the short yellows here turn to red while we're in the middle of an intersection.
Sooooooo......the purpose of this post is to inquire whether or not any of you has used the PhotoBlocker plate spray (over-exposes the photo) advertised in various mags because I'm considering buying a can and spraying the inside of my clear plastic plate covers rather than the plate itself. Thoughts? Suggestions? Thanks...Bliss
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A Group of 66ers in Missouri continued an annual tradition with the 3rd Annual Kent and Mary Sue Sanderson Sweetheart Cruise February 16 and 17. Here is a picaverbal of the weekends events:
http://adobe.kodakgallery.com/rudkipon66
Enjoy! Tsingtao Kip
Kip, you and Denny have produced excellent photos and text from last weekend's Sweetheart Cruise. We are sharing both with family and friends who otherwise would not have access to anything other than our few photos without text.
We had a wonderful time on the cruise with our roadie friends. Always felt fortunate to have grown up in that part of the country and, especially, for finding my lifetime sweetheart there because the history we share is priceless. Thanks again for picking up the torch....Bliss
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I sent Bucfan an e-mail regarding the Woodridge. I hope I'm not shifting the tide too bad, but I'm wondering if we might do better to swap our starting points. Reason being, one of the stops I wanted to make was at the Clabber Girl Museum and Bake Shop in Terre Haute, but alas, they close at 3pm on Saturdays and are CLOSED on Sunday.
I'm sure we'd be there in good time on Saturday, as we could start the journey earlier on Saturday morning from Vandalia. Perhaps an overnight in Indianapolis? I'm pretty sure I know of a place in Indy where I could get a bed for the night. 
Count us in for either direction and whatever date is decided. Looking forward to doing some more cruisin' soon. Good weather would be a plus. Can you control that?......Bliss
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Per request, a few of us discussed at various times last year doing a Spring National Road cruise.
That's about all I came up with. The total distance is around 240 miles. However, I'm going to be upfront with everyone when I say my knowledge of some of the alignments of the National Road is quite inferior to others who might be willing to come along on that weekend. SO, if there are others who'd want to go and know the route better than I, your knowledge might have to lead the caravan. The last thing I'd want is to pass up some cool sections that I don't know about....which I know is the case, especially in Illinois.
First of all, COUNT US IN for whatever and whenever! Secondly, here's everything I personally know about current U.S. 40 in IL and the Old National Road. (Did I send this to you at one time?).....Bliss
U.S. 40 / HISTORIC NATIONAL ROAD
ST. LOUIS TO MARSHALL, IL
(175 miles; 5-6 hours)
St. Louis:
(1) Cross Poplar Street Bridge and stay in I-70 lanes
(2) Take exit #6, IL 111, right
(3) Turn left at first light; Collinsville Road. Becomes St. Louis Street
Collinsville:
(1) Turn right at W. Main Street light
(2) Turn left at IL 159 North.
(3) Turn right at St. Charles Drive / frontage road light
(4) Go to Riedle Street, turn left, and cross over the current U.S. 40 alignment at the
light
(5) Go right at the next stop sign
Troy:
(1) Jog left at the English Tudor building/Collinsville Road
(2) Go right at the next stop sign/Edwardsville Road which quickly becomes Market
Street
(3) Turn right at IL 162/Dewey Street
(4) Go left on Center Street. (Eventually note Sunset Inn on the left.)
(5) Turn left onto U.S. 40 at the stop sign
(6) Turn left onto IL 4
(7) Turn left onto IL 4 South at the stop sign
(8) Cross overpass and turn left at the sign for St. Jacob
Highland:
(1) Continue east on Broadway
(2) Turn left at the IL 160 light/Poplar Street
(3) Jog right onto IL 160 North
(4) Turn right on the current U.S. 40 alignment soon after the underpass
(5) Turn right onto IL 143 at the Shell convenience store
(6) Make an immediate left onto IL 143/Schuster Road, the frontage road
(7) Cross over Baumann Road at the next stop sign and continue east
Pocahontas:
(1) Follow State Street through town
(2) Turn right at stop sign for newer U.S. 40 alignment @ east edge of town
(3) Watch for Old National Trails alignment on the left just past Neal’s
(Note old, inaccessible 40 bridge off to the right after crossing Shoal Creek)
(4) Turn left onto Shawnee Road to view dead end alignment
(Watch for ghost bridge on left after returning to 40 from Shawnee Road)
Greenville:
(1) Turn right at the U.S. 40 E. stop sign by the overpass
(2) Go left onto 40 E. at the Greenville sign. (Enter the 2nd left before overpass)
(3) Take the next left and cross over westbound 40 lane onto Old National Road which becomes Franklin Street
(4) Go straight at the next stop sign on Franklin which becomes Third Street
(5) Go straight on Third at the next stop sign
(6) Follow the Historic National Road sign rather than the SPUR sign
(7) Continue east on Beaumont Avenue
(8) Go east on IL 140 as is passes Casey’s convenience store
(Downtown has functioning GlobeTheater marquee, retro diner, etc.)
Mulberry Grove:
(1) Enter town on Wall Street
(2) Turn left at the first stop sign
(3) Follow IL 140/Main Street to next stop sign and turn right
(4) Turn right (west) at the U.S. 40 stop sign and cross RR overpass
(5) Make immediate left onto IL 140 E.
(Note old concrete bridge on right before entering Hagarstown)
Hagarstown:
(1) Go through town on IL 140
Vandalia:
(1) Enter town on IL 140/St. Louis Avenue
(2) Turn left onto Seventh Street/IL 140
(3) Turn right onto Gallatin/IL 140 to drive down main drag
(4) Turn right at first light past courthouse onto the Historic National Road SPUR
(5) Cross Johnson Street and turn left onto Edward at next stop sign
(6) Turn left onto First Street and cross Johnson again
(8) Turn right onto current 40 alignment, Gallatin, at next stop sign
(Downtown area is cool; 1st capitol building, Liberty Theater marquee, etc.)
Bluff City:
(1) Continue east on 40 and cross I-70 overpass on east side of town
Brownstown:
(1) Continue east on 40 E. (Note old cabins on left)
St. Elmo:
(1) Turn left at Business District sign/Main Street
(downtown is worth a look; Elmo Theater marquee, Mail Pouch sign, etc.)
Altamont:
(1) Turn left onto Main Street at IL 128 for cool downtown area
Keptown:
(Note retro El Rancho Motel sign on left after leaving town)
Funkhouser:
(1) Just keep cruisin’
Effingham:
(1) Turn left onto Henrietta Street at 1st stop sign
(2) Turn right at 1st light onto Fayette Street
(3) Turn left onto U.S. 45/Mattoon Street
(4) Turn right onto Jefferson Street
(5) Turn left back onto current alignment at the end of Jefferson
(Note Heart Theater building and marquee at Mattoon and Jefferson)
Teutopolis:
(1) Just keep cruisin’ but note “Hoosiers” style high school on the right and cool main drag
Montrose:
(1) Just keep cruisin’
Woodbury:
(1) There is an old alignment to the right but it’s not marked
Jewett:
(1) Turn right at the Historic National Road sign and go through town on Cumberland Road
(2) Turn right back onto current alignment on east side of town
(Note old school, Grandpa’s Place, concrete marker at corner, & caved-in restaurant)
Greenup:
(1) Turn left at Historic National Road sign, 1350E, to cross covered bridge
(2) Turn right onto IL 130
(3) Turn left at current U.S. 40 stop sign
(Awesome downtown area, including old shoe factory flea market. Note 5 Star Motel and Meramec
Caverns barn/shed signs when leaving.)
Casey:
(1) Turn right at Historic National Road sign and follow Main Street through town
(Great Mobil flying horse sign at current U.S. 40 and IL 49 and scenic downtown area)
Martinsville:
(1) Follow Cumberland Road through town
(2) Turn right after cool RR underpass to return to current alignment
(Note another “Hoosiers” style high school, old water tower, and then RR underpass when leaving)
Clark Center:
(1) Turn right at Freedom Church sign
(2) Turn left onto E. Main and follow it through town
(3) Turn left onto Johnston Street to return to current alignment
(There is a short brick alignment east of town – turn right at 1400 Road)
Marshall:
(1) Turn right at “Marshall” sign and take Archer Avenue into town
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:Yep, the Kammback was the wagon style body. I really liked the looks, too, although mine didn't have a roof rack. Dark green, white letter Uni-Royal Tiger Paws (I bet Bliss remembers ), and 4-on-the-floor (4-under-the-hood, too).
Ours was dark green also with some rust and had "regular" whitewalls. (I preferred these at the time - now I can't even find white-letter tires to fit our '04 Monte.) Had auto tranny that our dog once shifted into neutral while we were cruisin' at highway speed. RPMs skyrocketed.....Bliss
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Ahhh, another Vega owner. I owned a Kammback and I think it was also a '71. I bought it used and, thanks mostly to the previous owner, was able to experience both of the standard Vega misbehaviors: cracked head & warped block. Even so, I really liked the car and enjoyed driving it. Then, shortly after putting a sleeved block under the previously replaced head, I tried climbing a light pole. That sharp vertical turn at the bottom got me.
Was the Kammback the 2-door wagon style? That's what we had and I thought it looked cool, especially with the chrome roof rack. Didn't have any engine problems; lucky, I guess. Our older son, 16 at the time, totaled the car by running into a police chief one Saturday night. Kid wasn't hurt - just his feelings....Bliss
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Jim, I felt no indignation over you comments. A twinge of sympathy perhaps,
but no anger. I realize that the '59's lines aren't appreciated by everyone. Besides, in my heart, I know that the Impala convertible Dinah and I have praised would still be real chick magnet today.I love Chevys! My Chevy history and personal ownership:
Two '55 coupes
One '56 sedan
One '61 wagon
One '65 sedan
One '71 Vega (not as bad as the hype made it out to be)
One '77 Monte
One '79 Vette
One '87 Monte
One '04 Monte
Borrowed a '49 from Dad and drove it about a year, borrowed Dad's new '59 Impala for my first date with Mary Sue - wife of 47 years now, borrowed Dad's new '60 Biscayne for honeymoon trip to the Ozarks, and tore up my first tranny in a hot '56. Unfortunately, the car belonged to Dad....Bliss
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Jim,
That’s the car! I could take the blue off that photo in Photoshop, and it would be my white beauty. I had almost forgotten the 1” whitewalls. Now I have to dig out some movies of her in action.
Dynaflow...I couldn’t remember that name. You are right! And it was nicknamed dyna-flush or dyna-slush, just as Power-glide was power-slide or power-slush and Hydromatic was hydro-static.
And Buick made cars with Dynaflow that year with engines as small as 135 HP, which must have given real meaning to the nicknames. But 325 HP with the torque behind 401 cubic inches would have moved the Queen Mary through Jello at 40 knots.
The driver didn’t notice any lost energy through the Dynaflow transmission. With the pedal down, what you did feel was the smoothest transition from parked to cruising speed ever invented...at about 12 MPG. And while the divided front seats weren’t “buckets,” the take off on that Deuce-and-a-Quarter kept your butt well planted.
I have owned one Buick during my lifetime, a new 1984 LeSabre with a 305 V8 and, I believe, a Hyra Matic tranny. That thing was huge and a major league comfortable road car. My job put me on the road full time then and I put several thousand miles on the car annually. Had 247K on the clock when I sold it and was still running well. All it ever required was normal maintenance and one air conditioner.
Replaced it with an '87 Monte Carlo SS with 305 V8 and t-tops and I put 156K on the clock before selling it to a friend. I thought it was the best car I ever owned until we bought the new '04 supercharged V6 Monte, a delightful cruiser I may never part with.....Bliss
Keep the Show on the Road!
Dave
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What's everyone's favorite rides?
There's no definitive answer. Rides, like women and beer, are individual, personal preferences based upon whatever floats your boat. Like I have cautiously told my wife of 47 years a few times, "No more old cars or old women for me."
Meanwhile, I continue to cruise with her in a '79 Vette, '77 Monte Carlo, and an '04 supercharged Monte and I still like all four of them......Bliss
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I wonder how the rest of you feel about this? Is it a good sign that roadside awareness has reached business owners along the route after 15 years of trying? Or the start of generic-sounding names replacing local flavor? I'm sure Route 66 experienced this same pattern.
If I owned a business on a historic highway (or any other highway) I'd be in favor of using any name that would keep the doors open and the cash register ringing. As a nonowning consumer, though, I prefer no name changes.
For example, the Red Cedar Inn on 66 in Pacific, MO just would not have been the same if the decades-old name had ever been changed. (Sadly enough, the Red Cedar now sets empty and is for sale.) Johnnie's Bar on 66 in St. James, MO just wouldn't have the draw (pun intended) it currently does if the name was changed.
On the other hand, there are times when a name change works wonders for the bottom line. Our cruisin' friend Fran from Cuba, MO and her former husband operated a saloon on 66 for years that was named Buzz's. When they divorced and Fran got the saloon she changed the name of the place to Was Buzz's and still drew the same local customers. In the early 90's when she became a board member of the Route 66 Association of Missouri she changed the name of the saloon to Route 66 Lounge and had the new name painted in large letters on each end of the building so that 66 cruisers could not miss it. The new name attracted hundreds and perhaps thousands of new customers and the bar became a Route 66 icon until she sold the business a few years ago.....Bliss
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I've started my 2007 "Escape From Christmas" caper and have the first day's doings posted. I actually left home Friday but that was just jockeying for position. I got some sight seeing in on Saturday and ended the day in a motel featured as a very recent American Road Memory Motel. (I'll be in another, even more recently featured, Memory Motel before the trip is over.) The day before and the day of Christmas are scheduled for New Orleans. I'm not really escaping from Christmas - just the responsibilities of Christmas. Then I'll head up US-61 for a few days in the Delta and will pick up another forum member along the way. I won't reveal his name but I'm sure that, if we pass a rusting Terraplane in a field, he'll be able to tell me what year it was built.
Day one is up and the rest will follow with a day (or so) lag at
We're enjoying the trip with you, Denny; although, I wouldn't drive 'Lil Red on a dirt road like you travelled on day two. Do you think the red clay will ever come off the undercarriage?
Mary Sue asked just the other day if you were out somewhere on a Christmas Cruise. She's envious, as we'll remain at home over the holidays babysitting our granddog Pauncho while our son and family go skiing in CO....Bliss
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From the looks of the maps, Bliss, I think I'm gonna have to pick up 61 south of Hayti, in Steele - looking at the maps there is not much to show where 61 ran between Steele and Hayti - the maps I have of the area aren't really old enough. Even Streets & Trips doesn't show a clear routing, unless it's AR 164 to AR Route D to 84.
Unless - I just noticed AR 439 and AR Route H are literally under 55 into Hayti from Steele - wonder if that's the old 61!! Hmmmmmm
KC and I did do some of that area a few years back on our trip to South Dakota. As I recall, we followed 61 (part of the way) thru Steele and it dead-ended against the interstate. Streets and Trips shows a broken line in that area, whatever that means. Will check it out.
Y'all have a great day now, hear - and a very Merry Christmas and best of the New Year to all.
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN
The following routing is from cruisin' friend Kip. Have a great trip!....Bliss
In Portageville, 61 Turns East to meet up with "ugly" 55. At the intersection with highway T, we will proceed straight on Highway T going south parallel to 55. At the intersection with highway YY, we will go straight and be on the West Outer Road to the next Exit, at which time we will be on highway K. We will then pass by Concord (4 miles). According to an early 60's map of Missouri, Concord was on highway 61.
Proceed on K South to Highway J. Proceed on J south (straight) to the intersection with U.S. 412 and into Hayti (which I do not believe holds much significance). About 6 miles to the left is Caruthersville, which has a Casino if yer feelin lucky on the way home.
Go straight from the intersection with U.S. 412 on the west outer road until it dead ends. Turn left and cross "ugly 55" and turn right on Highway H. Shortly thereafter, you will be on a serious stretch of old 61. Take H to highway 164. Turn right on 164. Take 164 a couple of miles, cross "ugly" 55, and you will be on highway 61 again as it breaks away from the "ugly" road.
A mile or so down the road, you will enter Steele. I don’t know much about the town, except that Howlin’ Wolf bellered the blues here one time.
Take 61 South out of Steele, past Holland (4 miles) to State Line Missouri (approx. 4 miles). There are a few buildings here, and there is a proprietorship called TCB Enterprises (obviously for Elvis) but the DEAL is the concrete arch across the highway, built in 1924 and as majestic as it was on day one! It saddened me that they put those yellow and black striped warning signs on either side of the arch, but it is still there and very much intact.
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If you will let yourself NOT be in a hurry, and are headed from anywhere east or south towards the Black Hills, Devil's Tower and other points west and north, I highly recommend taking what the late Charles Kuralt called "one of America’s 10 most beautiful highways": Nebraska Highway 2.
It takes you from the Grand Island area (on I-80) north and west through the Nebraska Sandhills
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Hills_(Nebraska) to the Alliance area, where you should not miss
seeing Carhenge ( http://www.carhenge.com ) and then easily on to Wyoming or South Dakota!
See: http://www.sandhillsjourney.com/
I feel the trip is especially beautiful in the late spring when the hills are "in bloom"!
I've been on Route 2 several times as a kid but only between the Iowa line and Lincoln; visited relatives in Cheney. It is pretty country and worth the trip.
Speaking of Nebraska, we're thinking of cruisin' the Lincoln Highway across Iowa from the Illinois line as far west as Omaha (perhaps farther) and then dropping down to the Lincoln area to see the cousins again. Kinda, sorta have that in mind for '08....Bliss
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From the looks of the maps, Bliss, I think I'm gonna have to pick up 61 south of Hayti, in Steele - looking at the maps there is not much to show where 61 ran between Steele and Hayti - the maps I have of the area aren't really old enough. Even Streets & Trips doesn't show a clear routing, unless it's AR 164 to AR Route D to 84.
Unless - I just noticed AR 439 and AR Route H are literally under 55 into Hayti from Steele - wonder if that's the old 61!! Hmmmmmm
I've asked Kip for route details between Hayti and Steele. When we drove this alignment with him a few years ago we left Hayti on 61 south and never used the interstate. This particular road may not actually be marked as 61 until Steele and, instead, may just be a series of county roads. We drove through Cooter, for example, and old 61 burg. We'll try to clarify the trip within the next few days.
U.S. 61 is a great cruise from STL to the Arkansas line and goes through towns like Perryville, Jackson, New Madrid, Benton, Sikeston, etc. We also tried 61 north with the intent of going to Canada but gave up somewhere in Wisconsin; got tired of cornfields and narrow, winding, asphalt roads. A poor decision methinks.....Bliss
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I have been remiss at welcoming our recent new members.
I'm equally as guilty in not welcoming newbies to the forum, so here's a big "HEY" from STL....Bliss
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Had thought of another run north on 51 to Dyersburg, then across the river and see if we could find old 61 back down to Left Memphis.
Hudsonly,
Alex Burr
Memphis, TN
When you enter MO from Dyersburg you will hit Hayti at I-55 about 5 miles after crossing the bridge. Drive into Hayti on MO 84 to the 84/61 junction. Turn south and as I recall you'll be able to cruise 61 all the way into AR, crossing under the concrete arch over 61 at the border. At some point, old 61 into Memphis becomes current highway 77 - but you already know this. Right? It's a fun cruise and Kip can provide details upon request.....Bliss
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It's time to vote to name the American Road House Blend coffee. Pick your favorite from the nominees, OR, write in your nomination. We'll add it to the choices. Voting ends Sunday—at midnight—December 9, 2007.
Have fun voting!
I kinda like:
Blue Highway Brew
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Great memories, Bliss. Sounds like our dad's were cut from the same cloth. No matter how something wouldn't work, he'd find a way to make it work, and so far he's come through every time. We've been spending a lot of time together since Thanksgiving weekend working on my "Ole Blue" to alleviate some pesky oil leaks that got much worse during the Cool Roads Cruise (lost nearly a quart of oil that weekend). Pop's 77 & still going strong, as he stays on top of his game by playing with his fleet of 6 vehicles: '04 Chevy Pickem-up truck, '96 Impala SS, '29 Model A Ford Town Sedan, '31 Model A Ford Tudor, '64 Corvair Monza, and his '64 Corvair Spyder Turbo.....not to mention he's my chief mechanic for "ole blue".
Yeah, Dad was my chief mechanic as well. We (read "mostly Dad") removed the entire front end of my '52 Vicky after I wrecked it and replaced it with a salvaged '53 bolt-up job. Then he showed me how to use plastic filler rather than lead to "shave" the nose and he rewired the electric doors so the pushbuttons were hidden behind the grill. He also replaced the clutch on the same car with another "3:00" job, only to discover the old flathead motor was blown as well.
He always preferred Chevys to Fords and we debated this on several occasions. This was before Chevy dropped in the small block V8 in '55 and I couldn't understand why he liked the in-line blue flame 6 more than the flathead V8. Durability and dependability were the answers. I always thought that Ford, though, had the edge in styling - right up until the shoe box design appeared in '55 through '57. Lots of the old Chevy sixes are still cruisin' around; while it's unusual to run across one of the flathead Fords. Right again!
Your dad's '96 Impala is surely a very cool ride. Not to say the others in the stable aren't but this particular Impala still turns heads and holds its value....Bliss
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Today would have been Dad's 95th birthday. Although he didn't make it past the age of 69 due to heart problems, I still think about and miss him.
Dad was my hero and the smartest person I have ever personally known. He was the kind of guy who could build a rocket ship from a ball bearing, repair a hole in the atmosphere, and write a novel all in the same day. Realistically, Dad wore lots of hats including farmer, car salesman, auto mechanic, and minister. (Yeah, I'm a PK.) But he could fix anything and he always had just exactly the right advice whenever I asked.
He taught me to drive a car early on by letting me sit on his lap, steer the '41 Olds (or whatever), and shift the manual tranny with him pushing the clutch. I graduated to actual driving at about age 13, got an official permit and my very own '41 Olds coupe at 15 and have been cruisin' blue highways ever since. He taught me (insisted upon, actually) how to shoot a jump shot in 8th grade when other kids my age were still shooting "set" shots. He taught me how to throw a curve ball, swing a bat properly, and how to field a ground ball. He taught me how to drive a tractor, plow a field, and harvest the corn crop pulling a one-row corn picker. He fabricated copper gas line tubes to better feed the twin carbs on my '52 Vicky and created an electrical bypass switch for overdrive activation so that the old Ford could be put into overdrive mode as low as 5 miles per hour if desired. He insisted that I stay in college when I wanted to drop out and join the Army. We had several 3:00 AM discussions about me staying in college. I stayed - he was right - and I was, well, young. There's lots more but I've rambled on this OT subject long enough.
Happy Birthday, Dad....Bliss
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Pat picked some great roads for this and I know we all appreciate the work he did reserving the tour slots, checking the motels, etc. Big thanks, Pat.
We'll second the appreciation vote. Lots of work involved in setting up and conducting a cruise.
Here's another photo from the weekend. We stopped at the bridge on our way to Indy last Friday....Bliss
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Day one, all done.
Great fun, some sun.
Hot dog bun. My sister's a nun.
Fun ride, grins wide
Weather not wet, Denny's Vette
Lots of views, awesome cruise....Bliss
Iowa's Lincoln Highway
in Lincoln Highway / U.S. 30 / U.S. 50
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Can anyone provide me with turn-by-turn directions across Iowa on the Lincoln going east to west to Omaha or point me to a site that has this info? I'm thinking of entering the Lincoln at the IL/IO border and following as much of the old road as possible, stopping at great photo ops and points of interest.
We may do this next month if the weather and schedules permit. Thanks......Bliss