Horseless Carriages and Iron Ponies.

[Marshal Will Wingam]

I done some things on them iron ponies that was plain dumb.  musta had an angel on ma shoulder.  Had to.

I think we all did. I sure did my share.

[Delmonico]

Cracked the nose cone on the gear box on the beast, made it hard to shift and the shifter would torque over a bit.  Got another one, little brother was 16-17 and had helped put the bug he drove together.  Paid him to put it in, $20 bucks and lunch.  The bolts on the solid steel gearbox mounts looked a bit abused.  Gave him some cash and he went and bought new ones and put them in.

Went out and jumped it the next day, limped back about 20 miles in second, was stuck there.  didn't realize he missed the class on bolts, he just bought grade 2's, snapped half them right off.   Showed him the three lines on the heads of the old ones, the no lines on the new ones and off we went to a parts house and got ones with 5 lines.

[Texas Lawdog]

That was a lesson well learned.

[Delmonico]

On a slightly different track, as I was telling Leo today there are two folks here in Lincoln that have finished their third book of pictures and memories of Lincoln and are getting started on a 4th.  Met them this weekend and bought their new book.  They asked me to send them some memories of growing up here and any old pictures I know of.  did some searching today on American Memory and found these two jewels from 1942 in downtown Lincoln, color slide.





Some nice cars in them.

[Russ T Chambers]

Had to make a run for bullets this morning, and the route took me up thru Virginia City there and back.  On the way up I was slowed down by a nice ’68 Corvette.  On the way back passed a fully restored Metropolitan in white and turquoise.  Then Got slowed up thru VC by a pretty Shelby Cobra.
This week is Hot August Nights here in Reno!  From now until this coming Sunday we will be covered in restored classic cars and trucks!!

[Texas Lawdog]

I would have liked to have been there for that!

[Leo Tanner]

I would have liked to have been there for that!

They do it every year Pop, ya need ta take a drive up an see it sometime.  Or the Rib Cook Off.  Or the Blues Fest.  It sure is a fun town even if ya don't gamble.

[Russ T Chambers]

TL
Just got started last weekend, and runs through this comin’ Sunday.  Still time to get here!  Our monthly shoot is Sunday too.  Bring you’re guns and join us.  A lot of our group will be up in Idaho for the Idaho State Championships, we'll be a nice small cozy group.

[Texas Lawdog]

I just got back from San Antonio lastnight, I put about 700 milea on my pickup on that little jaunt. I need to rest my butt. I would fly up there if I came.

[Delmonico]

Very cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlQo4Xt59PU&feature=related

[Silver Creek Slim]

Very cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlQo4Xt59PU&feature=related

Isn't that serviceman Eric Fleming AKA Gil Favor on Rawhide?

Slim

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Looked like him..............

[Texas Lawdog]

Yessir, That's Mr. Favor. I can remember my Dad wearing one of those shop coats when he was Service Manager at our Ford Dealer.

[Delmonico]

There are some cool old car ads and promo stuff over there.  Watched an 8 minute one when it was slow this morning on developing the 49 Ford.

[Arcey]

Tripped o’er this lookin’ for another.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TRHinTPu5I&feature=related

Seems I remember sumthin’ ‘bout the crank lookin’ thingys on the door panels but I can’t remember what they were for.

[J.D. Yellowhammer]

Howdy folks,
Good to see other motorheads here!    A subject after my own heart (but only pre-72 or thereabouts).

At the Franklin, TN, 4th of July, before my band played, me and the missus were checkin' out the car show and ran across this:



The owner came over and started chattin'...turns out he raced these things professionally, and was a champeen driver.  I'm tryin' to remember, was it NHRA? NASCAR?  Shoot, I don't know, I'm a drag bike afficionado, not cars...

Enny way, this beaut makes the word "cherry" sound like an insult.  This thing was E-Macullate! And still on the road. And still fast as sh-t through a goose!

[J.D. Yellowhammer]

(That's the owner/driver, above, and my beeyootiful wife, below)

Figgered out what it is, yet?

It's a '51 Hudson Hornet!

[Texas Lawdog]

Yep, Them Hudson Hornets dominated the Nascar races in 51,52, and 53. Marshall Teague and Herb Thomas were the two main drivers.

[Delmonico]

Low center of gravity, 308 CID Flat Head in-line six, dual carburetors 170 Hp from the factory. Very low center of gravity, lower than any other on the market at the time.

Guy I knew in HS had one he was restoring, ran into him at a stop light one night in my 49 Ford V8, walked away from me like I was standing still.

[Texas Lawdog]

I would love to have one of those old Hudson's like that and restore to look one of the old Nascar cars.

[Delmonico]

Now here's one we all should remember.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKDhJL1BNdc&feature=related

[Texas Lawdog]

Del, I don't ever remember seeing that commerical in 68. The big thing with the 68 was the rubber front bumper. I wish I still had my 66 GTO.

[Silver Creek Slim]

I saw a 68 Charger this evening.

Slim

[Texas Lawdog]

Those 68 Chargers looked fast, just sitting still. I love the Superbirds and the Dodge Daytonas with the wings.

[J.D. Yellowhammer]

A good friend of mine got a Dodge Challenger R/T in '70.  That was one of the wickedest muscle cars ever made.  I can't remember whether it had a 383 or a 440 magnum, but it had so much pent-up fury, you could chirp the tires every time you started from a stop, unless you were real careful.  And if you just stomped the gas, it wouldn't even move, just throw out a thunderhead of smoke and screamin' rubber!!