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- Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:55 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Hung Over for the Third Year in a Row!
- Replies: 1
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Hung Over for the Third Year in a Row!
The Hershey Hangover is becoming quite a tradition. Jointly sponsored by the HCCA Susquehanna Valley RG and the AACA Snappers, it offers a day and a half (all day Sunday, and Monday through lunch) of touring following the big Saturday car show. Because people come to Hershey from all over the world,...
- Tue Oct 14, 2014 7:01 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Hershey Impressions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 9134
Hershey Impressions
I was at the swap meet Friday, the show Saturday, the full Sunday tour of Hangover III, and about 15 miles of Monday's tour. Then I had a Failure To Proceed, and others will have to report. Here are a few pics from Friday that others may not have posted. image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg image.jpg In pa...
- Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:01 pm
- Forum: Automotive Discussions
- Topic: Did You Drive Your Pre-'16 Today?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 31722
Re: Did You Drive Your Pre-'16 Today?
There was a charity concours at the Trump National Golf Course (yeah, THAT Trump) to benefit the Trump Foundation, which helps kids with cancer. They wanted participating drivers to pony up 350 bucks a car. I demurred, because (1) I already donate to cancer and (2) I don't pay to let people see my c...
- Sat Sep 27, 2014 4:38 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Brighton USA Days
- Replies: 7
- Views: 16851
Re: Brighton USA Days
There almost wasn't a Brighton USA tour this year, but at the last minute Bob Stelle and Terri Ledva stepped up to the plate. Today we had a delightful 50-mile run in Hunterdon County (western NJ), with a lunch stop in Frenchtown. The weather was 10% better than perfect - temperature in the low 80s,...
- Thu Sep 25, 2014 7:59 am
- Forum: Automotive Discussions
- Topic: Help identifying throttle and spark control
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3533
Re: Help identifying throttle and spark control
Really? In nickel? And with a center button for an electric horn? That WAS advanced! I'd have assumed (and y'all know what "assume" means) it was '13 or later.
- Wed Sep 24, 2014 8:02 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: First HCCA Tour?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13230
Re: First HCCA Tour?
You might write to John Meyer, the Gazette editor. He wasn't the editor that far back, of course, but I'm sure he has access to prior issues. And he's always interested in the early touring history of cars in current HCCA use.
- Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:24 pm
- Forum: Automotive Discussions
- Topic: Can you Identify these? ~1904 Detroit, MI
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4667
Re: Can you Identify these? ~1904 Detroit, MI
The small open car is a cross-engine Franklin. The one is the bottom picture is a Pope-Toledo, I believe. No idea on the others.
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Gil Fitzhugh the Elder
- Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:21 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
- Replies: 6
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Re: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
Fall comes early to Maine. After the front came through yesterday, today dawned bright and clear and windy. Extra layers were in order. image.jpg The route was inland, often on top of a ridge, almost 10% unpaved, with glorious views. The first stop was a real sleeper. We arrived at a long, nondescri...
- Fri Sep 12, 2014 4:35 am
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Old Car Festival, Greenfield Village 2014
- Replies: 2
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Re: Old Car Festival, Greenfield Village 2014
It is truly a fun event. I did it two years ago following the Lansing Dearborn tour, which is also lots of fun. The trailers for the L-D got preferred parking at The Henry Ford complex. Thursday we drove 100 miles to Lansing; Friday we drove 100 miles back. L-D cars were then given their own parking...
- Thu Sep 11, 2014 6:48 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15695
Re: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
Joan and I did other things today, but several cars went out on tour. They didn't get rain until waiting in line for the ferry back from Islesboro Island; upon returning to the mainland, most of them cut short the afternoon tour and returned directly to the hotel. On the ferry ride over, the group m...
- Wed Sep 10, 2014 7:29 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15695
Re: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
Never say never! Mike Landry was back on the road today, having had some repair parts custom-made at the Owls Head Museum's restoration shop over night. image.jpg Unfortunately, he broke down later for what seems to have been a different reason, and needed another ride in his trailer. Doug and Bev T...
- Tue Sep 09, 2014 6:35 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15695
Re: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
Today's tour was shorter than yesterday's; 52 miles if you didn't want ice cream, 56 if you did. (Did anyone NOT want ice cream? REALLY??) But it was much hillier. Low gears got serious workouts, though I heard of no cars that couldn't climb in low or passengers who had to walk. That was quite a dif...
- Mon Sep 08, 2014 6:33 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
- Replies: 6
- Views: 15695
Re: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
I'm sometimes astounded at the things people feel compelled to apologize for. Bill Jones, today's tourmaster, apologized for the number of short twists and turns in today's 70-mile route. No apologies necessary! The coast of Maine is convoluted. If you take straight roads, you miss some glorious mar...
- Sun Sep 07, 2014 6:09 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
- Replies: 6
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Maine 1&2-Cylinder Tour
We arrived today and checked into the excellent Country Inn in Camden. Met old friends and kicked off the festivities with a lobster dinner. LudGoceks.jpg image.jpg Tomorrow will be the longest day, 70 miles, to a boatyard specializing in wooden boats, and to a lighthouse. We're anticipating three c...
- Sun Sep 07, 2014 5:48 pm
- Forum: Restoration Tips & Advice
- Topic: Trailer Hold-Down
- Replies: 2
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Re: Trailer Hold-Down
I use nets from Mac's Custom Tiedowns. I have some sized for 30x3 or 30x3-1/2 tires, and others for 33x4 tires. The two sets are different colors so I can't screw them up. I have airline tracks in my trailer mounted 56" apart, so I just drive my cars in on top of the tracks and tie the tires straigh...
- Sun Aug 17, 2014 2:12 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: The 2014 New London-New Brighton Tour
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13898
Re: The 2014 New London-New Brighton Tour
Maxwells were well represented. The pre-printed roster showed 58 cars registered for the Saturday run to New Brighton, including 12 Maxwells, and six additional cars (mostly Model Ts that are too new for the main event) registered for the pre-tours. There were a few no-shows, and late registrants wh...
- Fri Aug 15, 2014 11:58 am
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: The 2014 New London-New Brighton Tour
- Replies: 4
- Views: 13898
The 2014 New London-New Brighton Tour
The 28th annual New London to New Brighton Antique Car Run in Minnesota is now history, and what a great tour it was! Wednesday, Thursday and Friday offered “pre-tours”, open to any pre-’16 car. We visited Heartthrob Exhaust Accessories, a custom fabrication shop started many years ago by John Forbe...
- Mon Jul 28, 2014 2:57 pm
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: North Jersey Regional Tour
- Replies: 1
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North Jersey Regional Tour
The North Jersey Regional Group’s annual tour was based at the Chauncey Conference Center at Princeton, NJ, an excellent modern facility with good food (breakfast included a custom omelet station) and easy access to lightly-traveled county roads. The tour was smaller than usual – only 18 cars, of wh...
- Fri Jul 18, 2014 3:01 am
- Forum: Automotive Discussions
- Topic: Did You Drive Your Pre-'16 Today?
- Replies: 26
- Views: 31722
Re: Did You Drive Your Pre-'16 Today?
My Stanley uses kerosene for the main fire. This is a problem, since kerosene pumps don't exist in northern NJ. But jet fuel - essentially kerosene - does exist, and there's a small airport nearby that is allowed to pump into a container but not into a vehicle (road taxes, you know). I realized that...
- Fri Jun 27, 2014 11:26 am
- Forum: Tour and Swap Meet Discussions
- Topic: Oh, How We Crept and Crawled!
- Replies: 2
- Views: 8817
Oh, How We Crept and Crawled!
IMG_1108.JPG The first official Creepy-Crawly is over, and we learned a lot. For those who haven’t been paying attention, this Creepy-Crawly provided alternative shorter, easier routes to the joint AACA/HCCA Reliability Tour. The intent was to encourage slow, primitive vehicles that are overtaxed e...