Yesterday's ride - classic cars & airplanes

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

https://flic.kr/s/aHsmRdhChF

[cloudbase]

Great pics.  Thanks for sharing those.

[ozarquebus]

Nice shots. The Rambler: Ultimate Drive-In Movie Machine

[cookiemech]

Really enjoyed these shots!

[Gliderjohn]

Thanks!
GliderJohn

[Bob Wegman]

Really nice pictures Charlie. Convert looks great.

[Rough Edge racing]

 I think Charlie lied the old black Corvette..

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I think Charlie lied the old black Corvette..

I did like it, very much! I usually don't care much for them, but that one "pushed all the buttons" - black with red, manual, V8 with fuel injection.  I'd still rather have the 21-window VW van though.

[john fish]

One black flathead Ford for me, please.  Nice pictures.  Was that at Hagerstown?

[Moparnut72]

When I worked in the aircraft shop we overhauled radials but once in a great while we would get something else that the owner was talked into doing. I did tear downs and measuring, valve jobs, paint etc. I was not certified so I didn't do assembly. But we once got a Ranger, the other two guys didn't want to work on it so I got to do the whole thing. I left before it was run though.
kk

[bigbikerrick]

That looks like a fun day. Great pics too, Charlie! Thanks for posting those.
Rick.

[Tusayan]

Was that at Hagerstown?

Given all the Fairchild planes and engines in evidence, I think you could assume it (there’s a museum there)

[Chuck in Indiana]

I'd still rather have the 21-window VW van though.

Oh, yeah. Those things are starting to bring *big* money.

When I worked in the aircraft shop we overhauled radials but once in a great while we would get something else that the owner was talked into doing. I did tear downs and measuring, valve jobs, paint etc. I was not certified so I didn't do assembly. But we once got a Ranger, the other two guys didn't want to work on it so I got to do the whole thing. I left before it was run though.
kk

I have many hours behind a 200 hp Ranger. They are as smooth as an engine gets. 

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

One black flathead Ford for me, please.  Nice pictures.  Was that at Hagerstown?

Yes, the "new" home of the Hagerstown Aviation Museum - the former Fairchild "Dome Hangar".
https://www.hagerstownaviationmuseum.org/

[Lannis]

Dads with dating-age daughters HATED Nash and Rambler cars .... !

On another note, it's interesting that, both when I were a lad and today, I could look at any car from the 40s, 50s, or 60s that came by and INSTANTLY tell what brand and model it was.

Today, they're all just smooth homogenized aerodynamic plastic lumps.   Toyota, Ford, Subaru, Nissan, Honda, Chevrolet, I know they're all fine cars compared to the old ones, but they all look alike to me.   If a '57 Plymouth, Ford, Cadillac, Chevrolet, DeSoto, Lincoln, and Nash came down the road, there was no doubt what they were ... !

Lannis

[ohiorider]

Dads with dating-age daughters HATED Nash and Rambler cars .... !

On another note, it's interesting that, both when I were a lad and today, I could look at any car from the 40s, 50s, or 60s that came by and INSTANTLY tell what brand and model it was.

Today, they're all just smooth homogenized aerodynamic plastic lumps.   Toyota, Ford, Subaru, Nissan, Honda, Chevrolet, I know they're all fine cars compared to the old ones, but they all look alike to me.   If a '57 Plymouth, Ford, Cadillac, Chevrolet, DeSoto, Lincoln, and Nash came down the road, there was no doubt what they were ... !

Lannis

They were unique.  That was in the days when Detroit made sure that 'this year's model' had a different look than "last year's."  I was the Buick porthole pro   "  ....... yep, the 1954 Buicks all had three portholes on each front fender, except for the Roadmaster, which had four on a side.  But in '55, only the Special had 3 per side .... the Century, Super, and Roadmaster all had 4 per side."  Valuable information.

This was back in the days when the president of Chrysler, Lee Townsend, when asked about the poor quality of some of the Mopar products, responded with " don't confuse us as automobile builders, we are in this to make money"  or something to that effect.

So,  yeah, we loved those 50's cars with their huge engines and their 1930's ladder frames, but they don't hold a candle to today's products, except in our memories.  But they were fun!

Triple Turbine Dynaflo and 440 Wildcat engines forever!

Bob

[HarveyMushman]

That Chevy II needs moar motor. 

Love the flathead. 

[nc43bsa]

I'd still rather have the 21-window VW van though.

Oh, yeah. Those things are starting to bring *big* money.

I think I have seen them selling for north of $100k.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

I think I have seen them selling for north of $100k.

But, that's not why I'd rather have it. I just like them, always have, ever since I had one as a youngster of 15.

[radguzzi]

Wow...!  What a great gathering.  Some beautiful machines there.

Thanks for the great photos Charlie.

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

Wow...!  What a great gathering.  Some beautiful machines there.

Thanks for the great photos Charlie.

The weather obviously kept a lot of folks away - there's usually a lot more of both cars and planes. On the way there, I passed quite a few cars that were likely there and left early. Several guys looking at the weather on their smartphones while I was walking around. The event was supposed to go until 4 pm, but by time I left at 2:30, it had already thinned out considerably.

[larrys]

Nice event and photos. Thanks for sharing them. I especially liked the Nova with the 572. Only seen that engine in boats. Close second would be the flathead A.
Larry

[Groover]

Thank you for sharing those photos. Great stuff, and very much appreciated!

[bodine99]

WOW!!! :thumb:Great pixs thanks. My dad in the late 60's had a 66 VW type II like the yellow one with the sunroof, all those windows, chrome trim.
We have a Alfa & Fiat dealer here and they stock the new Fiat 124 Fiata!!!
Thanks for posting

[maquette]

What year was the Vette Charlie?

[Texas Turnip]

I was 16 in 1959 and couldn't afford a 1957 Chev and 63 years later I still can't afford a '57 Chev 2 door hard top. I've dun good in life, huh?

Tex

[Antietam Classic Cycle]

What year was the Vette Charlie?

Not sure, didn't look at the placard. I'm guessing it was a '57.

[Lannis]

I was 16 in 1959 and couldn't afford a 1957 Chev and 63 years later I still can't afford a '57 Chev 2 door hard top. I've dun good in life, huh?

Tex

It's an interesting math problem (calculus, actually, since there are "inflection points", maxima, and minima) to see at what point in my life, if EVER, that I could have afforded (according to the standards I've always lived by) to buy certain cars and bikes.

When they were new, I had no money for anything but the cheapest beaters.   When I was working and spending money on things I wanted, because I could work more and make more money, they were usually pretty cheap and I could afford them but didn't WANT them then, or didn't know that they'd be worth a fortune some day.

For example, a 1969 GTO Judge Convertible sold new for about $3800, which represented probably a year's wages for me at the time, so it might as well have been a million bucks.

In 1982, I bought a nice, one owner, all original '69 GTO convertible with a 400 ci V8, 4-speed Hurst, tach-in-the-hood, 4 barrel, 4.11 gears for $1200, which represented about 3 weeks wages at the time.   Kept it for a year, drove it to work, got tired of 7 miles per gallon, sold it for $1200.

Today, that car in that condition represents CONSIDERABLY more than a year's income now for me, so in that sense, I'm WORSE off than I was in 1969.

So classic cars are not a good measuring tool for that!     

Lannis

[Rough Edge racing]

 The only new vehicle I ever owned was a 1969 Dodge Super B.. a base model wth just a 383 4 speed. Cost me about $3000....I don't  remember exactly what my wages were but my SS info says $7800 ,meaning I reached the deduction limit.....looking back without rose colored glasses I wouldn't want the same car for 7000 bucks today..
   But that primitive 57 Vette with a stick and any engine, yes.....but not for what they sell for, lol...

[cliffrod]

I did like it, very much! I usually don't care much for them, but that one "pushed all the buttons" - black with red, manual, V8 with fuel injection.  I'd still rather have the 21-window VW van though.

Pretty tough to out-bling a 57 Fuelie Corvette. Not necessarily the one I would pick to take home, either, but that sure is a cool car.    Thanks for the pics, Charlie.