Phillip Cole Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 50 minutes ago, JSGregory said: Just wondering if this tour was full yet. I've tried contacting the tour chairman and registrar at the email addresses listed on my flyer, but all I've gotten is an angry reply from someone stating that he isn't affiliated with the tour and one "mail undeliverable" message. Any info about whether space is still available and registration details would be greatly appreciated! For want of an "L" the email was lost... I tracked Scott down and have sent him the information. We had several people misspell both my email and the HNR email. My email has the Old English spelling of home in it, which is "holme". Leaving out that L sends it to a gentleman who apparently has no interest in classic cars. The HNR office email has CLT in it, which stands for Charlotte. A few folks typed an "I" in place of the L. But they all were able to contact me (I think... I hope). Thanks to Autofair the HNR email has worked well for decades. Anyway, sorry for the confusion! Phillip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 Spelling does make a difference. If only Microsoft could figure out a way to make a computer do what someone wants it to do instead of what they actually asked it to do... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted April 15, 2016 Share Posted April 15, 2016 1 hour ago, MCHinson said: Spelling does make a difference. If only Microsoft could figure out a way to make a computer do what someone wants it to do instead of what they actually asked it to do... From the year 2056: HAL, please register me for the Sentimental Tour. Yes, Dave. Which one of your classic cars do you want to register? The Bolt, HAL... Why do you ask? Well, Dave, you know I'm not mind reader! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
61polara Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 Yes, my last name is Bowman and the address at that time was 2001.....Arnold Drive. Lots of kidding in those days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted April 16, 2016 Author Share Posted April 16, 2016 18 hours ago, Phillip Cole said: For want of an "L" the email was lost... I tracked Scott down and have sent him the information. We had several people misspell both my email and the HNR email. My email has the Old English spelling of home in it, which is "holme". Leaving out that L sends it to a gentleman who apparently has no interest in classic cars. The HNR office email has CLT in it, which stands for Charlotte. A few folks typed an "I" in place of the L. But they all were able to contact me (I think... I hope). Thanks to Autofair the HNR email has worked well for decades. Anyway, sorry for the confusion! Phillip Phillip, how many slots do think are left for this tour? Mr. "B" of Florida says he wants it full! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 On 4/11/2016 at 10:26 AM, R W Burgess said: I understand there are still openings for this Sentimental Tour. Don't miss it guys. Philip Cole assured me that you will enjoy yourself....just stay away from Wayne, he said! It may be difficult to stay away from Wayne - if you see a car disabled on the side of the road, and decide to pullover to help, chances are pretty good that Wayne will already be there offering assistance..... Years ago, he even bought an Essex especially for the Sentimental Tour. As I recall, it looked like a moonshiner's still from certain angles, but he finished the tour with it! Looking forward to seeing y'all on the Sentimental, as well as all other AACA National and Divisional Tours. ........ and if you are interested, we would like to do a Tour or meet in your area.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 1 hour ago, Marty Roth said: Years ago, he even bought an Essex especially for the Sentimental Tour. As I recall, it looked like a moonshiner's still from certain angles, but he finished the tour with it! He did finish the tour... thanks to another guy who brought another Essex to use as a parts supply for the week. I can't ever let him live that one down. I think by the end of the week the other Essex was about 50 pound lighter with all of the parts that were removed and put on Wayne's car. Tour folks do help each other out like that. When one car stops by the side of the road, lots of mechanics happen by and can usually get it back underway. If you do enough tours you will probably find yourself needing some help sometime. I once had a beautiful Model A Ford that decided to stop running. Wayne's 1933 Ford Truck might not have looked or sounded that good, but it got me to the trailer for some parts and back to the Model A to get it running again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted April 16, 2016 Share Posted April 16, 2016 5 hours ago, R W Burgess said: Phillip, how many slots do think are left for this tour? Mr. "B" of Florida says he wants it full! :-) Wayne, I have the right to remain silent.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted April 17, 2016 Author Share Posted April 17, 2016 Fair enough Phillip. Folks, from Phillip's response you can still sign up for the Sentimental Tour. It's a club of its own. You will run into the same characters at every one of these tours. Families still together! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Okay, deadline was April 1. We are now 27 days past that, and I need to give a final people/car count to vendors and caterers. So, registration is now closed for 2016 Sentimental Tour. We have several cars from West of the Mississippi and Canada. With 158 tourists in 72 cars, yes, all the way from 1928 to 1958, it has shaped up to be a great tour. Thanks to all who have decided to come along for the ride! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnniesSS Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I can't wait to see pictures and read the stories Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Roth Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Annie, Why not drive over, visit, and maybe catch a ride? You two are always welcome in our backseat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnniesSS Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 I'd love to, but all of my vacation days are accounted for Thanks so much for the offer - I might take you up on it again in the future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 What are the day time temperatures like in this area in June. I have had my windshield riser rebuilt but never installed it yet. So would this be a good reason to get it done before I go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 Average June high temperature for that area is 86 degrees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted May 3, 2016 Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) More importantly, 80s with high humidity... That means yes! Edited May 3, 2016 by Phillip Cole Add info (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 3 hours ago, MCHinson said: Average June high temperature for that area is 86 degrees. Let's see if my old '39 Buick and our old bodies can handle 86 degrees. Thank God for the backup electric fuel pump, fuel line insulation and all that. It's there to combat Ethanol. I never ever had a vapor lock in that car since I bought it in 1963 until Ethanol came along. Yuck Ethanol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted May 24, 2016 Share Posted May 24, 2016 Well, the good news is Jerry's Shell about 2 miles from the host hotel has "100 % gasoline", which is what they call non ethanol nowadays. But the bad news is the long range forecast has highs in the low 90s, 4 degrees above the average. My disclaimer is that I originally suggested May or September dates... ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 The weather forecast is looking interesting. It looks like it will be even hotter than the earlier forecast called for but the humidity looks like it will be lower than expected. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnniesSS Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Hope you all have a fun time! Be safe too - drinks LOTS of water 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted June 11, 2016 Share Posted June 11, 2016 Needless to say, the dress code is informal,,, tropical! ? I'm packing my Panama hat. ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 We drove 232 miles today, which included about 4 hours in 90+ degree weather. Most of it was at highway speeds with only a stop for fuel. The 1937 Century ran well but it has been a long time since I spent that long in a car without air conditioning in that type of heat. Here are a few photos of some of the cars in the parking lot this evening. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Looks like everyone is having a great time. We are definitely eating good! The train, North Carolina, went by while we were eating at the historic Salisbury Depot yesterday. Got to see production lines at Dennis Carpenter's today. All the shade tree mechanics are working in the parking lot this afternoon. ? Edited June 13, 2016 by Phillip Cole (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 This morning we toured the Dennis Carpenter Museum and Production Facility. After Lunch we toured AutoBarn Classic Cars. I skipped the Gibson Mill Antiques Mall. Here are some photos from today. I saw Phillip's post while I was uploading these photos. I guess I need to head out to the parking lot and see what is happening. The parking lot mechanic work is usually lots of fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted June 13, 2016 Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Mr. Hinson is a wizard! Helped me and Earl! Thanks, Matt. Maybe no one will rear end me this week. ??? Edited June 13, 2016 by Phillip Cole (see edit history) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 We had a nice lunch cruise on Lake Norman today. On the way back, many of use stopped at a nice ice cream shop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Dennis Carpenter even dropped buy to welcome us. That Triumph Bonneville still in the crate caught my attention. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 All Aboard!? NC Transportation Museum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Here are my photos from the NC Transportation Museum visit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Cole Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 After the rain... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnniesSS Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Thanks for the photos! It looks like such a great time!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Today we toured Historic Gold Hill NC. After Gold Hill, we went to the Morgan Ridge Vineyards and Brewhouse where we had another great Buffet lunch. I was able to enjoy lunch and a nice conversation with Forum Member 'Joe in Canada'. I have a couple of photos of his beautiful Red and Silver 1930 Cadillac in the Morgan Ridge parking lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Just to give you an example of how touring folks treat each other, the trouble truck brought this car in today. Luckily the trouble truck dropped it in the shade just outside the hotel lobby. Scott Deno, who is not the owner of this car, as well as a few others went to work. The points and condenser got changed. After a while it was determined that the new coil that was first tried was actually defective. Scott changed back to the old coil and with a good coil and the new points and condenser, the car now runs perfectly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 We took a Trolley Tour of Historic Downtown Sailsbury this morning. From the air conditioned trolley we got a nice educational narrated tour but it was a bit difficult to get good photos. Here are the few photos that I did take. There is an optional afternoon tour to Mocksville but my wife is not feeling well today so we are going to skip that. Hopefully someone else will post some photos of that later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 We drove back over to the NC Transportation Museum for our closing banquet. Then we rode the Trolley from the main parking lot back to the Roundhouse for the banquet. When we first arrived they were running Steam Engine J611 up towards the parking lot and then back near the roundhouse. Since I know of several AACA members who are very interested in that particular train, I took a bunch of photos. Here are those photos as well as a few others from the banquet. It was a fun tour, despite some unexpected warm weather. Tomorrow I will finish the week with a 4 hour drive back home in my 1937 Buick Century. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnniesSS Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 What a great tour! Thanks for sharing the photos and memories. I hope everyone had a fantastic time and made it back home safely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCHinson Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 We made it back home in time for lunch, having traveled a little over 200 miles on the trip home today. I am very happy with the way my 1937 Buick Century performed for the week. The trip home was at least 15 degrees cooler than the trip up on Sunday. It was very a very comfortable trip home today. I am working on laundry and getting caught up reading the week's newspapers and mail. Hopefully I will be finished with that later tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynaflash8 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Great job Matt....wonderful pictures....many places we didn't see, there was so much to see. Earl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hursst Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Thanks to everyone on the tour, had a great time! -Chris Lutz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe in Canada Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Had a great time good weather met many new people. Hornets Nest did an over the top job event, THANKS But the best part was the drive home through Pa. A fellow was looking at my car when we stopped for dinner last night and told me he has a car in his basement to sell. He wanted us to come back the next day but I talked him into letting us following him home as I would be back in Canada the next day. There was actually three Fords and his son was there and he wants no part of them either. Now to make a deal for the three of them if we can. Did I mention he is 92 and put them away before we went to WW11 in 1941. Hard to take pictures for the clutter and the dust from moving things around. Now this is a basement find! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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