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#486705 - 02/12/08 10:05 AM We Americans are Getting Soft!
R W Burgess R W Burgess Long Time Member Registered: 06/13/02 Posts: 10080 Loc: Warsaw, Va.	Jeff Brown of the Peerless Club put me onto this assumption, but I'll let you make the call. The link below is to a Tour held in Belgium. Bundle up now, you hear? $\:\)$ A Belgium Rally Wayne
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#486719 - 02/12/08 10:38 AM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: R W Burgess]
Ron Green Ron Green Member Registered: 05/24/00 Posts: 1826 Loc: Camp Hill, PA. USA	Great photo's!!! I'm betting that the magic potion in frames 31, 32 and 33 helped with the cold weather. $\:\)$ _________________________ Ron Green AACA Member #337715 AACA Gettysburg Region (board member) President Amphicar Club (IAOC)
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#486728 - 02/12/08 11:46 AM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: R W Burgess]
West Peterson West Peterson Long Time Member Registered: 04/28/04 Posts: 2632 Loc: Dayton	I'm shocked!!!! Absolutely shocked!!! No, I'm appalled. Did you see that one of those Model As had white sidewall tires? $\:o$ Edited by West Peterson (02/12/08 12:26 PM) _________________________ MT2MB
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#486735 - 02/12/08 11:55 AM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: West Peterson]
R W Burgess R W Burgess Long Time Member Registered: 06/13/02 Posts: 10080 Loc: Warsaw, Va.	What West? They didn't sell white wall tires in the late 20's to 30's??? $\:\)$ As usually, my wife had to straighten out my snappy answer to West. "The white walled tires are from the snow and salt Wayne, you big dummy, she says!!" Edited by R W Burgess (02/12/08 03:29 PM) Edit Reason: corrected yet again by the wife! _________________________ R W Burgess, (just call me Wayne) Editor-Northern Neck Region of Virginia AACA #126352 Life Member
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#486737 - 02/12/08 11:58 AM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: West Peterson]
ex98thdrill ex98thdrill Member Registered: 04/20/01 Posts: 2118 Loc: East Bloomfield, New York	I was looking for Austin Powers to be behind the wheel of that one car
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#486746 - 02/12/08 12:11 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: Ron Green]
Bhigdog Bhigdog Member Registered: 10/23/01 Posts: 1466 Loc: Eastern PA	Quote: the magic potion Anti-freeze!!!!!!!!!!!! _________________________ Bob Beck 39 Chev PU 69 big block Corvette 55 Buick 66C 57 Buick 46C 55 Olds S-88 56 Chrysler St. Regis AACA, BCA, WPC, USHGA
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#486752 - 02/12/08 12:26 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: Bhigdog]
West Peterson West Peterson Long Time Member Registered: 04/28/04 Posts: 2632 Loc: Dayton	I 'm shocked!!!! Absolutely shocked!!! No, I'm appalled. One of those guys is wearing sun glasses!!! _________________________ MT2MB
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#486774 - 02/12/08 01:55 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: Bhigdog]
Ron Green Ron Green Member Registered: 05/24/00 Posts: 1826 Loc: Camp Hill, PA. USA	Looks like the guy in photo 43 needs some antifreeze as he is either asleep or froze to death. In any case it looks like a good time was had by all. It would have been an interesting event to attend. Quote: "One of those guys is wearing sun glasses!!! Yeah but only in the one lense! _________________________ Ron Green AACA Member #337715 AACA Gettysburg Region (board member) President Amphicar Club (IAOC)
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#486794 - 02/12/08 02:59 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: Ron Green]
Dave@Moon Dave@Moon Long Time Member Registered: 12/14/99 Posts: 7381 Loc: Fairfield (Cincinnati), OH	Did anybody happen to notice the complete lack of salt spray on the sides of the cars? Try driving I-80 across PA today in the snow and see if your car looks as clean. $\:\/$ _________________________ *"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."*
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#486801 - 02/12/08 03:15 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: Dave@Moon]
West Peterson West Peterson Long Time Member Registered: 04/28/04 Posts: 2632 Loc: Dayton	I just drove home on the Lincoln Highway through western Pa. (always wanted to see the Duesenberg historical marker) and the salt was so thick that at first I thought it was slushy snow. It was two-inch deep salt!!!! Edited by West Peterson (02/12/08 03:17 PM) _________________________ MT2MB
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#486833 - 02/12/08 04:43 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: West Peterson]
Bhigdog Bhigdog Member Registered: 10/23/01 Posts: 1466 Loc: Eastern PA	Soon to be followed by 2" deep RUST.........Bob _________________________ Bob Beck 39 Chev PU 69 big block Corvette 55 Buick 66C 57 Buick 46C 55 Olds S-88 56 Chrysler St. Regis AACA, BCA, WPC, USHGA
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#487793 - 02/16/08 05:47 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: Bhigdog]
Dynaflash8 Dynaflash8 Member Registered: 03/03/01 Posts: 838 Loc: Sebring, FL USA	Sorry West. I like the white sidewall tires. Saw a terrific Oldsmobile, a Packard, Fords A & T, a Buick, a Marquette and some of those older cars might be foreign. I'm not sure.
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#487923 - 02/17/08 11:47 AM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: West Peterson]
Paul Dobbin Paul Dobbin Member Registered: 12/23/03 Posts: 169 Loc: Florida's West Coast	What a great bunch of antique car enthsiasts! They had fun even in bad weather. Lots of us won't take our car out if the chance of rain is 10% even though it rained and snowed when these cars were new. I love it! About being shocked over "Whitewalls" did you notice that the yellow Model A Roadster with whitewalls was a Shay Reprodution Model A built 1979-1981 on a Pinto driveline? I guess it's 25 years old. I had one once, what an awful car. I was suprised Ford went along with that idea, which was not one of their better ones. _________________________ Paul Dobbin PinMAR (Pinellas Model A Restorers) EFV8CA (Early Ford V8 Club of America) AACA (Antique Automobile Club of America) VMCCA (Veteran Motor Car Club of America) NSRA (National Street Rod Association) BSRA (Buick Street Rod Association) TCT (Tin Can Tourists) Current Fleet (after about 100 old cars) 1934 Ford Fordor V8, 1935 Ford V8 Pickup, 1935 Buick Resto-Rod, 1966 VW Bug.
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#489105 - 02/21/08 09:15 PM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: R W Burgess]
edalfa edalfa Member Registered: 07/02/05 Posts: 166 Loc: Franklin, MA	Well, my 40 Buick came to me with tire chains! Ed
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#489198 - 02/22/08 11:30 AM Re: We Americans are Getting Soft! [Re: R W Burgess]
1937hd45 1937hd45 Long Time Member Registered: 11/01/01 Posts: 5141	I'm impressed with the number of American cars on the ralley, nice to know they are being driven over there. That GP Bugatti in the snow must be a fun ride, that is the one I'd pick for the run.
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