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One more for Monday morning, to make up for lost days... Continuing on with a browse of the Flea Market... Here's a friendly guy who was selling a lot of very cool, very colorful vintage thermometers, nicely displayed... Happy Monday once again!

Good morning and Happy Monday once again!... From Hershey 2014, this great old "Goodrich Silvertown" sign I think may have been in the same vendor's space as the previous "vendor doggie" image. It had some cool patina... I did a slight bit of research about where the word "Silvertown" came from, and found this: "...Goodrich continued to apply the latest technology to its tire production. In 1910, it introduced the first cord tire for use on U.S. automobiles. This tire, which reduced fuel consumption and increased the comfort of the ride, was developed in Silvertown, England, and marketed there as the Palmer Cord. Goodrich purchased the patent rights for it in the United States and sold it to U.S. consumers as the Silvertown Cord..." Source: http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/57/Goodrich-Corporation.html Have a great day! </SPAN>

Wow, Max is a beautiful pup, 31--good for you! As far as the Saturday car show goes, we did a very quick walk-thru early, as we had to be on the road back to Connecticut fairly early in the day, and whatever photos I took during that brief car show visit are by no means very comprehensive. I'd say it's probably *not* a good bet that I'd have any shots of your '31 Cadillac, unfortunately. Do you have any reference images of it that I can look at, while scanning my own photos? I'm still planning to stay with presenting my Hershey 2014 images in the order they were taken, so we are still well away from any Saturday car show shots... Thanks for the check-in, and once again, love your beautiful collie! EDIT: Will be getting back to the Hershey 2014 photo-tour a little later this morning... Happy Early Monday!

My father bought a new Vega, maybe '73 or '74 or so, and only kept it about one year or so, he was so disgusted with the poor quality (and he had been a GM man all his life). Surprisingly, though, he replaced it with a Pontiac Astre (Vega clone but had the "Iron Duke" engine), and seemed pretty happy in general with that one. The Vega had been the most basic, bare-bones Sedan model, with rubber floormats etc., but the Astre was kind of a spiffed-up little wagon, with whitewalls, shiny trim rings, roof rack, rich metallic brown paint, etc.. Maybe it just made him feel better owning a little bit nicer *looking* car...

One more from the Hershey 2014 Flea Market for now... I think I recall the owner saying that this particular Flea Market Vendor Doggie was "not to be trifled-with"... Have a great rest of your day!

That's great stuff, greenie, thank you for chiming in. You have a better recollection of Hershey Flea Market topography then me, but that description certainly sounds right to me. Great memories of the Johnson and boating excursions with your father. I had a few similar experiences with my late father also. He had a 12 foot aluminum boat from Sears, and also about a 7 or so horse outboard for it, also Sears (I remember the green & white color scheme of the motor). We did some boating in a local pond in Middlefield, CT with it a few times, and then a couple of times up at Cape Cod (Chatham River). Never used the boat and motor too much though. Just got rid of the boat, which had been sitting for years and years, at the old family homestead (gave it away to a relative), within the past year or so. Don't know whatever happened with the motor. EDIT: Very poor internet reference picture of what I think I recall the old Sears outboard to look like--early '70s vintage, I think:

Wowee! Really nice car! Clean and Classy! Great Score! Have fun with your beautiful new baby! Thanks for posting the photos!!!

Good morning and Happy Tuesday... Nothing too exciting here for this installment from the Hershey 2014 flea market... Just some engines and stuff... Have a good day!

Agree with all your comments, 31, about collies--though I would also say that smooths might shed a bit less than roughs (though they still definitely shed). At this end, 33 years of marriage, and five collies--although, sadly, none at the present time. Our big smooth guy named Angelo passed away unexpectedly at 10 years of age this past summer, and boy do we miss him. Not ready to adopt another, but definitely will eventually...

One more from the Hershey 2014 Flea Market for now... I remember asking first, and this fellow did not mind at all having his picture taken... Have a great rest of you day!

Happy Monday!... From the Hershey 2014 flea market, here are some old outboard motors that one vendor was selling... That Johnson Sea Horse 5 1/2 was pretty stylish, I must say...

Big Time CONGRATS! Let's see some pictures of the New Baby!

I am jumping way ahead of my slow pace at the "Hershey 2014 Favorite Photos" thread, but I've been unable to find any references (at Coker web sites and/or other places) about this group of young people with what appear to be WWII-era military uniforms/clothing, that were seen at various points around Hershey this year. Someone told me they were singers?? Anyone have any info? Thank you. EDIT: Just discovered Coker Tire Facebook page and posted an inquiry there also: https://www.facebook.com/cokertireco?fref=nf

One more from the Hershey 2014 flea market, since we are on "a beer kick"... Here is another great old beer advertising sign that really caught our eye, since we are collie lovers. The collie illustration here was so beautifully done. We later heard via one of the collie-connected Facebook groups we are a member of that a fellow collie person saw this at Hershey and ended up grabbing it! Great to know that it went to someone who probably really loves it!

Car magazines I subscribe to and like: Antique Automobile - AACA's own magazine for members, which is superb. Collectible Automobile - A very classy independent antique auto enthusiast magazine, very nice quality, good in-depth articles, nice photography: http://www.amazon.com/Collectible-Automobile/dp/B000060MJ6 HMN - The "Old Original" mostly-classified-ads one which I still enjoy, plus HMN Sports & Exotics, plus HMN Classic Car (though probably going to drop Classic Car; I've never subscribed to the "Muscle Machines" third of the glossy trio, but I imagine it's probably very good also). AutoWeek - Often just the right "bite-sized" portion of automotive news. I like it. Hot VWs (old VW enthusiast scene for the US), and VolksWorld (old VW enthusiast scene for England & Europe). Both decent, but sometimes get rather "trendy"... Beyond those, just various club publications, such as 356 Registry, Buick Bugle, and a few others of varying size & scope... EDIT: Oh yeah, like a number of others have mentioned here, I also subscribe to and read Consumer Reports. It's always good to have more info than less, and the variety of different sources also adds to the interest. And another point that was just raised by TexRiv below is that I also find it easier & more preferable to read text on a printed page rather than on the computer screen.

Nowhere near my cup of tea, but I have to admit it's unique looking (assuming it's not a photoshop job).

One more for now, since I missed the past few days... Here's a very cool old "Blatz" beer sign that we saw in the flea market... This was apparently a classic old brewing company (1851-1959) based in Milwaukee, WI, and, according to the wikipedia page, apparently the label is still in use, under Pabst/Miller ownership, ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Blatz_Brewing_Company

Good morning and Happy Post-Christmas Friday!... From Hershey 2014 (still browsing the flea market area, as I recall), I don't remember the car from which this great air cleaner artwork came from, but from some googling, it appears it must've come from a 1969 Road Runner. Quoting from the applicable wikipedia page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Road_Runner): '...An Air Grabber option (N96 code) was introduced this year; it consisted of a fiberglass air duct assembly bolted to the underside of the hood that connected to twin rectangular upward-facing vents in the hood with orange vent screens. The fiberglass hood box had an "Air Grabber" sticker on the front. When the hood was closed, a rubber seal fit over the large-oval unsilenced air cleaner. A decal with Wile E. Coyote saying "Coyote Duster" was on the air cleaner lid.The assembly ducted air directly into the engine. The vents in the hood could be opened and closed via a lever under the dashboard labeled "Carb Air."...' Have a great Friday!

More "cool old stuff" as seen in the Hershey 2014 Flea Market... Have a great rest of your Monday... Might be taking a few days off from my installments here, due to the Christmas holidays, but we will be back again ASAP... Hope Santa brings you everything you wished for!... Over and out for now!...

Good morning and Happy Monday!... From our ongonig Hershey 2014 Flea Market browse... Not too much I can say about this shot, except, perhaps, "Parts is Parts"...

One more "Special Holiday Saturday Bonus" Hershey 2014 Flea Market Browsing installment for now... Here's a Buddy L Stout Scarab... I did not find a visible price in my photos, but upon a quick google, I found one that apparently recently sold in an auction for almost $600, reference: http://www.hakes.com/item.asp?Auction=208&ItemNo=120598 ... That one also included, however, the ORIGINAL BOX, which was very cool to see--I will include the photo of the box here for reference... Happy Saturday once again!...

Good morning!... Bonus Pre-Christmas Saturday Hershey 2014 Flea Market Browsing Installment!... I think this guy was visible in the background of one of the Powercar T-Bird Jr. images... It's none other than The Michelin Man... Also sometimes known as "Bibendum"... Quoting from the applicable wikipedia page: "...Bibendum, commonly referred to as the Michelin Man, is the symbol of the Michelin tire company. Introduced at the Lyon Exhibition of 1894 where the Michelin brothers had a stand, Bibendum is one of the world's oldest trademarks. The slogan 'Nunc est bibendum' (Now is the time to drink) is taken from Horace's Odes... He is also referred to as Bib or Bibelobis..." Here's another interesting history page about Bib that I ran across on some quick googling: http://www.fastcodesign.com/3036541/the-secret-history-of-the-michelin-man ... Happy Saturday!

Here's one more from the Hershey 2014 Flea Market for Friday afternoon... It's a Thunderbird Jr., by Powercar, and manufactured in Mystic, Connecticut, yet--wow! Very Cool!... Some quick googling revealed this info site about these very interesting old vehicles: http://www.jrcentral.com/thunderbird.html ... Happy Friday and Have a Great Weekend!

Good morning and Happy Friday!... From the Hershey 2014 Experience, as noted last time, we have crossed back into the Flea Market now, and just doing more browsing... Here's a very impressive spread of cool old signs that a vendor had for sale... Happy Friday once again!...

Very beautifully done, Dale in Indy! Thanks for the feedback and education! Keep up the great work!