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For sure Elpad. With still having two of my first cars both being 1958 Buick's, I think you might understand where it comes from. Seeing those crashed well....

Now that just really hurts me!

Spent the weekend putting a pad in for a new 10x12 shed much needed (if it ever comes in...). What's the car connection you ask? Once I get the lawn equipment placed for easy access there will be as many shelves as can be built to house all the Buick parts I need to get labeled and sorted out!

With a 3 inch overnight rain fall today's lawn cutting was held off till later in the day as it makes such a mess cutting/mulching wet damp grass so spent the morning working on the pad for the new shed. Catching up a bit, the stone was dropped out on the road in front of the house as scheduled on Saturday. First I had to lay out the intended location and figure the grade before transporting the stone to the back yard with the machine I rented. This little machine has a feature that once you set the bucket it will maintain it at that level when moving backwards which really helped. Once a rough level was set it was nice letting the machine pick up and place the stone versus shovelling it into a wheel barrow, walking it back to the pad, dumping it out and then raking it level in the heat we had that day... Being used to 40 & 65 foot boom lifts it wasn't too long before the hydraulic controls responded to what I needed it to do getting the stone somewhat level before finesse raking it further by hand. I then packed the stone after watering it down some to get it ready for the patio stones to be laid down. Three hours moving stone from the road, cleaning up the residue to avoid complains from anyone, tweaking the stone level then tamping I finally started laying patio stones after supper as it slowly got cooler. Had enough around 8 pm and took a break Sunday as stated in the last post. Today finished placing the rest of the patio stones while one lone worker next door started putting up boards on those posts. When this is all done I will have my shed the size I want (if it ever comes in due to being on back order) and we also now have decent access to the back yard for another project that has been on hold since the pandemic which will get me back to dealing with the cars again. I can feel the summer drifting away...

Nice shots Keith. That bridge wouldn't be in St Thomas by chance would it?

Very busy as of late so had to take a day off. Fathers Day was the perfect excuse I needed. Hope everyone else enjoyed theirs too!

These sure are BIG CARS aren't they! Looks like the new Roady barely fits. Keep us posfed.

Hope to have the opportunity to post a shot like that. My 'Buick guy' is only 7 months but doing well so far.

I can't seem to plan that far ahead Lance but if my Special isn't up to it maybe could help you out on the the logistics. 😉

Summer is flying along.... Being side tracked with clearing out my portable tent has me two weeks behind from what was planned but... Took the frame apart while the neighbour set things in motion for the new fence boards. Made a suggestion to see if it would fly about possibly putting it in the corner of the back yard you see but... That got shot down before I could finish the sentence. Looks like I will be investing in a good outside car cover after proper grading and decent ground material is in place. I have a load of stone coming Saturday morning along with a walk behind machine I'll pick up Friday to put back in the corner instead for the base to a new shed to hold the lawn equipment and shelving for things (Buick parts are the plan - shhhh!). Waiting to have the new downspout drain put in Wednesday (neighbours cost after busting up the old one putting the footings in for those posts...) and then lay out the grading with my son's laser level to ensure proper grades away from the house to the yard grate emptying into the ditch behind the back fence and wall. With the threat of rain Sunday evening we had to hook up something temporary which worked quiet well for with the 25 minute down pour we got. The good news was that flathead motor and metal tongue from the old snowmobile trailer paid 35 bucks at the scrapper but man it was heavy! It did however push off the trailer easier compared to loading it on. There is apparently 26 hours in the day now, so I'm being told... Sleep, we don't need no stinkin' sleep.

This weekend was a hot one! Lowest temps was 86 degrees. Got flat head parts and motor car parts to people that could make use of them but the left overs on Friday well... went to the recycle. The guys involved advised me what really was scrap so felt in the end it was the right thing to do. Today I loaded up the flat head engine that was stripped but seized up for another trip to the scraper on Monday. What a biotch to roll not straight on a ramp!

To provide a bit of info on the fence issue I will state that 24 hours was what it took to cancel a litigious situation and all parties (including the wife/mine) can sit and share a glass of wine together again. I don't want to go into the details here but will say the issues will be mutually acceptable so moving on. However, What a week!🤪

Dam she is one nice looking vehicle Keith! 😊

That dash signifies either a 57 or a 58. Congrats!

I will anxiously look forward to that Machine Gun. Living vicariously through everyone's travels is a bit of a boost to my moral right now. Wishing you a safe and successful journey.

I'd like to think so too as my nail head isn't a contender for a NASCAR Economy Run. I'd bet the thinking is, we are going to be selling less volume due to electric vehicles so better to raise the price and still make the same bonuses with less product. (delete this post if too political or whatever)

Bingo! There is a meeting very shortly this morning so wish me luck.

That's part of it Lance. I discussed with him wanting my finished grade an inch below those red soft reclaimed bricks he used and understood the concrete would be about 4 inches above that NOT the height I found it returning from a run to the dump and checking with a customer I pushed back to get things cleared out to meet their time table. I'm supposed to be getting a new drain line for the eaves troughs as the original line sat on top of the footing and was damaged completely with the auger. There's more...🤨

Keith, glad it was what you were looking for even if it was a struggle to get loose! On the Flathead parts, I hope to know something by the weekend and will let you know. Meantime, it has been an awful week not only with the heat but dealing with the neighbour and his just telling me what is going to happen... I'd much rather be posting progress on the cars, especial the Special, so will post a couple of pictures and let them speak for themselves. Our coolest day time high this past 5 days has been 85. Anyone notice something unusual with this last shot? To be continued....

That would be great Keith. Still sorting through most of it is 52 Ford F1 stuff but do have a Mercury truck glove box door with name plate on the inside. Will post some pictures when I get organized. Would rather sell reasonaby to some one who might fish through and find something to use. Latter, Doug

Meantime on the home front, a bit of progress today digging into the portable tent. Temperature dropped a bit to the mid 80's but under the plastic (even on the shady side of the house) lots of bottled water and rest periods needed. Started gathering the misc flat head Ford engine parts and I'll see if one or two guys that deal with those engines will be interested before they end up in the scrap bin... I'll dig out the rest in the morning before making a call or two.

Yes we have a fair share of that here in Ontario, Canada but if that wasn't enough we just had to go further north to get into deeper snow!! Young and.. well you know. The location was Owen Sound, Ontario the group of us liked to venture to and the real bonus was the terrain plus all the official marked trails. Here is the same machine just one year old in 1982. My friend caught this as I was coming up out of a small ravine that had a snow drift at the edge and of course just had to answer the challenge. Fortunately there was a two foot base with another 8 inches that had fallen the week we got there so the landing wasn't harsh on the machine or the back but... no answering that challenge today!~ 😬

Thanks so much Keith. It's the end game that keeps me going. My wife takes a lot of effort to get her to understand what and why things have to be done the way they do and fully understand the saying, A happy wife means a happy life... The 10x12 shed kit is on back order naturally which to me is OK right now due to the fact the drain work is waiting on me with the clean out (again). Sadly the kids wedding plans will only be the Church service unless things turn around between now and July 3rd. Once again no choice right, regarding the numbers allowed to gather, so stressing all involved. Welcome to the new world order. Look out next year if there is any resemblance of normality!

Like it has been posted by some before, this might not appear auto related but in fact indeed is. I've had this 10x20 tent beside the house for years and the plastic cover needs replacing again which I was somewhat planning for but things / plans have changed... My neighbour of 38 years has found rotten wood posts in his fence that has to be fixed. He is in construction so has a crew to do the work whereas I work alone and things take time doing it this way. They had all the wood removed from the brick wall in about a day and then started removing, cleaning and replacing the broken bricks over the next two days. The eavestrough down spout is plumbed into a line that travels along that brick wall on my side but... there is evidence there maybe a crack somewhere with dirty water coming out where it drains into the ditch out back so... Need to either hand dig (not actually thinking about that) or removing the tent and all its contents to allow access for a back hoe to come in. In 92 degree heat yesterday started removing the pathway bricks and garden border rocks for later use but had to quit due to being in the direct sunlight and heat. With shade from the house I started dismantling my old snowmobile for the scrapper as the motor has seized and the belly pan has rotted away plus all the other things needed to make it run again. It was fun back in it's day but the back won't take it now... The auto connection you ask? Once this is all totally removed, I have the neighbour looking into building a hard lean to roof where I will be able to park one of the cars under in the near future. Picking evenings to work on things as we are in a 90 degree mode for the next few days. It would be a good place to have the Nash where I can take her out with a For Sale sign and contact info to see what might happen. Then it will house the Special again giving me access to driving her at my pleasure. March seems so long ago when I parked them in storage....

Like it has been posted by some before, this might not appear auto related but in fact indeed is. I've had this 10x20 tent beside the house for years and the plastic cover needs replacing again which I was somewhat planning for but things / plans have changed... My neighbour of 38 years has found rotten wood posts in his fence that has to be fixed. He is in construction so has a crew to do the work whereas I work alone and things take time doing it this way. They had all the wood removed from the brick wall in about a day and then started removing, cleaning and replacing the broken bricks over the next two days. The eavestrough down spout is plumbed into a line that travels along that brick wall on my side but... there is evidence there maybe a crack somewhere with dirty water coming out where it drains into the ditch out back so... Need to either hand dig (not actually thinking about that) or removing the tent and all its contents to allow access for a back hoe to come in. In 92 degree heat yesterday started removing the pathway bricks and garden border rocks for later use but had to quit due to being in the direct sunlight and heat. With shade from the house I started dismantling my old snowmobile for the scrapper s the motor has seized and the belly pan has rotted away plus all the other things needed to make it run again. It was fun back in it's day but the back won't take it now... The auto connection you ask? Once this is all totally removed, I have the neighbour looking into building a hard lean to roof where I will be able to park one of the cars under in the near future.