stock_steve Posted January 8, 2015 Author Share Posted January 8, 2015 Oh, There is that Buick hub cap that I was looking for......Sorry Larry--no idea who was selling these!... All I can suggest is that it was somewhere in the Orange or Green fields... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted January 9, 2015 Share Posted January 9, 2015 Sorry Larry--no idea who was selling these!... All I can suggest is that it was somewhere in the Orange or Green fields... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 Good morning and Happy Friday!... Hit a blizzard-like snow squall on the way to work today here in Southern Connecticut that pretty much *doubled* my commute time--argh--but beyond that, no other hassles, and we got there safely, thank goodness... Continuing on with our Hershey 2014 flea market tour, here is yet another vehicle that I find a lot more interesting, the more I am digging into it NOW (and wishing that I had studied/taken more pictures of at the time)!... This is a 1945 Dodge WC64 (KD) Ambulance... I only have this front view, and then a photo of the information card that was displayed with it (which was invaluable in finding out more info about it)... It sounds like these are pretty rare vehicles--one reference indicates that only 3,500 units were made from the beginning of 1945 until the end of WWII--also found out that KD stands for "Knock Down," and with more info about what all of that means, reference: http://militaryvehicleweb.com/vehicle/1945-dodge-wc-kd-ambulance-34-ton-3163601/ ... And, what do you know, on this page it appears *this very vehicle* is discussed in more detail, reference: http://g503.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=243477 ... Happy Friday once again and drive carefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 9, 2015 Author Share Posted January 9, 2015 One more for Friday from the Hershey 2014 Flea Market... I think this is a '53 Buick Skylark, and sorry, did not think to try to take any pictures of what look to be some papers on the left side of the windshield, to see what the asking price was (if it was indeed for sale)... Love the style and pizzaz of this car! Does this car exude the Unlimited Optimism of the time or what?!... Happy Friday once again, and have a great weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Good morning and Happy Monday... 36F and light rain this morning in Southern Connecticut--I can deal with that for mid-January... From the Hershey 2014 ongoing flea market browse, here's one for those who enjoy a challenge: 1911 Ellmore--a marque of which I've never heard--though there is a wikipedia page for them: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_(automobile) ... Have a good day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 12, 2015 Author Share Posted January 12, 2015 Happy Monday afternoon... Continuing on with our Hershey 2014 Flea Market browse... Here's very nice large-scale Mobil Pegasus someone was selling... Wow, the market value on these seems to be climbing... Have a good rest of your day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Good morning and Happy Tuesday!... From our ongoing Hershey 2014 flea market browse... Magnificent 1905 Stanley... Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 13, 2015 Author Share Posted January 13, 2015 Another from the Hershey 2014 flea market browse... Here's a nice Checker Marathon Wagon, that advertised a web site for a company in MA that appears to specialize in buying & selling Checkers: http://www.checkermotorcars.com/ ... It was hard to discern if the Checker was for sale or not--probably not, since there was a lot of "stuff" set up in front of it--so I'll guess it did dual duty as a company advertisement and Hershey parts-hauler... Wikipedia says that Marathons had a very long run--1960 through 1982, ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checker_Marathon ... Happy Tuesday afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Maine Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I remember seeing a lot of these! What've we got, another 9 months? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 I remember seeing a lot of these! What've we got, another 9 months?Hope you are enjoying the trip back to Hershey, John, I know I am.Flea market space renewals are due back no later than February 16, 2015, by the way--a reminder to us all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Good morning and Happy Wednesday! From our ongoing Hershey 2015 flea market browse, we saw these "VVR" German driving school training models in the same space with the Checker wagon... Pretty cool!... Here's a somewhat similar one that apparently got sold at an auction within the past few years: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19363/lot/350/ ... Happy Wednesday once again!EDIT: "VVR" evidently stands for "Verkehrsverlag Remagen," a German company that is evidently (though I cannot read German) still in the driver training business, ref: http://onlineshop.vvr.de/ Edited January 14, 2015 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Good morning and Happy Wednesday! From our ongoing Hershey 2015 flea market browse, we saw these "VVR" German driving school training models in the same space with the Checker wagon... Pretty cool!... Here's a somewhat similar one that apparently got sold at an auction within the past few years: http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19363/lot/350/ ... Happy Wednesday once again!EDIT: "VVR" evidently stands for "Verkehrsverlag Remagen," a German company that is evidently (though I cannot read German) still in the driver training business, ref: http://onlineshop.vvr.de/[ATTACH=CONFIG]290814[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]290815[/ATTACH]These look similar to German models used for technical training built in the 1930's that I saw some time ago.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfreakofkorn Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 look(s) like that they had some really neat item(s) there for sale =0/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 look(s) like that they had some really neat item(s) there for sale =0/That's why we do our best to get in 2 to 3 full days of flea market walking every year--there is just so much cool & varied old-time stuff that you will see at Hershey, and don't want to miss any of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Good afternoon, time for one more Hershey 2014 installment for now, from our ongoing flea market browse... It appears the very next space beyond the Checker & VVR driver training models was a space with a SPECTACULAR collection of vintage automobile radiator cap mascots--WOW! We remembered running into them within the last couple of years, where they showed us the *squirrel* mascot that we LOVED (have to see if I can find a photo), and, what do you know, upon enlarging one of my hastily-snapped photos from this year, it appears they still have it... Have a good afternoon & rest of your day! Edited January 14, 2015 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 14, 2015 Author Share Posted January 14, 2015 Found the old squirrel mascot shots--from the Hershey 2011 Experience... Squirrel mascots don't get much cooler than this guy!... Happy Wednesday afternon once again! Over and out for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 15, 2015 Author Share Posted January 15, 2015 Good morning and Happy Thursday!... Continuing our Hershey 2014 flea market tour, here's a vendor of what appeared to be some very cool vintage automotive artworks that was caught resting his eyes... Nothing wrong with enjoying a little "R&R" while at Hershey!... Have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share Posted January 16, 2015 Good morning and Happy Friday!... From our ongoing Hershey 2014 Flea Market tour, here's a positively superb 1942 Ford "Super Deluxe" Marmon-Herrington 4x4 Woodie! WOW!!!... Not optimal picture-taking, as it was parked closely between two other vehicles at the time we came across it, but, still, a real treat to see & study this stunningly beautiful Ford! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Aha, a rare weekend check-in! Happy Chilly Saturday afternoon!... From the ongoing Hershey 2014 flea market browse, here is some cool & interesting stuff in one guy's space, including an apparently original Coney Island amusement park ride "boat," and also a super-cool "patina" pedal car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) Happy Sunday!... Still ongoing in our Hershey 2014 flea market browse... Had to stop along the way and admire that awesome Mercer at the Dragone Classic Motorcars' booth... I guess it was going to be auctioned in Westport the following weekend... Wonder where it may have ended up... Edited January 19, 2015 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Good morning and Happy Monday!... From our ongoing Hershey 2014 browse, we kind of made a quick swing thru some of the "Hyman Ltd." cars that were kind of set up on the grass at the edge of the car corral and the flea market, and ended up looking at this super cool & super-unusual little red 1958 Fiat sports car for a little while--at the expense of paying much of any attention to the super cool & super-unusual (& CT-manufactured!) Kelsey Motorette 3-wheeler that was parked right next to it! For now, here's an overall view showing both cars, and then next installment we'll take a look at that cool Fiat from several angles... Happy Monday once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Happy Monday evening... Following up on this morning's post with several photos of the super-cool & super-unique 1958 Fiat TV1100 sports car (plus a bit of info about the 1911 Kelsey Motorette), as offered by Hyman, Ltd, at Hershey 2014... Have a good evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 20, 2015 Author Share Posted January 20, 2015 Good morning and Happy Tuesday!... From Hershey 2014, we are still browsing around the Hyman, Ltd. spread that was at the edge of the Car Corral and Flea Market Green Field... I only got one shot of this magnificent and super-sporty 1911 Regal Underslung Twenty-Five, but I noticed that the well-known seller himself appeared in a local news story photo-op from last fall with the same car, reference: http://www.ldnews.com/local/ci_26689474/immense-aaca-antique-car-show-opens-hershey ... Happy Tuesday once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Good morning and Happy Wednesday!... From the ongoing Hershey 2014 tour, we are still at the Hyman, Ltd. space, ogling all the beautiful and exclusive cars that were on display/for sale... Here's a car I never saw before, a 1968 "AC Frua," which appears to have sold, based on a notation I found on this page: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C498140 ... Here's the text of the (apparent) original Hyman, Ltd. ad for the car: "...AC’s 428 is a beautiful, fast, luxurious and exceedingly rare high performance gran turismo. With gorgeous coachwork designed and constructed by Pietro Frua on a strong, rigid tubular frame with fully independent coil spring suspension built by AC Cars and derived from the coil spring Cobra 427, the AC 428 was a serious competitor to Jensen and Aston Martin, with performance comparable with the European exotics from Ferrari and Maserati at a fraction of the cost. The chassis was developed from that used in the legendary Cobra 427, but with bigger, stronger longitudinal tubes and a 6-inch longer wheelbase with four-wheel coil spring and wishbone suspension along with a limited slip differential. Power came from Ford’s FE block 428 cubic inch V-8, similar to that found in the Galaxie and the Shelby Mustang GT 500. It had immense torque — 426 lb-ft in any form — and 345 to 475 horsepower in highly tuned form. The 428’s gran turismo character lent itself to the police package specification C-6 3-speed automatic, and the vast majority are fitted with this transmission. In the end, only 81 AC 428’s were built, of which 50 were sleek, aerodynamic fastback coupes like this right-hand drive 1968 example. Finished in a pleasing medium blue metallic with a black leather interior, it shows 82,000 miles and is a well-maintained restoration that has been driven sparingly. It is equipped with several luxury features like power windows and an AM/FM cassette radio but, like all AC 428s, it has brutally effective performance that is impressive even by modern standards. Autocar described the AC 428’s torque at full throttle as “shattering” and the magazine went on to record a 145 mph top speed and 5.4 second 0-60 time. An elegantly styled luxury tourer with a race-proven chassis and a strong, flexible, reliable engine, this wonderfully presented and showable classic AC 428 is rare, extremely desirable, and intoxicatingly fast. $199,500.00 US..."Happy Wednesday once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Good afternoon and Happy Friday!... Continuing on with our tour of Hershey 2014, and we are still browsing some of the Hyman, Ltd. offerings... This 1961 Volvo P1800 coupe was really beautiful, and has a very fascinating history, as recounted on the info page at their web site: http://hymanltd.com/vehicles/5337-1961-volvo-p1800-coupe/As I often say, sure wish I had paid more attention to the car at the time! Oh well!!Have a great afternoon and a great weekend! I'm not too psyched about the forecasts for tomorrow (that dreaded "s word"), but keeping fingers crossed that whatever we get doesn't amount to too much... Edited January 23, 2015 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 What do you know, we survived the Blizzard of 2015 in not too bad shape, here in Southern Connecticut... All shoveled out and ready for the next one... Anyway, getting back to our ongoing Hershey 2014 tour, we are still in the Hyman, Ltd. space, and took a couple of shots of a positively magnificent 1919 Locomobile (Bridgeport, CT manufactured, I believe)... I found some really interesting history about this positively awesome oldie online at an RM Auctions site, reference: http://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1064410Happy Tuesday evening! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 Good morning and Happy Early Thursday... Continuing our browse thru the Flea Market we ran into our old friend Ron, a.k.a. "sonefish" on the forums, who we later saw on the Saturday car show field with his "Superoo" vintage race car! Ron's a great friend who we've known thru the old VW hobby for many years, and it's always a pleasure seeing him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 29, 2015 Author Share Posted January 29, 2015 (edited) One more for now from the Hershey 2014 flea market browse... We always enjoy coming across the "Schwalm's Babbited Bearings - Model A Engine Rebuilding" (Strasburg, PA, ref: www.schwalms.com) booth in the flea market, to ogle that oh-so-beautiful hot rod '29 A Sports Coupe... wow... Edited January 29, 2015 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Good morning and Happy Friday!... From our ongoing Hershey 2014 flea market browsing... Cool Crosley and Model A... Had to study those Crosley details a bit... Have a great day and a "Super" upcoming weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Almost skipped these cool amusement park ride Mustangs!... Happy Friday once again!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 (edited) Good morning and Happy Tuesday... Around Southern New England yesterday was NOT a great day, weather-wise (we're talking SNOW), and this morning the thermometer is reading a big *eight* degrees F (but at least it's not actually snowing)... Getting back to the ongoing Hershey 2014 flea market browse, here's a Nimbus motorcycle... Never heard of these, but apparently they were a Danish marque, manufactured 1919 thru 1960--wow, that's some history! Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimbus_%28motorcycle%29Have a good day and stay warm! Edited February 3, 2015 by stock_steve (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 Didn't plan the timing of this next Hershey 2014 flea market subject (given my above weather-related complaints)... But, here's a very nice 1970 Ski-Doo that we admired... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Happy Chilly Wednesday! Yeesh, a big 9F in little old Stony Creek, CT this morning... Where's that global warming when we need it? Ha ha!... From Hershey 2014 for this morning, here's a photo of Diane and our buddy Alex, who we have known for MANY years (30+, I'd estimate) thru the old VW hobby--and the old car hobby in general as well, now that he is a "Confirmed Hershey Regular," and not to mention a fully certified AACA Judge as well! Keep up the great work, Alex! Always great seeing you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 Like with Alex, we've also known our long-time buddy Rich thru the old VW and old car hobby for many, many years, and always love catching up with him at Hershey. It was perhaps not surprising that we saw Rich right after we saw Alex, since I think their flea market spaces are adjoining. Love those guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted February 4, 2015 Author Share Posted February 4, 2015 I am sorry to have apparently created heartburn for the moderators here by sharing my photos & enthusiasm from Hershey as I have been doing. Hope you all enjoyed it, as far as we got. Looking forward to Hershey 2015. Over and out for now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 Heart Burn??? For this Peaceful posting? At any rate, We had one of those Ski Doo's back in the late 1960's. Cost around $600. when new. Brings back Memories. Thanks for posting, Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Good morning and Happy Tuesday!... From Hershey 2014, we are still browsing around the Hyman, Ltd. spread that was at the edge of the Car Corral and Flea Market Green Field... I only got one shot of this magnificent and super-sporty 1911 Regal Underslung Twenty-Five, but I noticed that the well-known seller himself appeared in a local news story photo-op from last fall with the same car, reference: http://www.ldnews.com/local/ci_26689474/immense-aaca-antique-car-show-opens-hershey ... Happy Tuesday once again![ATTACH=CONFIG]291762[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]291763[/ATTACH]My brother owned that car for a few years, and sold it at Hershey a couple of years ago. It's a one-of-a-kind authentic Regal speedster. I was unaware that Hyman picked it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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