Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 LOL.. Yup. First lesson in back woods Engineering. Gravitational Thrust, Speed. Force in motion. Impact. Is the Radio Flyer OK??? Dandy Dave! Yeah, did not hurt the wagon, but it wore out in a couple years, what with four of us fighting over it. The bottom strand of wire jerked OLLIN out onto the ground. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Well, Brian Heil and I are back from our quick road trip to Dandy Dave's to pick up the Flint Wagon Works wagon and back and I now have the Flint wagon in my driveway. Happy days. I will post some pictures as soon as I get a chance. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 (edited) Rock on. After around 125 years it is finally home. Glad to hear the trip went well. Dandy Dave! Edited September 4, 2015 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian_Heil Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Thanks again to Dandy Dave for his keen eye in finding the wagon. Larry for the use of his trailer. Kevin for helping get the loan of the Flint made GMC HD Duramax to pick up the Flint made FWW Wagon. Brown and Sons Automotive for the fuel and Genesee County Historical Society for other expenses. Now. For the 3 New York drivers who did their very best to run us off the road, three different times (2500 HD + 24' enclosed trailer + wagon Vs. Prius'), for reasons, well, the BCA'rs from NY will have to explain that to us Michigander BCA'rs; its good to be home. I have decided that Santa needs to bring Larry a nice pair of driving gloves to further assist with these folks in the future (Larry expertly kept the shiny side up at all times). I, on the otherhand, need an astronaut diaper. Wagons, Ho! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share Posted September 4, 2015 Yeah Brian. We have our share of bad drivers here in U Nork also. Closer to the city you are, the badder they drive. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 Pictures or it didn't happen ;-) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 5, 2015 Share Posted September 5, 2015 LOL.. Yup. First lesson in back woods Engineering. Gravitational Thrust, Speed. Force in motion. Impact. Is the Radio Flyer OK??? Dandy Dave! Yep I learned about all the above plus "a body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by another external motion" when at the age of 9 I made a motor cycle using a bicycle, a lawnmower motor, a fan belt and pulley, but the contraption I rigged to disengage said pulley and fan belt didn't work. Hence the black berry patch that was growing over the 4 ft ditch became the area of "impact" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithbrother Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 MrEarl, If YOU had painted SCALLOPS on it, it would have worked..... Dale in Indy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) Well I guess that I need to add some pictures. Finally getting some time to sit for a few minutes. I would also like to share Brian's sentiments to say thanks to all that helped to accomplish this retrieval. The wagon is now safely stored in a "safe house" The last photo shows over 1 Century of Flint Built cargo hauling. The GMC is the truck that we used to get the wagon. Edited September 6, 2015 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) As I said before; you could put a hitch on your Buick truck to pull that wagon in the Flint parades..... Edited September 6, 2015 by Mark Shaw (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 As I said before; you could put a hitch on your Buick truck to pull that wagon in the Flint parades.....THAT would be cool, colors even match. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnD1956 Posted September 6, 2015 Share Posted September 6, 2015 That box is so worn I was afraid it would collapse on the trip to Michigan. Glad to see it survived. But restoration would probably mean an all new box? Still, I remember those wagons in the Studebaker Museum. They looked so good!!! And I can picture this one looking like that again too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) I met with Kevin Kerbitz and members from the Flint Historical Society Saturday morning where they got the first look at the wagon. They were very excited with the inspection. The current consensus is that there is no reason to restore the wagon at this time. There is value in keeping it as is,...kind of. The only thing that was talked about was changing the floor boards and a couple of supports because the floor of the wagon had been spliced in / patched years ago and a couple of the lower supports for the floor boards were rotted away. There was no decision made at this time and since there is no hurry to do anything soon it was just put off for further discussion and to bring in some more expertise including the Sloan Museum. Remember, It is ORIGINAL only ONCE. Edited September 7, 2015 by Larry Schramm (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 I agree, only original once. But, it would be good to clean up the axles a bit. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buickevin Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Dandy Dave, the wagon looks great! So impressive to see the paint detail that's survived, especially in the wheels and rear axle! Thank you for all you did to make this happen. It will look great inside the old carriage factory once the rennovation is complete. Thanks also to Dave Langdon for bringing this to our attention, to Larry Schramm for his time, talent, and trailer, to Brian Heil for driving out with Larry to get it, to Nick Branoff for making the donation for fuel, to GM for the use of the truck, and to David White and Leroy Cole of the Genesee County Historical Society for other travel expenses. My apologies if I missed anyone. Now, a little gentle cleaning (or power wasing as appropriate), some historical research, an assessment of how far to go with repair, and little more sweat and toil to get it ready for display in Flint . . . the epicenter of the automotive industry! Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yep I learned about all the above plus "a body in motion will remain in motion unless acted upon by another external motion" when at the age of 9 I made a motor cycle using a bicycle, a lawnmower motor, a fan belt and pulley, but the contraption I rigged to disengage said pulley and fan belt didn't work. Hence the black berry patch that was growing over the 4 ft ditch became the area of "impact"LOL.. I hates them prickers... So glad you survived Mr. Earl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 Why you are Quite Welcome Kevin. So glad that it was something that I recognized as being significant to the heritage of GM. So Glad that there are folks out there that paid the Dues to get it back home where it belongs. I could not have done it alone. What can I say other than some things are meant to be. I recognized what it was and started the ball rolling. Everything came together and the rest is history. Now to find a Dort Carriage. . Dandy Dave! Dandy Dave, the wagon looks great! So impressive to see the paint detail that's survived, especially in the wheels and rear axle! Thank you for all you did to make this happen. It will look great inside the old carriage factory once the rennovation is complete. Thanks also to Dave Langdon for bringing this to our attention, to Larry Schramm for his time, talent, and trailer, to Brian Heil for driving out with Larry to get it, to Nick Branoff for making the donation for fuel, to GM for the use of the truck, and to David White and Leroy Cole of the Genesee County Historical Society for other travel expenses. My apologies if I missed anyone. Now, a little gentle cleaning (or power wasing as appropriate), some historical research, an assessment of how far to go with repair, and little more sweat and toil to get it ready for display in Flint . . . the epicenter of the automotive industry! Kevin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUICK RACER Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Guess what I got to see and touch tonight! Thanks, Larry for the invite and thanks, Dave, Brian and everbody else to get this thing home it is awesome!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 continues to be fantastic and fascinating Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Oh, Ohhh . Thank you all so much. Did I mention that I also rescue old, and out of the ordinare, Caterpillar Road Graders as well? http://forums.aaca.org/topic/262412-video-one-of-the-machines-that-built-our-highway-system/That is 11 tons of Iron right there. Dandy Dave! Edited September 15, 2015 by Dandy Dave (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBuicks Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 I see a future article for the Bugle coming out of this adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Why, I do believe a little Bird told me something was in the works. Stay Tuned. Dandy Dave!I see a future article for the Bugle coming out of this adventure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I see a future article for the Bugle coming out of this adventure. Did you mean boondoggle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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