Peter Gariepy Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 http://www.aaca.org/hershey/hershey2002photos/index.htmENJOY!Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted October 18, 2002 Share Posted October 18, 2002 Peter, thank you for posting these. Thanks to all the folks that took the time to submit them.Special thanks to Wayne Burgess for bringing something to light.No thanks to me. I called for a DF'ers meeting behind the last photo on Page 8 (Ron Flory's '64 Allstate. Well, I forgot all about it. Sorry, folks. If you want to see the twit that forgot to attend, look at the Page 8, the 3rd to last & 2nd to last photos.A little practice at organizational skills, and, I will redeem myself down the road.Regards, Peter J. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/icons/blush.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Peter H. isn't a twit, just a little old and senile. I betcha he's got a least a year or two on me. Just kidding, Peter. I want to say I wish I had more time to name each of my pictures and edit them. Thanks for posting them PeterG. Also of note, page 4, 4th.row, 2nd. picture is DF member 1937hd45 smiling because of all his newfound wealth from selling junk--uhh used parts! Also, page 7 pic. numbers 115,116,117 are of an 1962 Israeli Sabra, made in England, assembled in Israel. The car had front disc brakes, rack and pinion steering, and a well chromed engine. I was impressed! Sorry I don't have more time to post info. E-mail me if you have questions. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Great foto tour of Hershey! Thanx alot. Did go by the sccoters a few times to meet up with some DFrs but wasn't meant to be. To bad no mud shots - that would have completed the memory - first time we had to use the chains and tractor in my 21 years of attending the show! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted October 19, 2002 Share Posted October 19, 2002 Wayne...I'm not senile. What were we typing about? Had a momentary memory lapse...remind me tomorrow. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/icons/confused.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Thanks for the pictures Peter. It made for something such a long way away feel a little bit closer. It was a nice shot of my dad and the truck, but did you have to include the one of me standing on the seat way back when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted October 20, 2002 Share Posted October 20, 2002 Sorry Pat/ex98thdrill, You can't blame that picture on PeterG. I was the culprit. You know we all like baby pictures. Hey! That could be a new thread. I'll start it shortly. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 Yeah I know you were the guilty one Wayne, but he STILL put it in didn't he? Man, I leave the country and go over 6,000 miles away and I'm still getting busted. I'm not mad, but I may get even at a later date, and I'm sure that my dad kept that picture from you too and you had to fight him for it, didn't you? At least with all those pictures we can document what has been done to the truck in the last 30 years. There aren't too many people out there that can do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 I loved looking at all the pictures.I would like to know what car the beautiful Flathead on the bottom of page 1 was in.That is one of the prettiest engines I have seen. I am sure its a Hot Rod and was kinda surprised to see it in pictures of Hershey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 What is the beautiful open car with the vertical stripes?John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 The big car with the green and white stripes was a French car, I believe, with a hyphenated name which I had never heard of. It is enormous, with a huge double-opposed piston engine, in which there is a set of pistons in the top of the engine which move down, and a set in the bottom of the engine which move up, the compression is created where they meet. I don't know all of the technical terms, but it was fascinating to see!Pete PhillipsEctor, Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Paulsen Posted October 21, 2002 Share Posted October 21, 2002 It is a 1909 Gobron-Brillie, from the Nethercutt Collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Mr. Paulsen is right. I wrote the name down, but I still can't pronounce it. I watched the "caretaker" cleaning the car and told his girlfriend,I had a pair of bellbottoms that looked just like that car in '69. That cracked her up. The other gentleman there said their collection is located in L. A. and is free to the public. I'm afraid to go there. The last trip to Calif. got me an free education in jungle training. I'm not giving that state another chance at me. Also someone told me there was a big fancy tractor trailer rig at Hershey to haul those cars around, and all I got is a cheesey pickup with a little car trailer. Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Wayne, One of my lifetime goals is to visit the Nethercutt Collection. Many years ago I met Mr. Nethercutt at Hershey and sold him parts for three of his cars. He has what may be the finest collection of Classics in the world, that he has spent his life collecting. He started with old Fords and Chevies, don't know if he had a trailer early on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Green Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 You mean Mr. Netherutt didn't drive his cars and used a trailer to transport his vehicles (trailer queens) from LA even though he is approaching 80 years old, in poor health and did not even attend Hershey? I guess its his turn to get blasted on the form for not driving his high dollar vehicles to a national meet 3000 miles away for all to enjoy. Let the bashing begin!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Ron, The Nethercutt car looked GREAT at Hershey, the weather was overcast and could have rained. Scared away a lot of mass produced iron from the 1970's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Green Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 1937, My point is even as sarcastic as it appears is that with out car owers like Mr Nethercutt (who has more money then most could dream of) many of the beautiful and rare cars would not make it to these shows. Some people using this form seem to come down hard on the average Joe who works on there own cars for years making it a trailer queen, spends hard earned money they sometimes should not spend, buy a car trailer because they do not want to drive there pride and joy in the rain or a 4 lane expressway with a vehicle that only goes 50 MPH or would like to traval to a show 1000 miles away. You only have to go back a few months (Amelia Island) when this form was bashing car owners like Mr Nethercutt as being snobs not willing to talk to anyone, etc. Just doing a little venting. Sorry to have gotton off the topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted October 22, 2002 Share Posted October 22, 2002 Ron, My AACA Grand National winner never saw the inside of a trailer, towed it and showed it in the rain. Towels are cheap and reusable. I don't see any reason to mention any hobbiests net worth in the discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 1937, You seem to have missed the point. Many times on this form people who trailer are berated. The point is there is room for everyone trailer queens or driving, and if traveling 3000 miles to a meet a trailer would be a good idea for an old car not just a rare expensive one. Some cars that only go 50 MPH may not do well on a long trip on modern expressways. My AACA Grand National Senior stayed in the garage this year instead of taking it to Hershey which is only 9 miles away. I don't have the time to clean it and I typically drive to Hershey but I do trailer to the meets halfway across the country. My choice!I don't know how you read any money end of it into my post?Ron Green (Why won't log in stay?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeyPop Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 T's and A's... Sorry I didn't get a chance to come over and meet you but the Uncle I told you about kinda petered out after about 4 hours on the first day. He did get some parts for his Cushman 47' though. I should be as energetic when I'm 82!!! Chickened out and missed a heckuva show because (in spite of) of the weather. I could kick myself in the #@& for not coming back. Maybe next year....Peter... great pics! Thanks for sharing with us and taking the time to post all the pics you received. Thanks also to those who submitted the pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 Was looking for you to stop by - but certainly understand. The Blue Field still holds the "Hershey Memory" when it rains ... good thing you didn't try to navigate it after Thursday's deluge.One of the guys in our group is 82 also and he walked circles around me this year.Hopefully we can meet up next year - or do you get over to Macungie at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted October 23, 2002 Share Posted October 23, 2002 1937hd47, National Show Winner!? And I thought you only owned that old pick up! Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ex98thdrill Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 You're right. We trailer our truck to a lot of places, but if the show is close by, we'll drive it. If the truck is going to a show that is not within commuting distance, it gets put inside the trailer, and if it isn't being watched, it's locked up. Not everyone can afford a fully enclosed trailer, and a rig, but if you care to protect your investment, it's definately well worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HeyPop Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 Before I retired, Macungie was actually part of my area. I inherited all the old ConTel sites when GTE "merged" with them. I managed all the facilities in the eastern half of PA. and as much as I was over there on business, I never went to any of the car shows. The fellow that worked for me over there used to tell me how great it was. My Myerstown mechanic used to make it over there too... even before it was part of our territory. I will try to make the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2002 Share Posted October 24, 2002 HeyPop,Das Auchfest is the show that I enjoy the most at Macungie - usually brings out 1,000 cars or so on Saturday. Nice flea market - do it in a day. It is usually held the first weekend in August. Maybe we'll see you there! By the way we have similar work backgrounds. Although I have been with AT&T for the past 22 years, I started with United Telephone (now Sprint) in NJ but HQ'd in Carlisle. Growing up in the Philadelphia area - never knew that there was anything but Ma Bell - never heard of an independent. Boy did I get an education. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Can you identify the car in the photo "Hershey2002JDee_026.JPG" please? (Appears on page 3 of your Hershey 2002 collection)It looks sort of Ford Coupe-ish but not quite. It could be (I hope) a 34 Continental Beacon which, I guess was modelled largely on the pace setter of the time.The family car at the time I first became aware of such things was a Beacon and of course they are as rare as Hen's teeth down here in Australia. So I keep my eyes on the Web looking for photos to feed my Nostalgia gland.What really caught my eye in this photo was the black ring appearing just inside the chrome (?) nickel (?) of the headlights. I was 9 years old the last time I saw our Beacon, so my powers of observation and deduction were n ot very discerning. But I have very strong memories that Our Beacon had "black eyes" - just exactly as in the photo. So I guess my second question is .... What causes the black eyes in thisw photo - regardless of the make?Cheers from the land of the Kangaroo.Appreciate the work you guys put in to this site. I have spent many enjoyable hours surfing through your postings, checking out the old photos (and looking for Beacons!)CheersPeter Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1937hd45 Posted November 30, 2002 Share Posted November 30, 2002 Hi Peter, I belive the car in the photo is a 1932 Plymouth. I can solve the "Black eye" mystery. The black rings are the adaptors from a sealed beam headlight conversion. Back in the 1940's kits were sold to replace the original lense/reflector lights with sealed beam units. The sealed beam lights are a smaller diameter and the "Black eye" just fills in the void and allowed you to attach the unit. Now for an Australian wildlife question. Is it true that the Emu has a brain smaller than its eye? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 10, 2002 Share Posted December 10, 2002 Plymouth huh!Not quite the answer I was expecting, but why not.I guess there was a lot of "look-alike", follow the fashion leader (there still is, right?) so to the non expert eye there is perhaps not a lot to choose between Fords, Plymouths and Beacons.Thank you for taking the effort to reply.I'm not sure about emu brain. I hadn't heard that comparison before. The Emu certainly isn't a particularly intelligent bird. I guess it does have quite a small head and a very large eye in proportion - so it could well be possible. I shall see what I can find out and bring you word.Ta again - and cheersPeter Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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