Shop Rat Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 No voting. no trophies. Just a way to show off your original, restored or project vehicle.I don't have any digital photos of our Falcon Sprint. But here is a photo of a nice Thunderbird owned by the friend that also owns the Minerva. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amphicar BUYER Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 OK here it is, one original (Red in the back), one restored (white), and one project (Green).... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschemesc/rambler Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 My 1969 Hurst SC/Rambler ( paint scheme with Crossram-Intake. I'm also posting a photo of the totally original 1971 T-Bird that I sold last year. I was the first person under the age of 70 to ever drive this car and I was the second owner. I bought it off the owners wife three years ago, she was 97. This was the nicest car I have ever owned and I hated to sell it. A 85 year old man bought the car off me as he has always wanted a Black one. I can buy it back from him whenever I want,I might just do that if I can get the money someday. It was only sold because I have my dream Rambler and the Harley you see with the T-Bird.The other motorcycle I gave to a friend that always wanted one but never had any money because he has a child with special needs. He has a lot of fun with that bike !!!!!! Thanks, Mtt & Valeri Wilson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Kinker Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 OK I like the idea! Here is my 64 Plymouth Belvedere. Currently has 56000 original miles! Fun Car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Randy Berger Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 No cruise would be complete without a Packard.This is my 56 400 hardtop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bamford Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 1924 Model T Speedster. The removable pallet carries all the gear for a day at the races. It ran the quarter mile in 25.945 sec at 42.3 mph in 2003. The engine is mostly stock with aluminum pistons, balanced rods and a 1/8" head shave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdA Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 A "Grand Dame" for the cruise-in. 1934 Rolls Royce 20/25 hp with original Thrupp & Maberly all aluminum coachbuilt sports saloon bodywork.Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29 Chandler Posted October 29, 2005 Share Posted October 29, 2005 Here's two: our 1929 Chandler 65 and my in-laws' 1934 MG PA 4 seater on the set of a movie for a USC student project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Huston Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I guess I will be the first to post a Studebaker to this Cruise-in. My 1929 Studebaker President Brougham. A work in progress. These pictures were taken in September at the Galt Old Car Festival in Galt, CA. The reason the car looks that way it does is because I have it running good, and just don't have the time to restore it. At least in it's present condition it is a good driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest leadfoot Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Can't have a cruise-in without a real Cruiser - the Studebaker kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest South_paw Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Click on 1970 DeVille to see my baby. CLC senior car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novaman Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Ok, The easiest way of me doing this is to direct you to my personal website which includes:My drivable carsProject cars,Parts cars,Mom's car,Dad's car.I'm still working on scanning photos for all the vehicles so not all cars are online yet. Novaman's website Photo Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Reatta1 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Guess I'll have to add "Mean Green", my work in progress. 1966 LeSabre 400 convertible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Skyking Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I think we could use a little & a large car at this cruise....... [/image] [/image] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Here's my '68 VW Beetle, summertime daily driver. Not a show car, but a road warrior with it's share of battle scars. I've not been good about driving it *all* summer lately, but usually do get about 4,000 miles a year on it as a rough minimum. The roof rack is a Japan repro, but looks funky & "vintage" with the wood slats. The tires are some narrow ww radials that Coker sells (165R15), on stock 4" wheels that I refinished silver (should be two-tone black & white for a '68--the "all silver" look didn't start until '70)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olcarherb Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Hello - I think your '29 Studebaker President looks GREAT the way it is! Too many old cars are too shiny. Your car doesn't need restoration, especially if it runs as well as you've stated. It just needs PRESERVATION, especially if that's the original paint (and primer!) - I can't tell from the photo. Even if it's an older repaint, I think she (he? - after all "he" is a President and all 43 of them so far have been he's - at least to the best of our knowledge!)looks wonderful as is - much more interesting than if she/he(?) looked just like (or nowadays, typically better than) she/he(?) rolled off the South Bend assembly line. In this condition you can have just as much fun with your Stude, and perhaps even more (free from worries about stone chips, belt buckles, chewing gum, cigarette ashes, hail and other 99pt (or 390 pt+ in AACA parlance) showcar hazzards)than if "it" (that's one way to settle the she/he argument I guess) were restored and way more fun than if it were a 99pt "trailer queen". And on a personal note, I think the present color scheme is much more interesting than the stock monochromic or two toned paint schemes typical of the era. Besides there should be some cars that represent what cars really looked like on the street and not just in the showroom during the depression (and during other eras of the past century as well). Just wanted to say your car has character and presence (and great patina) as it is and in my opinion it would be a shame to change that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Continental Collection 1955 Porsche Continental Cabrio1956 Continental Mark II convertible1956 Chris Craft Continental1968 Lincoln Continental limousine1977 Lincoln Continental Town Car1988 BMW 325ix1988 BMW 750iL1997 BMW Z-31998 Mercedes ML-320 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Kinker Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Barry, I really like your Mark convert. That is one sharp car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Huston Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 olcarherbThank you for you kind comments on the Studebaker. I have had mixed feelings about restoring the car or leaving it as is. I guess there is good reason for both schools of thought. It is the times when I would like to attend various activities with friends who have restored cars of the same vintage and I am excluded by the show organizers because my car is "not presentable" that makes me want to restore the Studebaker. The car when new would have had a buck skin leather roof (current roof covering is an old replacement), the body was two shades of green with light brown fenders and belt line and revels. I pulled the car out of over 30 years of storage, went through everything mechanical to get it running and road worth over one winter and have been driving it since. Great road car that does 60 on the freeway with no problems. It has a stock 337 straight eight engine.Here is a picture of the car when I found it about 8 years ago. Someone had repainted the car a solid red which I have been slowly removing a little bit at a time down to the original factory paint colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Dwight V. Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Here are my two. They couldn't be more different, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Here is my 67 Special Deluxe Sport Coupe that I ahve owned since 1979, my Grandad bought the car new - it is always a favorite at cruises. web page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest my3buicks Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 This is a 72 Centurion Convertible - the big GM convertible the jet set chose if they wanted great performance, great style, and handling. This would have been GM's 2nd most prestigious luxury convertible in 72, but not the land barge styling, handling, and performance of the # 1 Eldorado Convertible. web page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted November 1, 2005 Share Posted November 1, 2005 Very nice Buicks Keith! <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boblove Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 We've just returned from what I consider one of the ultimate "Cruise-Ins". A regional tour. This one was held in Northeast Florida with gorgeous fall weather and over 90 fantastic cars. Mine is the '56 Ford Customline Victoria in the middle. This is what belonging to AACA is all about; enoying our cars with a bunch of new and old friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Dobbin Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 We too drive a VW in the summers. In fact we tow it around the country looking for neat places to drive it. Occasionlly we find a club tour to join and really see the local sites. This is a 66 VW, the last of the 6 Volt cars.Can go to antique gatherings or streetrod gathering with it's duals and skirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stock_steve Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Hey, very cool Paul--that's one slick Beetle! What part of FL do you live? We love to vacation in Vero Beach, and caught a fun car show run by the Indian River Region AACA a couple of years back, and enjoyed checking out another beautiful vintage Beetle there: http://members.aol.com/commongear/FeaturePhoto9.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffin Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 Here is my Buick model 80 And the interior in walnut and Mohair Plych Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffin Posted November 7, 2005 Share Posted November 7, 2005 My original Hupmobile 1929 Original interior. Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olcarherb Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Mark - Any show organizer who would exclude that nice car from any show as "not presentable" is an a**h**e (and that ain't athlete misspelled!). Original paint cars, in my opinion (and many others whose opinions I also value), though not "sleepers" anymore will be even more highly prized in the future. That's been the case with antique toys for decades now (repaint an old toy and you destroy as much as 90% of it's value), with wood furniture over the past couple of decades I'd guess (the Antiques Roadshow "experts" frequently tell the owner's of refinished pieces something like "If you (or someone else) HADN'T stripped the original varnish off that 1740's hutch/table etc. and refinished it so beautifully (sound familiar?) it would be worth $80,000.00 instead of $12-15,000.00") and with old motorcycles for the past few years. Eventually us car guys will catch on and catch up to what collectors in other disciplines discovered and figured out years or decades ago. It's only original once or (perhaps after your noteworthy conservation efforts as to stripping off that red paint to "restore" as much of the original finish as possible) - twice! BTW I bet your friends with the "restored cars" are secretly envious of the "fun combined with lack of worry 'bout scratches stone chips etc." you have with the Stude. Anyway, Mark, Good Luck with it and you don't ever have to feel like a second class citizen with that car. Herb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizzyDale Posted November 11, 2005 Share Posted November 11, 2005 Dear Jan,Those are both SUPER cars,YOU sure do like those big sedans.diz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffin Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Dear Dale, I also like smaller cars but I have a big family, so when going on longer trips i need a large car. The Hupmobile has been in the family for 45 years and was my daily driver for a while. The children loved to ride in this car and never got car-sick. On trips, when children were small, we put our suitcases on the floor in front of the rear seat and some pillows on top. Then they had a flat area to ply and sleep on.The Buick 32-87 I bought to have something to work on. The Hupp is an original car with some touch-up of the paint and I don't want to restore it. The Buick looks very nice but engine smokes and the front seat cushion is missing. When I drive the Buick I have to borrow the cushion from the Hupp. Presently I am working on a new cushion. The frame and all the springs are made. Nowadays gas is getting so expensive so we can't make so many long trips with these cars.Now our children are grown up and because of the high gas price we bought the car below - a Buick 40-56s. It looked so small on the photo the seller sent me but when it arrived to Sweden I realised that it is rather large. Anyhow, it takes less gas and even my wife can drive it. The photo is taken on a trip in Norway last summer. The road is high up in the mountain and some snow could still be found i July. .Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlh61olds Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 My 1928 Olds F-28 and 1961 Starfire. Dave Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlh61olds Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 1961 Olds StarfireDave Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter J.Heizmann Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hello, Jan...Thank you for posting great photos of your cars with interesting comments. Peter J. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chieftain Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 53 Chieftain Our - Sunday ice cream ride-Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Wolk Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">53 Chieftain Our - Sunday ice cream ride-Tom </div></div>I love that Pontiac hood ornament. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Jan, Those tall poles beside the highway in your picture? Is that for the snow plow guys as a guide-tool during the snow season? <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffin Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Hi Wayne. Yes, the tall poles are for the snow plow guy. In Sweden we also use such poles, but shorter.More photos from Norway can be seen at:http://photos.aaca.org/showgallery.php?ppuser=9904Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom M Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Awesome country side pictures thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R W Burgess Posted November 14, 2005 Share Posted November 14, 2005 Thanks Jan. I'll never get over those beautiful Norway pictures you posted earlier. Thanks, Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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