Interesting photos I have run across.

[Don Coatney]

Miss Indiana paid me a visit in Chemo this morning.

 

[Don Coatney]

Who did this in the olden days?

 

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

Gaslight Square was the location for the largest slot car track set ups when a teenager.  Raced 1/24 scale cars and the turns were banked.  Was not a snap together plastic like the one Batman has.  I have a 1/32 scale model track and cars still today.

[pflaming]

I built a track for my son and his friends with four lanes, the back lanes were 22' long and with crossovers the tolal distance of all lanes was about the same. All curves were sloped so the cars could go full out the total distance. The controls would get so hot the kids had to take breaks during which they would rebuild a car or two they had worn out the previous day. We had a full parts area for repair. The track was an "L" bootleg track, 22' on the back sides and 11' on the boot leg. Lots of fun. 

Edited February 17, 2018 by pflaming

[T120]

On ‎2018‎-‎02‎-‎14 at 2:37 PM, Don Coatney said:

Miss Indiana paid me a visit in Chemo this morning.

 

Hang in there Don, We're rooting for you! ...Nice company.

[pflaming]

Here are a few on my memory wall.

[BigDaddyO]

Talk about a camper!

 

 

http://theoldmotor.com/?p=148503

Edited March 30, 2018 by BigDaddyO
Interest

[Plymouthy Adams]

dare to be different on steroids...

[Don Coatney]

No comment

[Plymouthy Adams]

with that damage, I think being in the paint prep area is a bit premature..

[knuckleharley]

7 hours ago, Don Coatney said:

No comment

You really have to wonder how the body came off the chassis,don't you?

 

I have never trusted those lifts. My buddy has them in his commercial garage,and I can see cars and trucks on it rocking all the time when they are torquing on various parts.  I saw on modern Chevrolet pu that ran on the beach often just break in half one day when they picked it up due to the chassis being so rusty. That's the big reason I bought a old-fashioned ramp lift when I bought mine. That,and the fact I would always have a place to sit tools and parts down while working under it.

[pflaming]

This sign is on the road between Las Pinos and Panoche, ca. A road I want to drive again with my truck, obviously a road less traveled.

 

 

Edited March 27, 2018 by pflaming

[casper50]

I live 80 miles from Homer Ak. Homer Dave on this site lives there.

 

Edited March 25, 2018 by casper50

[FlashBuddy]

Homer Alaska?! I hitchhiked there from Santa Cruz CA in the late 70's. Worked at the shrimp factory on the spit. Lived on the spit. High tide was a bitch.

[pflaming]

What was "The Spit"? 

[pflaming]

Mind boggling. 

 

Edited March 27, 2018 by pflaming

[casper50]

Homer spit. 

[linus6948]

These guys had a lot of nerve and strong arms.

 

[Todd B]

How would a tree that large in diameter ever tip over after you cut it??

[Plymouthy Adams]

wedges .....

 

[BigDaddyO]

5 hours ago, Todd B said:

How would a tree that large in diameter ever tip over after you cut it??

I think you just have to yell 'Timber!' and they fall over.

 

[Plymouthy Adams]

7 hours ago, BigDaddyO said:

I think you just have to yell 'Timber!' and they fall over.

 

 

THEN..if in a forest and you yell timber the results would be that as yelling fire in crowded theater?  

[40plyrod]

Everything was hard work back then, falling the tree was tough but now that it's down you still have to cut into something that you can move!! 

[casper50]

how would you move that?

[pflaming]

They cut the large logs into 12' units then split them to smaller sizes, pulled them to a water trough that floated them down to the Sanger Ca valley sawmill. Amazing check google.