Dan Hiebert Posted August 24, 2015 Report Posted August 24, 2015 Well, we ventured out to our first car show in Maine with the ol' D24. The 16th Annual North Country Cruisers show and shine at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton, ME. A healthy number of cars given the population here, 150 cars, trucks, and tractors from Maine and New Brunswick. The museum is worth a visit, too. They let us claim the long distance title since our car still has New York plates and NY bugs in the grill, but that's just bragging rights, no prize associated. Beautiful weather, new friends, new parts sources, and the D24 ran flawlessly, although bias ply tires on these log-truck rutted roads is a bit of an adventure. Oldest vehicle there was a 1919 Mack truck, newest was a 2014 Dodge Challenger. I'll post MoPar pictures and a few others of interest in a thread here. (There were a few new Challengers, but you can see those in just about any showroom.) We saw a 69 Challenger drive onto the grounds, but it left before we could get close enough for a good photo. Our car This 47 has a 318 in it This 51 has a Hemi. Supposed to be a "rare" Canadian car A bit rough, but this 25 DB was driven to the show. And because a lot of you'uns are probably caboose guys... 3 Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Posted August 24, 2015 On to some newer vehicles. 58 Coronet from Canada 59 Savoy, also from Canada (I really like these, so you get two shots of this one...) A nice original 64 Plymouth. This guy won the teeter-totter by balancing in 4 seconds flat. I swear this car took up most of the show grounds. Photo doesn't do justice for just how big this car is. I hadn't seen one of these in a long time. 3 Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Posted August 24, 2015 A contest - what cars are these gorgeous hood ornaments on? 1 Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Posted August 24, 2015 And finally, this thing is a hoot! I got a kick out of this thing, and think you all may enjoy it. The owner's son drove this in from Bridgeport, ME, their shop is about 9 miles from the venue. Sounded like a steam locomotive running off the rails as it came onto the grounds. 1919 Mack truck with 1,600 miles on it. I didn't catch the story on what it was originally purchased for, but the boom on the back is for hauling logs out of the woods, which the owner said was never actually used (notice that it isn't hooked up to any power source). Sat unused for 55 years. 600ci 4-cylinder engine. Dual ignition, cast aluminum crankcase. 3 Quote
greg g Posted August 24, 2015 Report Posted August 24, 2015 Looks like a great day. Good to see some Mopars out and about. Did you take the Tereplane (is it) with you? check out your PMs. Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 24, 2015 Report Posted August 24, 2015 And finally, this thing is a hoot! I got a kick out of this thing, and think you all may enjoy it. The owner's son drove this in from Bridgeport, ME, their shop is about 9 miles from the venue. Sounded like a steam locomotive running off the rails as it came onto the grounds. 1919 Mack truck with 1,600 miles on it. I didn't catch the story on what it was originally purchased for, but the boom on the back is for hauling logs out of the woods, which the owner said was never actually used (notice that it isn't hooked up to any power source). Sat unused for 55 years. 1919 Mack.jpg Mack front.jpg 600ci 4-cylinder engine. Dual ignition, cast aluminum crankcase. Mack engine.jpg Mack.jpg The "boom" may have been a hand crank job. Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Posted August 25, 2015 A contest - what cars are these gorgeous hood ornaments on? Hood Ornament 1.jpg Hood Ornament 2.jpg Hint - they're both '31s (not much of a hint, but I'll drag this out a bit...) Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 25, 2015 Report Posted August 25, 2015 Trading in my shiverlay for a yak, yak, yak, yak, yak, you ought to know by now, any cracker can guess Quote
Dave72dt Posted August 25, 2015 Report Posted August 25, 2015 The winch on the Mack is fully functional. Armstrong powered, a crank handle fits on the upper shaft above the big cogged gear. Quote
Uncle-Pekka Posted August 25, 2015 Report Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) A contest - what cars are these gorgeous hood ornaments on? Hood Ornament 1.jpg Hood Ornament 2.jpg My answer is, 1st is Graham, the 2nd LaSalle featuring the Heron. P.s. Please let us see the cars sporting these works of art... Edited August 25, 2015 by Uncle-Pekka Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted August 25, 2015 Author Report Posted August 25, 2015 My answer is, 1st is Graham, the 2nd LaSalle featuring the Heron. P.s. Please let us see the cars sporting these works of art... Yes, and yes. And here they are... Graham LaSalle Quote
Mark D Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Look what I found for sale Dan... http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/5194548306.html Quote
Dennis_MN Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Noticed that it was in Monticello, Maine, and I'm in Monticello, Minnesota. I wonder how many states have a Monticello in them. Dennis Quote
Don Coatney Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 Noticed that it was in Monticello, Maine, and I'm in Monticello, Minnesota. I wonder how many states have a Monticello in them. Dennis Indiana does. Quote
Ulu Posted August 29, 2015 Report Posted August 29, 2015 I could afford to buy that Mack, but probably could not afford to ship it. Quote
greg g Posted August 30, 2015 Report Posted August 30, 2015 there is a Monticello in NY east of Binghamton. I believe there is one in Fla. Quote
Merle Coggins Posted August 30, 2015 Report Posted August 30, 2015 According to a quick search on my mapping software there are Monticello's in; Arkansas Alabama Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky Kansas Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Maine North Carolina New Mexico New York Ohio South Carolina Texas Tennessee Utah Washington Wisconsin and in France Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted August 30, 2015 Report Posted August 30, 2015 been through Monticello GA...82 miles from beautiful downtown Elko Quote
1940plymouth Posted August 30, 2015 Report Posted August 30, 2015 Like Greg says NY had a Monticello, it is approx. 20 miles from Neversink, where I live Quote
Dennis_MN Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 I'll bet they all aren't pronounced like we pronounce it. I was corrected when I visited Thomas Jefferson's estate, but I never changed. Quote
DonaldSmith Posted August 31, 2015 Report Posted August 31, 2015 Jefferson went with the Italian pronunciation, which we would spell as "chello". Quote
Dan Hiebert Posted August 31, 2015 Author Report Posted August 31, 2015 Look what I found for sale Dan... http://maine.craigslist.org/cto/5194548306.html I didn't like it that much... I'm a bit surprised he's selling it. Talked at length with the owner and he seemed rather fond of it. I'll bet they all aren't pronounced like we pronounce it. I was corrected when I visited Thomas Jefferson's estate, but I never changed. I've discovered by way of several funny looks that it is a good idea to let a local pronounce a place name first. Sure way to peg someone for being "from away", as if my midwest drawl isn't enough... Jefferson went with the Italian pronunciation, which we would spell as "chello". NOT the way they pronounce it here. Quote
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