bamfordsgarage Posted February 12 Report Posted February 12 Friday AM, Feb 10, Edmonton, AB: Four hardy souls set off for Lethbridge for the Early Bird Swap Meet on Saturday; our trusty steed my rusty and ragged '47 D25 Sedan. Clearly, many fingers had been crossed and much wood was knocked as the old heap never missed a beat. We splurged on a Motel 6 and arrived at the event's shiny new home at the supposed 8:00 opening bell. "Supposed" in that there was no line-up and already lots of shoppers roaming the aisles. We brought back some treasure — while the elders bought mostly books, young Ryan is building a Model T Speedster and checked several items off his wish list. We got home Saturday evening, everyone got roughly equal wheel time and the trip was an unqualified success. Three of us made a similar trip down to Lethbridge for the 2022 swap meet. Last year the Dodge was in the throes of a valve job and we were forced to travel modern. Total distance 691 miles Target cruising speed 50-52 mph, moving average 42.6 mph, top speed 59.0 mph. Fuel consumed 187.63 litres = 41.3 CdnGal = 49.6 USGal Gas mileage 16.72 mpgCdn = 13.9 mpgUS. The roof rack is no friend of fuel economy. Facebookers can view more photos at: https://www.facebook.com/EdmontonAntiqueCarClub 10 Quote
bamfordsgarage Posted February 12 Author Report Posted February 12 A few more photos: Alberta prairies with the Rocky Mountains in the distance; We dropped Ryan's Model A rad off at the repair shop on the way; Bob and his dad are restoring this lovely '31 Imperial and we stopped in at the body shop to deliver a few items; This postwar Chrysler was in the swap meet car corral, but no price was listed. 6 Quote
Happy 46R Posted February 12 Report Posted February 12 Great trip Chris. You always have such great adventures with your trusty steed. Anyone who has dipped the tires of that sedan in all four oceans is certainly a great adventurer! See you at the next car club meeting. Dave Quote
greg g Posted February 12 Report Posted February 12 Great to see the old hulk and crew still pounding the pavement. Thanks for sharing your trip report. Quote
desoto1939 Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 I remember when you drove the car to te Hershey swap meet in Hershey Pa. You always have great stories and it just proves that these grand old ladies can still perform up to our standards. everyone thinks that if it is not a small block engine with disk brakes and an overdrive that these great old cars are not road worthy. Keep the grand old lady running that what she was made to do. Rich Hartung 1939 Desoto owner and a driver not a trailer queen. 1 Quote
bamfordsgarage Posted February 17 Author Report Posted February 17 17 minutes ago, desoto1939 said: I remember when you drove the car to the Hershey swap meet in Hershey Pa. Thanks Rich, that was a very fun trip. One of our many highlights was meeting up with several forum members along the way. First photo below is at a member's place near DC where we left the car for several months before picking up again and heading for the Gulf Coast. That's Rodney on the left, my traveling buddy Jerry, the next three more forum members (one of whom, Jim, kindly stored the car for us) and me on the right. We all six of us piled into the car to go for lunch in a neighbouring town. Apologies that all last names, and two of four first names, are lost to the sands of time. Final two pics are Camp 47 Dodge at 2010 Hershey. Squint carefully and you can detect a bit of shine in the paint! 1 Quote
desoto1939 Posted February 17 Report Posted February 17 Hershey is always such a fantastic meet and a real adventure. Hard to believe that so many venders with all of the different parts. I have been goinf there for over 37 years and have seen the monsoons and slopping through the muddy fields and cars getting stuck in the mud. Have found lots of quality NOS parts for my 39 Desoto over the years. Things are changing, the older guys with the real early parts are dying and lees of these items are not coming out to the swap meet. Part of the problem is the internet and ebay. so much easier to sell the parts world wide and then you do not have to deal with the giys trying to get the part for a dollar. Best one I saw happen is a guy came up to a vender and he states outloud that there is the last piece of NOS trim he needed for his car. The seller had a fair price of $35 on the item. The buyer offered 25 but the seller said it was 35 and every time the buyer opened his mouth the item went up by $5. Eventually the item price was around $55. Took the buyer awhile to figure out what was happening. The seller asked for the trim back. He was mad and did not want to deal with the buyer. He then snapped the trim in half over his knee. The buyer was total upset. The seller then came back and stated that you opened your mouth that this is the last piece you need for your car and that you knew it was a fair price, but you pushed my buttons so now you do not get the item and even if I have another one I will not even sell it to you. Best advise is that if you see the part you need offer a fair price if the seller will not take it then either walk away or pay the price especially if you really need the item. This guy lost out entirely because of $10 bill. His loss. Rich Hartung desoto1939@aol.com 1 Quote
wallytoo Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 glad you still drive it, chris. i really enjoyed the posts for your arctic circle trip. Quote
Saskwatch Posted February 21 Report Posted February 21 Arctic Circle Trip!! ??? Would I still be able to bring up these posts to read ? Quote
bamfordsgarage Posted February 21 Author Report Posted February 21 13 hours ago, Saskwatch said: Arctic Circle Trip!! ??? Would I still be able to bring up these posts to read ? Thanks for asking. This link should do it: https://p15-d24.com/topic/28444-arctic-adventure/#comment-284066 The photos show up as thumbnails but expand enough to do the trick. It's a pretty long thread — kinda felt we were taking half the forum with us up there with plenty of commentary back and forth. One of my favourite trips for sure and great fun to share. Here are a couple photos: On the 112 mile ice road from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, our ultimate destination. The ice road is no longer, having been replaced several years ago with an all-weather gravel route. Second photo is in Tuk at the furthest-north point one can drive in mainland Canada. The Beaufort sea is directly behind the Dodge. 1 Quote
Saskwatch Posted February 22 Report Posted February 22 Thank you so much , Really appreciate it!! What an Awesome Voyage ! ?? Quote
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