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sundaeman wrote:I'm with you on the wagon Chaz... I was thinking Mid-60s Fairlane.

s-man,

Per above, definitely a '65 Comet.

Rick

Seeing it helps a lot. 1949 Ford Fordor.

--John
(My '49 was a club coupe.)

Unity wrote:

Seeing it helps a lot. 1949 Ford Fordor.

--John
(My '49 was a club coupe.)

John,

Right you are, of course. Although telling a '49 from a '50 is not all that easy (but you've done it before, so I had great confidence in you).

On those rare occasions that I run across a 1951 Dodge sedan in a field or parking lot, I'm torn with desire to buy it. Most of my early driving experiences were in such a car, and it would be fun to go back and revisit the experience. Hmmm, I suppose it would be more practical to just borrow such a car for a short drive...

Rick

Rick F. wrote:telling a '49 from a '50 is not all that easy

It is easy if you can see the parking lights.


1949


1950

--John

That is a nice string of beautiful photos you shot as you passed through my stomping-ground.
On Sundays mornings (with a bit less snow than your photos show), there's usually an R1150r parked behind Big Spring Presbyterian Church...mine...
You caught a fine shot of the meeting-house and graveyard. Thank you for that.
The neighboring Laughlin Mill is the only mill remaining of the 14 which had powered industry along the incredibly-short 6-miles of the Big Spring. The signs call it "Big Spring Creek", but technically it is just Big Spring.

adding: The covered bridge near Newburg, Ramp's Bridge, was covered inside with graffiti back in the 80's...I had my Webelos Den ride their bikes there and wire-brush it all away, as a community-service...and I thought, probably prevent any of them from ever defacing things in such a way which is so difficult to undo!
The barn near the bridge had a piano-restoration shop built inside....a very nice shop.

Ted wrote:Another great one! Thanks Rick

+1 Rick, I think we need a "Coffee Table Book" forum for you to put your road trip chronicles in...

Reading your commentary and seeing your great photography, like AT&T used to say about long distance,
"is the next best thing to being there!"

-John

guttersnipe wrote:That is a nice string of beautiful photos you shot as you passed through my stomping-ground.
On Sundays mornings (with a bit less snow than your photos show), there's usually an R1150r parked behind Big Spring Presbyterian Church...mine...
You caught a fine shot of the meeting-house and graveyard. Thank you for that.
The neighboring Laughlin Mill is the only mill remaining of the 14 which had powered industry along the incredibly-short 6-miles of the Big Spring. The signs call it "Big Spring Creek", but technically it is just Big Spring.

adding: The covered bridge near Newburg, Ramp's Bridge, was covered inside with graffiti back in the 80's...I had my Webelos Den ride their bikes there and wire-brush it all away, as a community-service...and I thought, probably prevent any of them from ever defacing things in such a way which is so difficult to undo!
The barn near the bridge had a piano-restoration shop built inside....a very nice shop.

GS,

Thanks! It's always great to hear such positive feedback and additional historical information regarding my various tours. This one took place almost exactly 3 years ago. Pity your R1150R wasn't there to be included in the photo. Next time!

Rick

biometrics wrote:

Ted wrote:Another great one! Thanks Rick

+1 Rick, I think we need a "Coffee Table Book" forum for you to put your road trip chronicles in...

Reading your commentary and seeing your great photography, like AT&T used to say about long distance,
"is the next best thing to being there!"

-John

John,

Thanks much! I've had a lot of suggestions regarding a book based on these tours, and I like the idea. For now, however, I seem to be too busy taking new tours and writing them up… Maybe one of these days…

Rick