Reo

 Still always looking but not always finding. Slowed down in a big way by TKR (Total Knee Replacement) Surgeon says I can't drive for 6 weeks so passenger mode is in full force. Saw my dream car in the latest issue of Old Cars Weekly. It is a 1936 Reo Flying Cloud 4 dr. sedan. Well restored and only the price keeps me from it. $24,995.This is only the second one I have seen for sale in over 45 years. They are out there as is the winning lottery number. Just need them to get it together. Happy looking.

Hard Times

So everyone has been in quarantine now for a good while. You may not be making trips that would show you old cars and trucks but you can still find them if you look online!! Yes prowling websites has produced a lot of finds,some real some imagined. By that I mean some are real cars that exist and may be for sale while others turn out to be fabrications using pictures scoured from the internet. Sale sites abound on the net and some may actually be close enough to look at in real time

Get creative in our downtime and look at the Craigslist and other media that can have cars and trucks to look at. Keep at it and we can soon be out on the prowl.

My cup runneth over.

So  I made a trip to the Monroe area to pick up some furniture for my daughter and lo and behold I was able to see a bunch. W e were using the GPS to guide us to a location and it took us wandering through the countryside. The first sign of treasure to behold was a model AA Ford truck sharing a front yard with a model A chassis and cowl. They were in nice shape and the AA was most likely a runner.
 A bit farther down the road was a 1956 Studebaker Hawk in very nice condition and appearing road ready. Lurking in a shed by the side of the road 5 miles on was a 70"s Torino that was faded but looked solid. On the return trip the same shed was hiding a pair of shoebox Fords. I think a glance showed them to be a 50 and a 51.
  Almost unnoticed in a shed was a 60's rarity in the form of a Chevrolet Corvan white with red trim and looking road ready. Back in Albemarle at Arbys  was a 1954 Ford in mild custom form that looked really good.
  The return trip home let me see a 1938 Ford pick-up in what appeared to be amazing original condition coming right at me.
  This just shows that old cars are indeed everywhere awaiting our discovery.

Hidden jewels.

Always on the lookout but sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees. Right down the road from my house sits a garage with it's own collection of oldies. I never took much notice because of the glut of newer vehicles but jewels from the past are hidden there. For the Anglophiles there is a MGB-GT in the color of BRG that has some unusual roof problems. The kind you get when you pick it up with a forklift through the windshield. It is all there but needs some serious loving care to that roof. More on this site later.

My first new car was a 1970 VW Beetle that came loaded. That means it had a radio!! It was a fun ride and served us well although my wife would have preferred something bigger. The need for something is a real sickness as you convince yourself it is not a want but a real need for your well being. I did not get another 70 bug but a 74 bug that is lowered and has a narrowed front beam with all bumpers and turnlights removed and smoothed over. It is a eye-catcher and has a lot of personality. A continuing work in progress as many old drivers are.

English Hauler

So Christmas and New Years have come and gone and we survived another election. On to bigger and better things! My Christmas cheer was stifled by falling off a ladder in my storage barn and breaking my radial bone in 5 places at the wrist. I now have more steel in my wrist than many new cars. Not to be slowed by a mere injury I scoped out a early 60's English Ford panel on the road to a Doctors appointment. Under the bonnet(hood) set the tiny 4 cylinder power plant with only a few vitals missing. Who needs wiring?? The body was remarkably straight and some attempts had been made to curb the tinworm. All in all a great start on and inexpensive driver that could double as a sign for your business. Keep looking  as the next great find is right down the road.

Let the good times roll. Had to travel to a nearby city today for a medical appointment. No interstate highway involved . just an old fashioned two lane blacktop through the foothills of the Uwharrie's. Always on the lookout for the next old car encounter I came upon a 1952 Pontiac sedan delivery. I was not sure they made one but there it was in need of a total restoration. What a find for a unique ride that would attract attention. Hope someone with mega-bucks scoops it up and puts it back on the road. Always looking.