It appears that he also passed along his meticulous work habits and his high standards for quality and tidiness Bob.
Pete
Pete
Nice tractor !
I'm like your Dad; all things motor related, especially antique stuff. I go to at least a couple tractor/steam/hit n miss events every year. New York is a farming state, so there are lots of shows to go to.
The upcoming "Pageant of Steam" is 4 days long !
The first car ever built, the Patent-Benz, had a hit 'N Miss engine:I love hit and miss motors, the way they sound.
POOM! Chunka chunka chunka POOM!
They just sipped fuel and could run forever.
Really cool.
Those ginourmous steam tractors are a hoot to watch also. It's amazing those things with their steel wheels didn't sink under their own weight when they were working in some muddy field.
My daily check in at the great VFT site revealed this.
My daily check in at the great VFT site revealed this.
I can`t believe GM dropped the Pontiac and Oldsmobile line and kept Buick. What were they thinking? Like us Chevy fans used to say: I`d rather have a Whore Sister than a Buick. That line was always good for a Drag Strip argument/fight.
Back in the 80’s a friend of mine bought an older E -Type Jag, everybody thinks of those 12 cylinder Jags, but his was a straight 6. I gotta tell you though, that motor still had a lotta go in it, and boy did that car handle!
They were all completely different up until the late 70`s or early 80`s when they (GM) adopted a Corporate Block. Some Old`s and Pontiac`s even had diesel motors that were very soon replaced or the car was just traded for a Ford. Our family car was always a Pontiac. Before my dad switched over to the GP series he had a 64 Bonneville with the 421 motor. A sled by today`s standards but it would put you right back in the seat for sure. No Positraction so it would lay rubber for blocks.Hi halfmile,
ain't they all the same car, just different badges on 'em?
Hi halfmile,
ain't they all the same car, just different badges on 'em?
I miss the days when Canadian cars had their own identity, even though they were just rebadged American cars. My dad had a '68 Fargo van.My first car a 69 Pontiac Beaumont. Couldn't keep tires on the rear for some reason.
View attachment 103186
Let's not forget the Acadian.Ahhh - the beautiful Beau....
...and its cousin, the Chevelle. These were truly a couple of the most attractive cars of the 1960's IMO.
First edition Cougars are one of my favorites. They were successful race cars in SCCA Trans Am.I think a wealthy cousin tried to give me one of these that he never got around to working on. Didn't take it that way till long after.
MY favorite is 1968 Mercury Cougar. Lots rarer and cheaper. Better looking, for me.
View attachment 103188
First edition Cougars are one of my favorites. They were successful race cars in SCCA Trans Am.