Tagged With "1933 Ford Coupe"
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"Stars of the Big and Small Screen": Hollywood rolls into Calgary
The exhibit was called: "Stars of the Big and Small Screen. See the Cars that were the Stars".... and it was an interesting collection of American Steel....
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Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: 3) cars from the USA and UK
This is the third in a four part series highlighting my visit to the Tampa Bay Automobile Museum. You can read about and see lots of great car photos by visiting the prior posts; part 1 (Czech) by clicking here, and part 2 (German)...
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Time to Tucker Up
DrFumblefinger's fine article on the Tampa Auto Museum got me thinking about another Florida auto museum I've been to, the Tallahassee Auto Museum. I'll review it on Monday. One of the main attractions there is the the Tucker. For a lot of car...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 13, 2014: An unusual truck, Minturn, Colorado
The small town of Minturn, near Vail, presented us with a variety of unusual motor vehicles. I've previously highlighted a very interesting Chevrolet Impala and a magnificent 1955 Crown Victoria that we enjoyed in Minturn....
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, November 7, 2014: Deuce with Truck
Seeing all the automotive 'sparkle' in various excellent posts in recent months, I must, in a moment of weakness, add my contribution. Below is my motorcycle of some years ago in front of a magnificent Ford (?) truck (please help all...
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, August 25, 2014: Nail Art, Toronto, Canada
During a recent visit to Toronto, I came across the interesting piece of art in the lobby of its City Hall (note: infamous Mayor Ford was no where to be seen -- I know you all were just dying to know). It was a fairly large piece of art,...
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"Cruise Night", Thunder Bay, Ontario: The 1930's
In the first part of this series, which you can read here , I wrote about the beautiful cars I saw on "Cruise Night" in my hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Today I continue my blogs dedicated to the beautiful automobiles I...
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Visiting John Steinbeck country. 2) Salinas: the National Steinbeck Center
John Steinbeck is one of the greatest writers in American history and certainly a favorite of mine. This is the second installment in a series describing my visit to John Steinbeck country. In part one we looked at John...
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"Cruise Night", Thunder Bay, Ontario: The 1920's
Living in the Great White North, one eagerly looks forward to the spring (especially after this last harsh winter that we had). Ahhhh, spring, when snow melts, songbirds return, grass turns green, flowers bloom, and best of...
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A stroll through the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail
The Betty Ford Alpine Gardens is the world's highest botanical garden, situated at the foot of Vail Mountain in the Colorado Rockies, in gorgeous Vail Valley. The Garden rests at an altitude of 8,200 feet (2,500 m) and is...
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Spotted on the Road: 1951 Ford V8, Rochester, NY
PHeymont spotted this beauty in a museum parking lot in Rochester, NY
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Spotted on the Road: 1929 Ford Model A
A wonderful old Ford and a customized trailer made for a great combination! How would you like to do a roadtrip across America with this rig, like its owner did?
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Spotted on the Road. 1973 Ford Maverick
A budget spots car designed by Ford. The Maverick was a great commercial success, rivaling Ford's popular Mustang. This nicely preserved specimen was spotted in Calgary.
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Aug. 24, 2016: Sights From A Taste of Colorado
An annual Labor Day tradition, A Taste of Colorado combines food, fun and great performances. Samantha shows us her favorites from last year's.
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Spotted on the Road. 1969 Shelby GT500
A beautiful muscle car created by iconic Shelby American Corporation, the GT500 is highly desired among collectors.
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Spotted on the Road: 1954 Meteor
DrFumblefinger enjoyed this beautiful 1954 Meteor while at a car show in Calgary, Canada
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Another wild traditional food fight...
"Flour Police" let fly with eggs and flour in Ibi's mock coup d'etat on a day given to pranks.
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Cunard and P&O cancel Turkey for 2017
Two more cruise lines quit Turkish ports for next year as political and military concerns continue.
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Spotted on the Road. 1940 Ford Pickup Truck
The truck, newly designed for 1940, was very popular with consumers. Even 75 years after it was made, this Ford half ton truck remains a beautiful vehicle.
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July 21, 2016: Touring Cuba in a Classic Ford
Garry and a group of friends stage a special birthday celebration in Cuba, visiting a small town in a special classic Chevrolet.
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Rolling Sculpture Car Club Show, Canmore. Part III - 1951 - 1960
A continuation of a series on some of the magnificent cars in this great show.
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Rolling Sculpture Car Club Show, Canmore. Part IV - 1961 - 1968
Another installment from the great Rolling Sculpture Car show in lovely Canmore, Alberta. This post focuses on cars from the 1960s.
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July 2, 2016: A summer visit to the Betty Ford Alpine Gardens, Vail
Colorful flower blossoms captured in early summer in the thin air of the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
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HMY Britannia.
Ian Cook takes us on a phototour of the retired Royal Yacht Britannia, and provides a detailed account of her design and distinguished service to Great Britain.
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California Auto Museum, Sacramento, California
Travel Rob spends an enjoyable afternoon at the California Auto Museum in Sacramento.
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More cruise lines cancelling Turkey
Continuing a bad-news trend for Turkey, three more cruise lines have cancelled port calls, and those that haven't aren't going to Istanbul.
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July 13, 2019: Apple-Green 2CV
PHeymont spotted this especially fine specimen of a favorite car at a church in Basel, Switzerland.
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Celebrity Car Museum, Branson (Part 2)
DrFumblefinger concludes his visit to the Celebrity Car Museum in Branson with more photos and stories of unusual cars.
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Celebrity Car Museum, Branson, Missouri (Part 1)
DrFumblefinger shares some of his favorite vehicles from the Celebrity Car Museum in Branson (the first of two posts)
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July 19, 2019: Hillbilly Hot Rod, Murdo, South Dakota
DrFumblefinger spots a few unusual cars while on the road in Murdo, South Dakota.
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National Automobile Museum, Turin, Italy (Where Gumbo was #327)
Gumbo was visiting the fascinating car collection on exhibit at MAUTO, Italy's National Automobile Museum, located in Turin.
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Nov 25, 2019: 1968 Ford Mustang, Calgary
DrFumblefinger comes across a nice example of a first generation Ford Mustang.
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May 11, 2019: Vintage Tractor, Vancouver
PHeymont enjoyed seeing this veteran farm tool nicely-placed next to an educational exhibit on edible plants (veggies to you, pal)!
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Playa Girón, Cuba: Site of the Bay of Pigs Invasion
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of Playa Girón, Cuba, where the Bay of Pigs invasion took place.
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Franschhoek Motor Museum, South Africa
Professor Abe visits the beautiful Franschhoek Motor Museum in South Africa and is treated to an amazing collection of classic cars.
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Cruisers: American Cars in Stockholm
Remember those great, big, American cars of the 50s and 60s, and maybe even 70s? You don’t get much chance to see them unless you’re near a movie shoot…so imagine my surprise, on my first day in Stockholm, when I turned the...
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"Spotted on the Road". El Calafate, Argentina
Walking through this town in desert steppe of Patagonia, in the rain-shadow of the Andes, we came across this beautiful car "showcased" on a hotel's grounds. It's obviously a Ford but can someone help me figure out what year and model it is?
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Spotted on the Road. San Juan Capistrano
Enjoyed a pleasant afternoon in this charming small city, and came across this buggy while walking the streets. Looks even more modified than Cuban cars and it bears a Ford log on its grill, but can someone help figure out exactly what...
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Vintage & Classic Car Collection, Udaipur. 1) pre-1942 vehicles
Part 1 of a 2 part series documenting the beautiful collection of classic automobiles that belonged to the city's Royal Family.
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Museum of the Revolution, Havana (Where Gumbo Was #152)
Once the Presidential Palace (and scene of an attempted coup d'etat) this impressive building is now a museum of Cuba's revolutions. In front, a piece of the 17th-century city wall.
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Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah (Where Gumbo was #149)
Gumbo was visiting beautiful Monument Valley, at the Arizona/Utah border. This is a tribal park made famous in classic western movies.
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Cuba's Cars: Varied, surviving, fascinating
More of Cuba's unusual cars, and some further notes on them...
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Daytripping in Historic Lancaster
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger takes us on a tour of historic sites in this central Pennsylvania city noted for its Mennonite and Amish heritage.
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Cuba's 'Senior Citizen' Cars
Perhaps less glamorous, and certainly less numerous, these older cars still have a place on the road along with the flashier entries from the mid-1950s.
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Feb. 25, 2019: 1948 Ford Tudor Super Deluxe Sedan, Calgary
DrFumblefinger loves to study and photograph classic old cars, such as this beauty from the 1940s.
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Hershey's Antique Auto Museum: Something for Everyone
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger visits the wonderful collection of automobiles on display at the Antique Automobile Club of America Museum in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
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On the Streets of Verona
PHeymont shares a collection of Verona views and history, collected over several days of strolling through the city.
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Re: Toronto scales new heights in Tourism
I don't think Rob Ford had anything to do with it. Toronto, like any major city in the world, has enough variety of things to see and do to entertain anyone for a week. Our best wishes to Mr. Ford who is dealing with a malignant soft tissue tumor.
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Re: Berlin's airport fiasco: Another €2.2 billion and 2 more years
Under EU Law the Government of a country can not subsidise a private venture. That would produce unfair competition. Like if Ford were given a Government subsidy, but not to another car producer. But the Government can act as a Guarantor to promise repayment if the venture fails. The EU does however give money to Countries with high unemployment to build factories that produce goods. Like in Poland, Lithuania, Bulgaria - old eastern block countries. Then the new factory owner - an...
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Re: Road Trips with Kids: 5 Things that Will Help You Make Them Safe and Fun
Thanks! Not only a bunch of good ideas, but also revived memories of years ago, traveling with our 4 kids in an undersized Ford Fairmont station wagon. We joke that we had to stop every half hour to let the hostility out, but the truth is that an assortment of fruit, nuts, songs and especially games made it work. The games includes not just alphabet and license plate spotting, but free-range imagination games such as "I'm going abroad, and with me I am taking..."