Hot Rods Let's have our own 84th anniversary event for the 40 ford...

Glad to see you and your group for our rod run!! You guys have some nice cars. Great to see you drive them!!

 

At the cruise nite in Buchanan, Ga. Had to try out the new rear Coker wider WWs.

 

Moriarity, do you own that restaurant?

 

Stopped by Aladdin Cafe population 15 on the way to Devils Tower. Fun in Wyoming

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If that second pic is "The Devil's Tower" it is certainly appropriately named. That's one sinister looking bump in the terrain. How tall does it stand above surrounding area?

 

The tower rises 867’ above its base.

 

Cruising through Yellowstone today. Amazing taking route 14-16 out to Cody Wyoming.

 

Stopped by Pete and Jakes on the home from MN.

 

Taking a break after the the long climb up in Big Horn National Forest, amazing sights.

 

My Olde Coupe With 59A And Twice Pipes...

 

my mom & her 3 cousins drove from Omaha to California in a 40 Ford sedan in August 1940. They spent the 1st night in Wyoming driving from 400am to 900pm. I traveled from Denver to Des Moines for the Good-Guys meet July 4th. I decided to re-create her trip in my 40 on the way home. I took the old Lincoln Hwy (now hwy 30) from Omaha to Wyoming avoiding modern comforts as much as I could, no a/c, AM radio when possible, learned a lot about cattle futures whatever they are, half-hourly updates of the Crawford County livestock market prices, way too much country music, no chain hotels or restaurants. I stopped to take as many old bldg pics as I could. I drove thru a horrible thunderstorm that later flooded Kearney, NE. I stopped at the Lazy K motel in Ogalalla, NE for the night. I saw the last Union Pacific steam locomotive, the Big Boy in Lodgepole, NE pop 200. starting back up after the train stop I had a real bad vibration. no tire shop or repair shop in town so I limped 18 miles to Sidney, NE at 25mph. I found a Chev dealer & they were great, got me right in & found a broken u-joint snap ring. a new u-joint, 1-1/2 hrs, $140 later I was on my way. pretty boring countryside after that. 1st pic is my mom in the frt window.

 

Next year head east on old Lincoln Way and come see my 40's in Marshalltown. They aren't really impressive, and we listen to country music here too, but at least we have cold drinks and AC.

My little bro lives right smack on old Lincoln Way, but he doesn't have any 40's (yet).

 

Leaving my sisters home near Livingston Montana headed to Yellowstone.

 

WOW! How very beautiful! I've always wanted to visit Montana.

 

Clear Lake Iowa

 

Isn't that where Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper and Richie Valens played their last show before perishing in a plane crash?

 

Yup, that's the place. Clear Lake, Iowa.

 

...........and was it in fact there at the Surf Ballroom?.Does anyone know if it is still in operation as an entertainment venue or maybe a museum that pays tribute to those lost souls?

 

We were there on a Sunday and unfortunately 2 hours early for the 3 hour window it was open for.
This was the last venue Holly, Valens and Richardson played. The well known plane crash they were involved in was a short distance away(we didn’t ,but the sight can be visited) .
The Surf is still used for events as well as a museum.
Clear Lake is a neat little town, we’ll head back another time.

 

.........and in the words of Don McLean, "the day the music died".

 

Was it not Waylon Jennings opted out for that flight
that fateful evening and relegated to ride the cold
tour bus for whatever reason? I may have read a
simple draw of the straws? I enjoyed many years of
Waylons music and still do. I also really liked the
Big Boppers Wedding song! I am sure these guys would have remained majors stars for many years.
A sad day for sure.

 

Very cool picture

 

Waylon was Holly’s base player,opted to bus because Big Bopper was under the weather.Valens got his seat winning a coin toss so it’s said.

 

yes, its still open as a venue & museum, been there a few times, the crash site is open too, but on a gravel road, then a 1/4 mile walk between cornfields

 

Stopped for a bite to eat on way home from work

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