Yep. The "bubble top" designation has been lost to anything resembling the true bubble top of a "62" Chevy. The same goes for the designation "big block". I thought I saw what looked like 409 on the fender, but my 75 year old eyes aren't what they used to be.
Remembering Captain John "Wild Bill" Crump (Spokane County, Washington), and "Jeep", the only coyote who flew in combat during WWII. After graduating from high school, Bill joined the USAAF and prepared to fight for his country. One day, during his pilot training, he found a little coyote, which he named "Jeep", and the pair became inseparable. In a world ravaged by war, Bill couldn't wait to go overseas and confront the forces of tyranny...but not without his four-legged friend, so he smuggled Jeep aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth and they both went to England. The coyote became a formal member of the 356th Fighter Group, had his own dog tags, and accompanied Bill on five combat missions. Sadly, on October 28, 1944, Jeep was run over by a military vehicle at Playford Hall, Ipswich, and died of his injuries. He was buried with full military honors at Playford Hall, where a plaque marks his resting place. To honor the memory of his faithful friend, Bill decorated his P-51 Mustang (named Jackie) with a portrait of Jeep. He then flew 77 missions, risked his life to liberate Europe, and managed to survive the rest of the war. In 1992, Bill returned to Playford Hall and spent a moment at Jeep's grave site. Captain John "Wild Bill" Crump passed away in 2008.
The late, great, paddle-wheel steamer, Tashmoo, built and launched from the Detroit Shipyards in 1899, and star of the Great Lakes for several years, shown here packed to the hilt with passengers.
?, I doubt it, Most of Detroit industrial area is abandoned in ruins from what I have seen in print or videos, never been there so I do not know. Progress ?
Yes it’s sad about the designation. Every 59-up GM car guy today think their Sport Coupe is a bubble. If that’s true then a 56 Ford/Mercs hard tops are plus the 55 Crown Vics. There will only be one….my eyes are 77.