Event Coverage Cool cars and stuff in a restaurant

This is Clyde's Restaurant in Chevy Chase, (the suburb, not the comedian)Maryland. It's a small chain, and each one is decorated differently. This one is my favorite. I have no connection with them. Trains, planes, and the Mercedes (rich) child's car upstairs, cars and bar downstairs.

 

I bet a hamburger & fries would be expensive,someone has to pay for all the eye candy. HRP

 

unique

 

HRP, it is a bit pricey,we don't eat there a lot.

 

Cool place.

 

It's a way to "collect" and "own" vintage items but write 'em off against the business income.
If I wasn't retired and I still owned my business, my company car would maybe be the '52 Chevy panel truck I'm restoring for big bucks. I would take the "depreciation" each year and when the paper value was $0, I'd buy it from the "corporation" for a few hundred bucks and the corporation would pay a few bucks tax on that "profit".

 

Thats cool. I lived in Maryland until last year and never heard of the place. Looks really neat. I moved to Cape Coral FL and there is a Ford's Garage here, a auto themed burger joint...
Sorry if I hijacked your post

 

Got some neat stuff going on there.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo

 

That's my thoughts as well, and why not. It does make for a neat looking restaurant.

I've been to similar places and there's a fine line between a really cool display and eating at a flea market. This place looks pretty nicely done. Other ones I've seen remind me of the "Cafe 80's" they joked about in Back to the Future II.

 

Greasemonkey, Ford's Garage is really cool too. I like the sink, and the truck table.

 

I did my part ONCE many years ago at Hard Rock Cafe Maui, $25 for two hamburgers.

 

This is a small chain in Florida. They are building their first non-Florida outlet here in Dearborn not far from the Henry Ford Museum. They have the blessing of Ford corporate.

 

Thats good to hear. We have 3 locations nearby. I knew they wanted to expand to Michigan. Henry Ford's winter home was in Ft Myers so we have lots of Ford themed stuff here

 

.....................Same here, didn't know it was there, heard of Clyde's but, didn't know it was like this. Chevy Chase is a pretty "upscale" area. Guess I better start saving now if I want to go eat there and check it out.

 

Maybe they could put one were Philly Flash was it would be a nice place to have a car show.

 

That might get you a bowl of soup in Chevy Chase. It is served with a silver spoon though.

 

Speaking of that......ya think they are still going to meet there tonight?

 

Try this place out:

 

This one is in the black hills of South Dakota. Beside the fact that they didnt have a clue and put model A wheels on it.

 

There is a neat little diner not far from me, no cars inside but the menu and decor are car themed.

 

Farmington ?

 

Hey Paul
Yes, Farmington.
If you ever want to venture this way for lunch, I'm right off I-5, give a shout and stop by.
We can go for a burger, guys and girls or whatever.

 

This is Russell's Travel Center, just 4 miles north of Springer, NM - exit 419 off of I-25. They have quite a collection of 50's and 60's memorabilia in the restaurant. We stop there every time we pass. Of course, everything in NM has red and green chili on it!

 

I wonder if having all that stuff to look at would keep people off their damn phones! I know when I go in, I would be more interested in the stuff than the food!
Those are some pretty neat places you guys have there.
There are some around here, but they are festooned with Chinese made junk art, with neon signs saying "Chevrolette" and "Ford Mstang". For real!

 

Boy, that whole deal with people being glued to their little electronic pacifiers has me baffled too. I suspect the only thing that will jar people from them will be Armagedon.

 

Here in Rockmart GA, we have Knucklehead's Cafe with a Harley-Davidson theme, lots of vintage and late model Harleys on display inside. Building is the old D&F Chevrolet building, Good food, generous portions, and not terribly expensive.

 

So did I, but the floating Caddy is sure cool! What did you expect, something affordable in paradise?

 

Dean
Since posting that I see the HRC Maui has closed.
"Here today, gone from Maui".

 

AMEN!