It would help if I could type better (movie).

 

Yeah, I finally figured that part out first.

I didn't want to give it away to others, though, so I didn't say anything.

You are right, though, that the kids nowadays would not have a clue about that.

 

While in Delaware to help get Mom's place ready for winter, Sandy and I found ourselves with a free day before our flight back to MS. On my sister's advice, we visited the small village of St. Michael, MD. Strolling around town we came upon this little car museum, housed in a large Amish-built barn. The collection included a few cars owned by the Museum and others that were on loan from area hobbyists. Here are a few of the more interesting examples:


Sorry. Didn't capture any info on this cool little vintage racer other than the power plant which I remember being a BMW 4 cylinder.


So, who knows what this is?

Apologies for the poor focus on some of these pics. Cell phone cameras (and this photographer) have limitations.


1910 International Harvester High Wheel


This is just a copy of an extremely rare Bugatti Type 55 Super Sport. It was constructed from Bugatti parts in 1995 by Eric Koux of Denmark. I include it here in spite of the poor photo quality because it is simply beautiful.


When Cadillac was still "The Standard of the World".




This is another "reproduction" of sorts, but one with a great story. The original was driven from New Jersey to California in 1917 to promote the robust quality of the Maxwell automobile and Firestone tires. The grandson of the Maxwell's driver found a journal describing the trip among his grandfather's things after the latter had passed away. The grandson and a friend decided to duplicate Grandpa's feat. They found and restored an identical Maxwell, including the advertising livery. Then in 2017 they drove the car from New Jersey to California one hundred years after the original drive, following (mostly) in Grandpa's tracks. Unlike the grandfather, they were unable to drive at night as the period lighting was not sufficient for modern road travel. But the modern trip did benefit from greatly improved roads. The modern trip only involved a single tire failure, whereas Grandpa had five flats in a single bad day. As a result the grandson and his friend beat Grandpa's time by about two days. The grandson eventually chronicled his, and his grandfather's adventures in a book titled "Chasing Grandpa". You can read some excerpts here, if you car to do so. https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2017/0...-1917-maxwell/
The article also contains links to more details about the original endurance run.

 

Mike, thanks. I stumbled on an awesome museum in NW PA about the oil heratge of the region. It is still one of best memories of a great trip.

 

Here is a nice pic of my nephew and his wife - parents of adorable grandnieces.



On a not-so-nice-note, adorable grandniece who just turned three had a fall. She is a daredevil...will climb up anything and jump off. She jumped off the couch at her house and ended up with what turned out to be a fractured collarbone. One month to heal. Not sure how her mother is going to keep her from her usual craziness.

 

Kids are daredevils and the crazy stuff they show on tv does not help. Hope she heals quickly.

 

My son broke his collar bone when he was about 3. Felt so bad, he fell while playing with his cousins. It heals pretty quickly in kids. I remember the doc telling me it's a much more painful injury in adults. Hope the little one heals quickly, Deb.
Posted a couple blue jay photos in bird feeding thread, here's one more. My photos don't seem to post as sharp here as they do on FB. Not sure what that's about. Let's see how this one looks....wonder if this guy will try out the heated bird bath. He knows enough to make noise in the AM so I put out the peanuts and they show up within minutes!

 

Double WOW

 

Thanks Dave. I'm having fun looking out the window, camera in hand. Beats working!!!

 

Nice Lainey!. A lot of REAL CLOSEUP detail.