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Last of the photos guys. Thanks for taking the time to view them. This round comes from photographer Trevor Blair, with his permission. Thank you Trevor!
September has been busy. Falling behind on my posting.
Started out with a Culver's Cruise night. That's my brother's 914 next to my T/A. I forgot to bring my camera, so these are of few pictures he captured on his cell.
Thinking about the Frankenmuth Police...I've been to events (Car Craft Street Machine Nationals in Indy) where cruisers were greeted by the local gendarme in full riot gear with dogs chasing cruisers from the streets. With the massive influx of people that this small town has to handle, the local government, police, volunteers, etc. all do an amazing / wonderful job of keeping a lid on the stupidity, while keeping a positive attitude, and making the event a friendly, enjoyable place to be.
A Rickenbacker! Amazing cars with a very cool history.
OK, where did we leave off? Oh yes, Frankenmuth. Next up was the 3rd in a series of 3 shows called the Trifecta...our POCI Widetracker's chapter Spring Dustoff, The Motor City Chapter's Summer Round-Up, and Seller's Buick GMC's Indian Summer car show. As I mentioned, the weather toward the end of September was quite wet, especially on weekend of course. So the Indian Summer turnout was lower than usual, but it was still a nice event.
The local Olds club was also invited, and they actually won Best of Show and Best Paint.
Unless the room shrunk from getting wet fighting the fire, the benches are NOT exactly where they used to be. That may give me a chance to use this previously unused section of the cabinet system.
Our Pontiac Oakland Club International (POCI) Chapter #16 Michigan Widetrackers held it's Fall Color Tour on 10/23/22 (my birthday....gosh, they shouldn't have ).
One of my birthday presents was an action cam so I can catch some footage going down the road during such events, without having to try to take them with my phone while I drive (as in years past). We were sitting in the parking lot/starting point ready to start the tour and still getting it set up! But I guess for a first effort, it didn't turn out too bad. Below are some stills from the tour.
The weather was PERFECT. 70, sunny, dry. Several spots on the drive we had an audience...golfers stopping their game to wave hello, people stopping their yard work to watch, kids out playing and riding quads waving, cheering and asking to us to honk our horns...it was fun. Enjoy the fall colors!
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Whoops....missed a turn! The line of tour cars made a stop light that I did not, and I lost site of the line. Here I've already turned around to get back on track. Below, "Tail-End Charlie" is coming to chase me down and get me back on course.
Midway stop for a snack and break. I took just a couple of still photos, but caught these from the action cam as they drove by heading out for the next leg.
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You can't really see the fellow in the Dodge truck across the 4-way stop intersection, but he's waving us all through so we can stay together as a group. This happened 3 or 4 times during the tour.
Arriving at our end point, Past Tense cider mill, craft and antique story, fair, etc. The club had 3 picnic tables under a pavilion reserved for us, and bought donuts and cider from the mill for all of us to enjoy. There was also a live band playing. We sure weren't the only ones there, as many folks from the area came out to enjoy the beautiful fall weather. We even ran into two ladies that my daughter went to H.S. with.
Last edited by DynoDave43; 10-24-2022 at 08:34 PM.
I went on a long cruise this weekend too with a few friends near the Canadian border and the weather was amazing for late October. Weather permitting fall is one of my favorite times of the year for cruising.
Dave,
How many extra horsepower did that new action cam give you??
Ha! Watching the videos, I think it cost me horsepower. There's a few spots where I know the guy in front of me got on it, and I followed suit. You can't really tell any difference in momentum looking at the video.
My first time using it, we recorded with no sound. I figured, lots of wind noise, forcing others to listen to the live broadcast of the Detroit Lions losing another game, me "commenting" on my follow motorists...who wants that? But it also seems weird watching the video with NO sound. So I think next time I'll record with sound.
Here are a few photos I took with my phone while we were stopped at the A&W.
Those who have followed this thread for a few years may remember that during the Woodward Dream Cruise last year, we hit a small old A&W in Berkley, MI for a bite to eat. With no seating, and an owner policy that says "No food or drinks allowed inside the T/A", we used the wide, flat spoiler as a picnic table, and it worked quite well.
Well, we were a little late getting to the A&W do to our missing a turn as mentioned above. Not wanting to be inside eating when the group headed out, we once again ate outside.
I mean come on...eating from a clean, flat, bar-height spoiler, or eat from your trunk like the folks a few cars down? There's no comparison. Another 3rd gen. engineering triumph!
I thought I was probably done posting cruise and car show photos for 2022, but when it's November 4th in Michigan, and it's clear skies and low 70s (60s into the evening), then you just have to meet up with a few other car crazy folks and hit Woodward one last time for the year. It's been a good year of assorted outings and events (24 different events throughout the spring, summer and fall, May through November, 20 of them with the T/A). While I didn't get any photos of passing vehicles, there were quite a few other folks out. We certainly were not the only ones who did not want to put the toys away for winter.
That’s a nice mix of cars, those Cobalt SS were runners. This weather in the Northeast has been amazing, after a final cruise I am in the process of putting mine to bed. I think this is the year I finally buy a battery tender.
I've used Deltran battery tenders for years, and think they are great. There's one on the T/A now, and it will get me through the winter. But the car needs a new battery. It's the same AC Delco that was in it when I bought the car in 2014. And I credit the Battery Tender with extending it's life, in this case and in several others. I actually need to get another on for my motorhome, which just got a new (and damn pricey by old man stds.) AGM starting battery.
I've used Deltran battery tenders for years, and think they are great. There's one on the T/A now, and it will get me through the winter. But the car needs a new battery. It's the same AC Delco that was in it when I bought the car in 2014. And I credit the Battery Tender with extending it's life, in this case and in several others. I actually need to get another on for my motorhome, which just got a new (and damn pricey
by old man stds.) AGM starting battery.
Thanks for the tip on the tender, if you go AGM I’ve heard Odyssey are the hot ticket, I have I believe one of the last Interstates before Johnson controls got them. My next battery will likely be anything eastern penn makes.
I'll be honest...I don't know who the manufacturer of my battery was. I had used the coach in September, and it started fine. But when I went to start it last weekend for one last camping trip, it was dead, dead, dead.
I called Sam's Club to see what they had, but their tire and auto area was closed...no sale. I then called AutoZone. Young guy says they have several models for my application. I ask if any are made in the USA. Several moments of phone silence, and he says, gosh, he can't tell...he's enlarged the picture on his computer as large as can be, and he can't read the markings. Get that? The battery rack is 30' away, and he can't bother to walk over and check...he's got to try and enlarge the picture on the computer. Yikes. No sale. So then I called Advanced Auto Parts. Young guy says they have several models for my application. I ask if any are made in the USA. He hollers to a fellow employee who yells back that different models and sizes are made different places. The battery rack is 30' away, and he can't bother to walk over and check. No sale.
I called O-Reilly's. Young guy says they have several models for my application, including the top option AGM. I ask if any are made in the USA. He says ALL THEIR BATTERIES ARE MADE IN THE USA. SOLD!
They used to all be East Penn, but I'm not sure who made this one. I was just in a hurry to get it installed and start my camping trip.
Last edited by DynoDave43; 02-11-2023 at 09:32 PM.
Good call, O’reilly has the eastern penn and I’ve used them for batteries and so does NAPA. Eastern Penn makes good batteries IMO and that’s all I buy.
09-07-2022, 03:22 PM
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But I guess for a first effort, it didn't turn out too bad. Below are some stills from the tour.
