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Still working our way through winter. Been out in the garage when I get a chance, still trying to get things back together after the fire. Was hoping to have the T/A in that heated attached garage by now, but we're not there yet. I'll be out there all day tomorrow working on it.
I did have a nice first automotive outing of 2023, the Chrome & Ice show in Flint, MI. Here are some pics. 3rd gens not well represented. If I get a few more things fixed on mine, I might enter that show one of these years. The variety of cars at this show is amazing to me. Made some nice connections in the vendor areas too.
Celebrating 70 years of Corvette, which was first produced in Flint, MI.
Seemed like a pretty efficient way to hand;e the voting.
As for the T/A itself, she got started and moved a little the other day. First snow it's seen while I've owned it.
As a lifelong Hagar fan, I just had to have this when I saw it.
And these found their way to me a few weeks back. The fronts will get refinished along with my two current fronts, the the new tires I picked up last year will get mounted, along with the new centers my wife bought me. They will be red, of course.
The nice spring weather has things hopping out on Woodward. As usual, I forgot to snap some photos. These are courtesy of one of the other guys that was there. I always wait until too late in the evening to take the photos....always looks like we're the only ones out there!
Our usual spot is still intact. Supposed to be some construction coming...Ducati store is moving, and the Auto Europe dealership on the opposite end of the building will be taking the whole place. So we may lose our spot at some point this summer. Time will tell.
Nice, glad to see the spot is still intact (so far). I need to get my clutch installed and dash put back together before I get out there. But good to know the scene is still there, making the trip worth it.
While the amount of car out on any given weekend can vary greatly, usually the first nice weekend of the year brings quite a few people out. The week or so leading up to the Dream Cruise is also quite busy.
We had an early start to cruising weather here in Michigan, then another month of horrible spring weather. I think we have finally turned the corner though, and last night was a good example. Sunny, clear and warm.
There's an automotive news and opinion blog called the Autopian that was started buy a fellow here in Detroit. They have an occasional get together in Troy, MI for their readers. We stopped by with the T/A last night, and the event as well as T/A got some favorable coverage and comments on another site, opposite-lock.com. The MG Midget makes the T/A look huge!
It's a fun show if you enjoy GM products. Of course I loved the F-bodies, and Pontiacs in general. But I was quite fascinated with that gold Olds in the last set of photos. Salon trim, which got you a sedan with bucket seats, console and floor shift, body colored wheels with hubcaps that have a body color section in them, etc. I don't think I'd ever seen one before, and may never again.
Summer is off and running! Wednesday was an employee car show (mid-day...first 3 photos...no good photos as I got called back into the office to do some work for a team mate that's on vacation this week), then a cruise night in Holly that was well attended.
Made it out to Woodward on Friday. Beautiful night, and a lot of cruisers out. As usual, our spot is great for spectating, but you can really only catch photos of what stops in front of you. Here are a few picks.
These young guys in the VW stopped by for a bit...6 of them piled out of the van, and hug out by the street.
I had hoped to be in central Illinois for a car show this weekend. Worked all week getting the motorhome, car hauler and car ready. Actually departed on time (rare), but only got 90 miles down the road before encountering a substantial loss of power in the coach, and was forced to turn back for home. Very disappointing.
The silver lining...it's about 2 weeks until the Woodward Dream Cruise, which for me is prime time for cruising. Cars you never see the rest of the year start showing up on Woodward. You get all of the fun part of cars, cruising, people and action without the 1M person human crush and bumper to bumper traffic.
A small sample of what stopped in front of us on Friday night. From classic and modern muscle, vintage hotrods, high end sports cars, to a Reliant Robin and a Bentley.
02-11-2023, 09:51 PM
