Posted on 08/16/2014 6:38:47 AM PDT by NOBO2012
I’m assuming that, like me, you’re already kinda’ bored with the Wons bike ridin’.
And have seen all you want of our DIC (Dweeb-In-Chief):
Are those white anklets!?! What a dweeb!
So I say we move on to an entirely different kind of Ride.
Now I know, we just did this a week or so ago, butt seriously: can you ever have too many posts about classic cars? And while there are thousands of “classic car cruise nights” all across America, the biggest and the bestest takes place on the third Saturday of August in metropolitan Detroit, home of the American automobile. Dubbed the “Dream Cruise” - shorthand for the “American Dream Cruise” - the cruisers celebrate the American Dream, which in no small part relied on the independence created by owning a set of wheels to help you move up and on. Which is why a car will soon be a human right in Detroit, along with food, water and cable TV.
The official cruise starts at 9:00 AM today butt the 16 mile route along historic Woodward Avenue has been filled with classic cars, muscle cars, street rods, and custom vehicles all week.
Pre-cruisers bring their lawn chairs to watch the parade of cars along Woodward Friday night
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the pre-cruise:
‘54 Corvette convertible
“63 Corvair convertible
‘66 AC Cobra
‘58 Oldsmobile Super 88
So go ahead, post your favorite classic ride again. It’s summer and, all rumors to the contrary, it’s still America. And we are all tired to death of the antics of our “Ride On!” Presidential-Resident-In-Chief” (do the math yourself on the acronym).
So return with me if you will, to a much simpler time in America. When the American car was king and Barry was just a little tyke on a bike instead of the PRIC he is. (Okay, I did it for you. You’re welcome.).
Whoa - that’s a sweet ride in the background! I can’t identify it for sure, butt I sure hope it’s not a Corvair. Those suckers were unsafe at any speed!
On the other hand, it may have been an omen.
Posted from: Michelle Obama’s Mirror
http://www.hemmings.com/hmn/stories/2004/02/01/hmn_feature1.html
I think it’s one of these. A four cylinder Pontiac Tempest. (Intended to compete with the VW Beetle, they didn’t sell well. So, they made them bigger, wider and more powerful. Yeah! That’s what I’m talkin’ ‘bout!)
One of the things that makes Detroit well worth a visit. (Plus you can go armed if you wish)
Nice! I want that red Ford shortbed and the Cobra and the...
My dad’s Rambler in the background.
I had a 63 4 cyl Tempest station wagon, rear transmission. Put a lot of miles on it in high school.
Whoa - that’s a sweet ride in the background! I can’t identify it for sure, butt I sure hope it’s not a Corvair. Those suckers were unsafe at any speed!
I think it’s a Buick Starfire, about 1966. We had a neighbor that had one, had a little V-6 with a supercharger or turbocharger (I forget which). Only mad them for a year or two.
62 Olds F85
Some of the engine options in that car were very unusual, too. The 4-cylinder was essentially half of a Pontiac v8. GM was capable of some real innovation before the various marques were reduced to different grilles and paint colors.
It's no wonder that they're dropping brands. Since they're all the same, why have Pontiacs and Oldsmobiles in addtion to Chevrolets, Buicks, and Cadillacs?
Is that you in the foreground? Somehow I pictured you older.
Almost fity.
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