"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
07/07/2014 at 12:03 • Filed to: None
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"Alfalfa" (alfalfa-romeo)
07/07/2014 at 12:03 • Filed to: None | 1
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Parades. If you've seen one, you've seen them all, right? My city's parade happens to go right in front of our apartment building, so we usually end up watching. It is fun to see the cars, and decide who I'm voting for in local elections based on what they're driving in said parade (Disclaimer: I'm not really that irresponsible. In fact, I've already forgotten who drove what). Here are some amusing and/or interesting cars and car related things that I saw.
1. Lots of people have Prowlers, apparently for the sole purpose of parades.
I mentioned this one on Oppo a few days ago, but there it is again. Another frequent appearance was that of the Acura MDX (Yawn). Another contender was the 'Vette, but mostly because one local candidate had four of them. A C3 Stingray, a C4, and 2 C6's.
2. A car being pushed
Okay, this by itself isn't that significant. Vintage cars can be temperamental, after all. This one was funny for 2 main reasons.
A: It was a Land Rover. It's always funnier when they break down.
B: There was a race car on a flat bed right behind it, furiously revving is engine. A car on the road not running, followed by a car on a trailer that was running.
3.These guys.
Okay a video is supposed to go here, but I'm having uploading troubles. It will have to come later. Basically, a local off road specialist shop gets a bunch of lifted Jeep Wranglers with huge tires and big teraflex rigs, and climb over each other's tires.
They do this every year. Always fun to watch. Sorry for the less than perfect video (to come later), but you get the point.
I didn't take a lot of pictures, because I thought the ones I took were turning out really horrible. Turns out, it was mostly just the sun making my screen look dim. Some other notable vehicles include:
The Aston Martin above, Shelby Cobra, Porche 914, Ford Model A, 50-something Thunderbird, and go-carts doing donuts.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Alfalfa
07/07/2014 at 12:07 |
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As somebody who drove a vintage Landie in a parade on the fourth without incident (but only because I rebuilt the carb the day before), I need a pic for nervous point-and-laugh schadenfreude.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Alfalfa
07/07/2014 at 12:08 |
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Oh, hey there Imed. Looks like the Murray Parade?
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Alfalfa
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/07/2014 at 12:10 |
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I really do wish I would have gotten a picture of that one. At that point though, I was kind of far away, and to busy laughing.
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Alfalfa
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/07/2014 at 12:11 |
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Haha yep. I live right down the road from the Death Star.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> Alfalfa
07/07/2014 at 12:12 |
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probably saw your place from the air last week when I was getting some aerial footage of the medical center.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Alfalfa
07/07/2014 at 12:14 |
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Was it a Series II/IIA early, a IIA late, or a III?
Reference:
I'm assuming it can't have been a Series I, because they're rare as hell in this country.
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Alfalfa
> HammerheadFistpunch
07/07/2014 at 12:16 |
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You probably did. It's a three-story apartment building surrounded by mostly one-story houses. In a weird shade of green, to boot.
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Alfalfa
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/07/2014 at 12:20 |
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I believe it was a iia early. It had that extra curviness above the headlights.
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> Alfalfa
07/07/2014 at 12:39 |
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The Series II ('58-'61) occasionally have only single markers on the fenders, and more often have a flat trim plate in front of the radiator. That's about the only distinction that's easy between them and the IIa early ('61-'67), because the couple of mechanical changes (design of steering setup, water pump) and minor stuff like light types are harder to keep track of.
The two examples in this post are a II (~'60) base model 88" with Mayflower locking hubs and a IIa Station Wagon 88" with AVM locking hubs and Deluxe hood. (Referred to in its source as a '68, would be '67 manufacture and has a radiator support most often seen on '64/'65, with modern replacement lights).
