Cars in the Attic

"SteveLehto" (stevelehto)
08/25/2014 at 09:02 • Filed to: None

I spend a lot of time in Northern Michigan and every time I pass by this building, I see the front ends of these two cars. The location is a tricky piece of roadway so I never got a very good look. Last time I passed through I made a point to get out of the car with my big lens and snap some pics. Again, I know nothing of these cars other than what you see here. And I'm a Mopar guy, so I know even less than what you see here. WYSIWYG. Enjoy.

The cars have been there for quite a few years (and check out the cool gas pump).

Close up #1.

Close up #2.

Local landmark. (The building with the cars is to my left as I took this).

@stevelehto

DISCUSSION (33)

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 09:08

'67 T-Bird and '70 Camaro.

505Turbeaux > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 09:11

Kinja'd!!!

nice one. Weird bumper overriders though. Needs the split bumper.

SteveLehto > 505Turbeaux
08/25/2014 at 09:12

I showed these pics to some people before who commented on the oddity of the bumper. With the limited information from these pics, who knows?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 09:15

Yeah, most Camaros don't have the bumper over the grill.

SteveLehto > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/25/2014 at 09:18

I've seen a few just now (Google) but the two smaller uprights are odd.

crowmolly > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/25/2014 at 09:23

72 or 73 camaro.

crowmolly > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 09:24

Those bumpers may look "funny" but they are a rare option- RPO VF3.

Here's an example of pricing on a refurb rear bumper.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970-71-72…

VF3 rubber strips command big $ in the resto market.

Racescort666 > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 09:33

Awesome picture of the bridge! Here's my cellphone backdrop. You may recognize it.

SteveLehto > Racescort666
08/25/2014 at 09:36

Ah yes, The Calumet & Hecla "Gift" to the fine people of Lake Linden. I have a TON of pics of the Copper Country. My family is from up there and I've written some books on the local history.

crowmolly > crowmolly
08/25/2014 at 09:43

Made a mistake. Too early in the AM. VF3 is something different (strips along the main bumper) and I botched it up.

The bumpers on this car would be correct for a '73 Z/28 standard equipment.

abzman > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 09:50

I miss being up at Michigan Tech, I've got some train pictures from up there I'll probably post to the railyard later this week

SteveLehto > abzman
08/25/2014 at 10:20

Can you send me a note when you do that? @stevelehto

Racescort666 > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 13:13

I might have to check them out. I went to Michigan Tech and Houghton and the Keweenaw is kind of a home away from home to me.

SteveLehto > Racescort666
08/25/2014 at 13:17

I wrote "Death's Door" about the Italian Hall disaster. I'm sure you heard of that (cry of Fire! resulting in 73 dead). I was also in the PBS documentary "Red Metal" which came out last DEC about it (that was the 100th anniversary of the event).

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 14:19

Scrolling through and see the pic on Oppo. I think, "man that looks familiar". See's the closeups, "seriously, I've seen this building before". Sees the bridge, "HEY, THAT'S DAVE'S".

SteveLehto > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
08/25/2014 at 14:24

If you've crossed that bridge, you've seen it. Any idea on the story behind the cars? Seems like they've been there forever.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > SteveLehto
08/25/2014 at 15:19

No idea about the cars. I've never heard of anybody who knows anything about them or how they got there or who owns them.

SteveLehto > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much
08/25/2014 at 15:33

I'm always tempted to stop in and ask but you know how friendly the locals are to "tourists" from downstate who stop in to ask nosy questions.

paradisian > sm70- why not Duesenberg?
08/27/2014 at 19:30

It's a '72-'73 Z28 - egg crate grille was finer (smaller holes) on the '70 and '71 cars.

Howie > paradisian
08/27/2014 at 19:37

Agreed, usually the bumperettes indicate a 73 model.

Strange Noises Alou > SteveLehto
08/27/2014 at 21:53

I immediately recognized the bridge in Houghton. here's some pix from my trip there a few years back.

http://www.aaroads.com/blog/2009/11/1…

I wish I knew how to embed pictures. I figured it out a couple weeks ago, then I went gray and I've not yet come back.

SteveLehto > Strange Noises Alou
08/27/2014 at 21:57

Wow. Those Bridge pics rock. Are you familiar with the Copper Country? I wrote a book about the Italian Hall disaster ("Death's Door"). My family is from up there.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Strange Noises Alou
08/27/2014 at 22:25

Image URLs will show up as pix. Just paste 'em in & they automatically load. (On a PC, right-click an image, copy the link or copy the URL - options depend on your browser - then paste that into the message. A site URL won't work, you'll need to use something that ends in .jpg or other image format suffix.)

Kinja'd!!!

You've got some great shots on that page!

Strange Noises Alou > Dead_Elvis, Inc.
08/28/2014 at 13:51

I feel like at some point I used to be able to drag and drop an image and it would appear. maybe? well, I'm sure I'll figure it out.

how do I apply for non-gray status? I realize I'm not *that* interesting but if Gawker is hoping to allow only ~10% of posters to be pre-approved, I believe the quality of discourse will suffer as people who have interesting things to say (or, on Deadspin, clever dick jokes) will just not bother.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Strange Noises Alou
08/28/2014 at 14:20

Regarding difficulties posting images, I blame Kinja (although I don't recall being able to drag & drop). The gray thing? It's a mystery & more than a bit of a fustercluck. Follow certain writers & ask to be approved, in an entertaining manner? Sacrifices to fickle gods? Teach someone how to drive stick? Good luck.

Strange Noises Alou > Dead_Elvis, Inc.
08/28/2014 at 16:16

is there a user's manual to Kinja?

I would, for example, like to know how to find my own comments to see if anyone has responded. I can find *one* per article by going to my .kinja.com subdomain, and then clicking on the comment to see if there is a reply.

heaven forbid I have multiple comments in an article — or if I want to be lazy and see a summary on the subdomain page as opposed to clicking on the individual article pages. (I think of it as "go fish".)

(I taught my wife to drive stick not too long ago, but before I started commenting on gawker. maybe I need to teach someone else??)

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Strange Noises Alou
08/28/2014 at 17:54

You should see notifications for replies or if someone starred a comment in the upper left corner of your screen - the two circles let you access your profile & your notifications; the right-hand one should display a number indicating recent activity on your comments.

http://help.gawker.com/customer/porta…

Edit - No retroactive credit! Teaching the fine art of operating a manual transmission only counts once you've joined the commentariat ;-)

Strange Noises Alou > Dead_Elvis, Inc.
08/28/2014 at 18:23

holy. living. fuck. FUCK.! !

so that's what "three bars in a circle" and "number in a circle" mean!? I had no idea.

I think it's just how my brain works that I don't instinctively "get" hieroglyphics. if there were a notifier that said "unviewed comment replies: 1" I'd have figured it out before it got to 158. but just a 158 in a circle - is that a speed limit? a banner ad that AdBlockPro didn't get? who knows? so I ignored it.

Strange Noises Alou > SteveLehto
08/28/2014 at 18:25

I've been there several times just because I happen to like driving around the country semi-aimlessly, but alas, I can't say I'm "familiar" with it apart from knowing where the old route markers are.

I will have to subscribe to your newsletter. err, check out your book.

Dead_Elvis, Inc. > Strange Noises Alou
08/28/2014 at 19:25

Yeah, I only figured it out by poking at it. But that's my usual approach to stuff I'm not sure about.

(Yay for AdBlockPro, ABPlus, and similar widgets.)

Strange Noises Alou > Dead_Elvis, Inc.
08/28/2014 at 19:59

heh, I suppose I've gotten a bit jaded with modern internet design. "don't click on it! don't even hover over it! bad things are gonna happen!"

abzman > SteveLehto
08/29/2014 at 09:31

It's up (if anything's broken I'll fix links later, maybe elaborate with a map of my hike). There's so little content on The Railyard I'm pretty sure you don't need a direct link.

SteveLehto > abzman
08/29/2014 at 13:12

ok. Thanks.