Sunday Cellphone Grab Bag

"SteveLehto" (stevelehto) 02/08/2015 at 09:35 • Filed to: None

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I was unloading photos from my phone this morning and noticed that - among the thousand or so on there - quite a few were car or transportation related. None of them merit a full post on their own but taken as a collection? They certainly constitute a good old-fashioned Grab Bag. Like the Statue of Liberty Vector above. Saw that at the Glenmoor Gathering. (I saw it years earlier at the Detroit Auto show too.) I shot a bunch there but I'll only include one more - a car show seems like kind of cheating in this context.

Anyone got an ID? This was at a scrapyard in Michigan's Upper Peninsula so I suspect this one is long gone.

Military vehicles anyone? You have to admit, this thing would be a blast to play with.

The biggest entry: The Presque Isle , shortly after passing through the Soo Locks.

Preston Tucker's house in Ypsilanti. It's still standing. (I have a book on Tucker coming out next year.)

Yes, that's a Harley. I think they'd like to forget they put their name on things like this.

The biggest wheeled vehicle in the bunch. In the iron range of northern Michigan.

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A nice Scout in traffic.

And a fire truck in someone's backyard. Not far from downtown Calumet, Michigan.

And if you haven't had a chance yet, give my podcast a listen. I describe some bizarre but true Lemon Law stories. Here it is.

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E. Julius > SteveLehto 02/08/2015 at 09:39

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Ha, my aunt and uncle had one of these! If I recall correctly, it was quick for a golf cart, and the three wheel design was fairly unstable. Before I was born, my brother planted the front tire in a gopher hole on my uncle's land and launched himself out of it catapult style.

SteveLehto > E. Julius 02/08/2015 at 09:41

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I hadn't even thought about the three-wheeled peril!

I wouldn't have taken the pic but I saw the badge. Then I felt really sorry for Harley Davidson owners everywhere.

Thunderface > SteveLehto 02/08/2015 at 09:49

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What year/model of Ford transmissions are messed up?

XJDano > SteveLehto 02/08/2015 at 10:01

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64 thunderbird?

Probably not.

SteveLehto > Thunderface 02/08/2015 at 10:15

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Recent Ford Fusions and whatever other cars have these transmissions. http://fordfusiontransmissionproblems.com/

SteveLehto > XJDano 02/08/2015 at 10:27

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But I see what you are looking at: The back end of the roofline looks unusual.

Maxxuman > SteveLehto 02/09/2015 at 13:36

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The rear fenders had me thinking '65 Pontiac Tempest or similar but the window opening is too rounded. It's got me stumped!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > SteveLehto 02/09/2015 at 13:37

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Oh man, this is making me feel just SO AMERICA!

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > SteveLehto 02/09/2015 at 13:38

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I heard that they rebuilt the kitchen three times and went back and forth between gas and electric heating before deciding on a microwave.

SteveLehto > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 02/09/2015 at 13:39

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Or GM shut it down. Take your pic.

gli48 > Maxxuman 02/09/2015 at 17:57

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1963 Pontiac Tempest

Maxxuman > gli48 02/09/2015 at 20:11

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I think we have a winner! Oh well, I got the make and model right but 2 years off.

Carbyne > SteveLehto 02/12/2015 at 12:08

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Saw this car at the owner's dealership and he had another one there as well. What's crazy is they were just sitting there in the lobby like they were no big deal. Great photo of it.

SteveLehto > Carbyne 02/12/2015 at 12:55

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I LOVE this car. And I would have no problem driving it. I know it is a bit loud looking but I just love the art.

BrianMadigan > SteveLehto 02/23/2015 at 15:11

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Wector?

BrianMadigan > SteveLehto 02/23/2015 at 15:15

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Steering bar. Anyone can steer!