My daughter was taking the black and white pictures, thought I would share....
we put 85 miles on and got about 18 mpg. drove mostly on 66
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and a 2nd gas station
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Really really cool. Some things just look better in B & W. I wish they would restore more of the old stations on 66 out here...in my area they just keep using them run down, but I guess at least they are still there.
Awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for the pictures. They bring back fond memories of driving back and forth from Mass to California along Route 66 in the very early 60s. Your custom looks just right in front of those old gas stations. 18 mpg is not too hard to take also.
Jay
Excellent!! I love the B&W's...
6cyl,
Thanks for sharing your pics, your car looks like my avitar in those b&w pics. Your daughter has a good eye!
Tim :unitedstates:
Great shots 6. Times two on the black and white!
nice, wish i could drive mine now.
:burnout:
I know this is somewhat off the subject but my love for old gas stations set me off. A friend of mine does 3d modeling and does great gas stations, here is one. I'm not as talented and only did the billboard. I made it from an old Ranchero advertisement and repainted in the paint scheme of my own.
What a great looking Custom 300. Glad you got to drive it around.
Thanks for sharing!
thanks all. While we were out cruising, we stopped at a Mc Ds and there was a table of 6 guys. All retired and I
think 4 of them at one time or another had a 57 Custom and one had bought a 57 Sunliner in 59.
I think we made their day. They made ours better, we got hear some stories. These guys are 70 +.
I would agree I like the black / white pictures best. When we take them we try to keep anything out of
the picture so you cant tell what year it is.
Im glad you all like the pictures,we usually take the camera with us, You never know what you will see.
So if we are out and about we will take more and post them here.
I like the old gas station shots also, so post-em if ya got-em.
My car is no show car but it photographs well.
Oh and for you guys in the warmer states, I am about 90 miles south of Chicago. So you know
how warm it is here. Burrr. Now get out there and get wrenching :001:
Nice looking ride. Can't wait to get my ride on the road. Thanks for sharing the nice pics.
Very cool pics! Thanks for sharing.
Roger
have to admit, a little jealous you can take her out in January.
Quote from: sprink88 on 2013-01-20 19:44
have to admit, a little jealous you can take her out in January.
wait till it snows, I will show what they look like in the snow.
I need tire chains and snow tires. :002:
I am at the car wash twice a week
6cyl57:
Really great series of photos and Route 66. Those photos could be swapped for some of those taken "back in the day" and no one would know the difference. Very nice Cruise.
Got my 57 out of the garage today and drove it down to the beach in the afternoon. It was 70 degrees outside and unlike most days here in Southern Calif you could see forever, Catalina and lots of cargo vessels looking to the South, the San Gabriel Mountains some of them snow capped to the North, the Saddleback Mountains looking beautifull in the East. Not to be forgotten, a few of the "beach bums & bunnies" giving me in my 57 a thumbs up when cruising past them. Life is good!!!
Bob
57 AGIN
No black and white pics of the beach bunnies???
Rich:
Sorry, but no. All I had with me was my cell phone and I don't know how to download the darn thing. lol
Bob
57 AGIN
Quote from: 57AGIN on 2013-01-20 22:57
6cyl57:
Got my 57 out of the garage today and drove it down to the beach in the afternoon. It was 70 degrees outside and unlike most days here in Southern Calif you could see forever, Catalina and lots of cargo vessels looking to the South, the San Gabriel Mountains some of them snow capped to the North, the Saddleback Mountains looking beautifull in the East. Not to be forgotten, a few of the "beach bums & bunnies" giving me in my 57 a thumbs up when cruising past them. Life is good!!!
Bob
57 AGIN
Bob,
I went for a drive today in my 57. I'm putting a new engine in my 57 so I took it out to the hanger to do the work out there. I didn't pass any beach bums or bunnies on the way. You see Bob, it's 3 degrees out side with a wind chill of -14. What we call a performance car in Northern Indiana is a car that the fuel don't freeze up driving down the road. The steam coming out the exhaust pipes on our cars would make them look like jetliners passing by at 45,000 feet to you guys in California. Just playing with you. I wish now I'd saved enough to have a winter home in Florida. Oh well, I'm thankful for what I've got but still jealous of guys like you that get to see beach bums and bunnies year round. LOL Jim
It was 80 degrees here in LA yesterday and my garage was a little warmer, made it a little uncomfortable working on the front suspension in shorts :003:
Guys,
Here in Vermont with the wind chill we are going to be -35 to -40 tomorrow morning! Won't be above zero until next week. Thanks for the info Hiball (jerk) :003: Just kidding, LOL!
Thanks
Tim :unitedstates:
Quote from: 57 Ford Kustom on 2013-01-22 16:12
Guys,
Here in Vermont with the wind chill we are going to be -35 to -40 tomorrow morning! Won't be above zero until next week. Thanks for the info Hiball (jerk) :003: Just kidding, LOL!
Thanks
Tim :unitedstates:
Hey Tim, I feel bad for you easterners, I know what its like I'm from NY originally. But this jerk had enough sense to move :003:
Hiball,
I have no rebuttal! :003:
Tim :unitedstates:
Nice pictures. It takes me back in time.
Quote from: 57 Ford Kustom on 2013-01-22 16:51
Hiball, I have no rebuttal!
Oh, that's easy. I'll help ya out. :002:
Quote from: hiball3985 on 2013-01-22 16:21... I'm from NY originally. But this jerk had enough sense to move
QUITTER! ;D
Quote from: Tom S on 2013-01-22 23:10
Oh, that's easy. I'll help ya out. :002:
QUITTER!
;D
That's ok, I'll laugh all the way to the beach :003:
6cyl57, I've been looking at the iron invasion show in Woodstock, do you attend? Maybe some of the upper midwest guys could do this as an event. See if Tom wildhog would be interested, There is a guy down the road from me with a fine 57 amblewagon, he hasn't posted in awhile, maybe he would go.Even though its been below zero this week, summer isn't far away. Mark :laughing7: :laughing7:
Frankenstein57, sounds good to me. I have heard of that event. I would like to go to the Hunnert Car Heads Up
at Great Lakes Dragway. And Torque Fest also. I wont race it at the drags but maybe a lap at the Torque Fest.
Mark, We make it to Woodstock a couple of times in the summer, we could meet over there. 6cyl. open house at hoppsterers in Belvedere sat. a lot of the meltdown guys should be there. Tom