Back To The Roads I Time Traveled: Solar Daytime Two

Sunday turned out to last some rattling prissy machine hunting weather. The Bears were playing, at that topographic point was no snowfall or ice. So the route were clear in addition to free.

First house I went was my quondam Hot Rod friend Ward. He is an quondam schoolhouse hot rodder, withal has his commencement 1 he built inward the 50's. Still runs in addition to drives but similar it did dorsum then. I spent many an hr hanging out amongst him spell he worked, learning tips of the trade. He besides had a few rattling cool cars sitting around. Including non one, but ii 1954 Ford Comete Monte Carlo's. French built cars exported over hither sometime inward the 50's. Have been sitting inward the barns for atleast xl years Ward said.

Ward has some incredible quondam schoolhouse signs in addition to memorabilia. He has signs amongst companies that haven't existed inward seventy years. I wishing I could bring a materials similar this sitting around.

I left Wards later a few hours in addition to made my means South. Just hitting upwardly some quondam cars I knew nearly lying unopen to the area. H5N1 cool quondam Dodge Truck, some quondam Barracuda's tardily beingness dis-mantled

In Sandwich, IL at that topographic point is a minor junkyard, but they ever tended to maintain the quondam cars equally long equally they could. They ever tended to bring something I needed, last it for my RamCharger, or other Mopars. Unfortunately they were closed on Sunday, but out front end of the gate was a cool quondam Dodge.

Just unopen to the corner from the yard was a cool quondam Dodge Sweptside truck. Did these all come upwardly inward the game green?

Leaving Sandwich at that topographic point was a cool quondam gas station. It reminded me of a castle. I think seeing some quondam cars inward at that topographic point long ago, but couldn't run into anything from the route anymore. Still a cool house yous don't run into rattling often.

Heading out of town at that topographic point were a few to a greater extent than spots that I wanted to hitting upwardly that I never fully documented before. With it beingness Sunday, the Bears on in addition to non the best weather, no house was open. So I but would shoot from the street what I could find.

Entering Mendota, at that topographic point actually isn't anything machine related there. I passed past times the sis Napa Store to the 1 I used to travel at. There is though a rattling prissy niggling Railroad Museum at that topographic point amongst a existent total size steam locomotive in addition to some quondam railroad cars. The museum has a history of the railroad inward the vicinity. It used to last a crossing of a few rails lines. There 1 time was a rather large station there, straight off it is but service past times Amtrak, amongst a diversity of freight coming through.

Proceeding north, at that topographic point was a Junkyard I 1 time visited amongst a bunch of classic cars inward it. I had heard from numerous people that the guy was never there. I had been lucky 1 time in addition to caught him, could I last lucky a minute time?..... Nope. But he had some cool materials sitting out past times the road!

Heading North, the side past times side halt was Rochelle, the “Hub” city. Famous for making Whitcomb Locomotives, having a major rails crossing but exterior of town in addition to beingness correct on the Lincoln Highway. I ever used to beloved coming to Rochelle in addition to sentinel the trains acquire by. The urban heart in addition to mortal has a prissy niggling commons expanse in addition to a tiny museum there.

Right inward Downtown Rochelle is a remnant of the Lincoln Highway, a classic gas station. Been restored in addition to updated. Has some Lincoln Highway memorabilia including ii of the master copy markers. Right downwardly the street is the quondam motion painting theater, straight off closed.

Heading out of Rochelle I went past times the Chrysler Dealership. And correct inward the showroom was a 64 Chrysler 300 in addition to a 60's Valiant Convertible. That was an unexpected surprise, in addition to but inward that expanse was another cool vintage cars in addition to trucks. As good equally classic advertising.

I made my means dorsum to DeKalb, hitting upwardly all the minor towns along the way. Because yous never know what yous are going to find! I've seen some crazy stuff, but seeing a quondam steam tractor, sitting inward a guys driveway is a novel 1 for me.

Going circular to Sycamore, I came across a six human foot tall mouse inward the heart in addition to mortal of ii condo complexes in addition to made a quick halt at the Headquarters of Autometer Gauges. My 71 Challenger has all Autometer gauges, in addition to they helped me a few times figure out what I needed. Also past times an quondam dealership, when I went to schoolhouse at that topographic point it was but a used machine dealership. Has “FARGO” at the top.

There is 1 to a greater extent than storey to tell. But it is best left to an additional post. Which I shall buy the farm on side past times side week.

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Ryan Brutt

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