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**KC0PET** · 02-23-2019, 08:56 AM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

My favorite ferry is the Brussells Free Ferry which crosses the Illinois River, not a long way above it's mouth on the Mississippi. It doesn't travel a long way, and it doesn't carry a lot of vehicles. But you don't have to wait for it a long time, it's fun, and it's free.

Brussels Ferry - Bussels and Grafton, Illinois - Ferries and Ferry Landings on Waymarking.com

Thanks, that's good to know. I will try to get there some time, we are in the St. Louis area quite a bit.

**KC0PET** · 02-23-2019, 10:45 AM - **5 Likes**

Kayaking

**CharLac** · 02-24-2019, 09:43 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Merv-O

"Luigi"

A buddy had one of these in college...we went zipping by our electronics classroom one sunny afternoon while the teacher was teaching his class. We were supposed to be in that class. He may not have noticed except that we were all standing up through the sunroof as we did a second slow drive-by....saluting. *sigh*

**CharLac** · 02-24-2019, 09:44 AM

View from a ferry...a BC Ferries ferry

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**paulh** · 02-24-2019, 10:06 AM - **2 Likes**

1958 Corvette seen at the Coppell TX car show last September. While it was *very* nice, it wasn't an immaculate example. I'm thinking this car is a daily driver, showing some signs of wear. DA16-45 on K10D:

The judges making their rounds:

**Canada_Rockies** · 02-24-2019, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by paulh

1958 Corvette seen at the Coppell TX car show last September. While it was *very* nice, it wasn't an immaculate example. I'm thinking this car is a daily driver, showing some signs of wear. DA16-45 on K10D:

Nice car; personally, I prefer cars that are driven.

My favourite example:
A few years back a Model T club came through our area. Every year they get together for a month and drive from a point A to point B. That year was Kalispell MT to Jasper AB. I stopped to help one fellow change a tire at the side of Highway 3 West of Hosmer on the way to the Fernie BC overnight stop. He had picked up a spike. His car was original. He said his top speed was around 38 mph (speed limit was 100 K/hr (62 mph) and most of us tend to "cheat" by about 5 mph. He didn't feel comfortable in the traffic lane, and was driving the not overly clean shoulder of the road. He and his wife old me that the following year the club was going to Italy.

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**paulh** · 02-26-2019, 01:27 AM

Originally posted by Canada_Rockies

Nice car; personally, I prefer cars that are driven.

Agree - nothing wrong with a nice old "road warrior" !

**goatsNdonkey** · 02-26-2019, 02:56 PM - **2 Likes**

Car in an arch, a long-time landmark along Farmington Rd., on the fringe of Peoria, Illinois. It hasn't always been the current car. Thirty-five years ago it was a real junker.

Russian Lubitel 2 TLR + amber warming filter
+ expired Tri-X exposed at iso 300, normal devl & scans by Old School Photo
+ some despotting & minor digital tweaking by me

(cross-posted in the BW film shots thread)

**Arn** · 02-27-2019, 12:12 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by paulh

I'm thinking this car is a daily driver

Hey, I wouldn't mind giving it a spin every day!

Something totally different - Vancouver Fire and Rescue - FB1.

Racer X 69 · 02-27-2019, 06:16 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

Car in an arch, a long-time landmark along Farmington Rd., on the fringe of Peoria, Illinois. It hasn't always been the current car. Thirty-five years ago it was a real junker.

Russian Lubitel 2 TLR + amber warming filter
+ expired Tri-X exposed at iso 300, normal devl & scans by Old School Photo
+ some despotting & minor digital tweaking by me

(cross-posted in the BW film shots thread)

Is that like the McDonlad's of car dealerships?

mohb · 02-27-2019, 06:45 AM - **2 Likes**

Racing the boat along Windermere., I was on my bike using this forestry path, the challenge was to find a gap in the trees to shoot the boat

**goatsNdonkey** · 02-27-2019, 08:59 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Is that like the McDonlad's of car dealerships?

There aren't cars for sale out in front of the building. At the time I took the picture, I didn't really know what the business did, but back when the elevated car was more of a junker, I thought there was a junk yard there. Some of the largest junk yards in the region are very near there. I suspect the property is under new management now.

This is what the business's website says: "At Neal Auto Parts we specialize in providing our customers with superior quality late-model recycled auto parts." So I guess that makes it an upscale junk yard.

I have wondered whether there might have been an early McDonalds restaurant there at one time, but the arch looks to be quite a bit taller than those I saw on the earliest restaurants I recall from the late 1950s. It's possible though, there was less standardization in the restaurant designs then, and some might have had taller front arches. If there was an early McDonalds there, the bar holding the car might be the bar that supported the lower part of the animated marching hamburger man neon sign they used to have. I remember when the hamburger man in the arch waved a sign that said "15c" on it, what a McDonalds hamburger cost at the time.

Racer X 69 · 02-27-2019, 09:19 AM

Originally posted by goatsNdonkey

There aren't cars for sale out in front of the building. At the time I took the picture, I didn't really know what the business did, but back when the elevated car was more of a junker, I thought there was a junk yard there. Some of the largest junk yards in the region are very near there. I suspect the property is under new management now.

This is what the business's website says: "At Neal Auto Parts we specialize in providing our customers with superior quality late-model recycled auto parts." So I guess that makes it an upscale junk yard.

I have wondered whether there might have been an early McDonalds restaurant there at one time, but the arch looks to be quite a bit taller than those I saw on the earliest restaurants I recall from the late 1950s. It's possible though, there was less standardization in the restaurant designs then, and some might have had taller front arches. If there was an early McDonalds there, the bar holding the car might be the bar that supported the lower part of the animated marching hamburger man neon sign they used to have. I remember when the hamburger man in the arch waved a sign that said "15c" on it, what a McDonalds hamburger cost at the time.

Could be a reference to the St. Louis arch.

**goatsNdonkey** · 02-27-2019, 10:30 AM

Originally posted by Racer X 69

Could be a reference to the St. Louis arch.

Were it meant as a commemorative monument, it probably would have been built on the Peoria riverfront or in one of it's very scenic parks, not down at the junkyard end of town. Also the St. Louis arch wasn't even begun to be built until 1963, and this arch might well be older, especially if it is a vestige of a very early McDonalds restaurant.

**Des** · 02-28-2019, 03:50 AM - **6 Likes**

4:08 to Upfield. Flagstaff Station, Melbourne. KP + DA 20-40 Ltd

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paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	1958 Corvette seen at the Coppell TX car show last September. While it was very nice, it wasn't an immaculate example. I'm thinking this car is a daily driver, showing some signs of wear. DA16-45 on K10D: The judges making their rounds: Last edited by paulh; 02-24-2019 at 10:25 AM.

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KC0PET Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Central Missouri Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,273	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey My favorite ferry is the Brussells Free Ferry which crosses the Illinois River, not a long way above it's mouth on the Mississippi. It doesn't travel a long way, and it doesn't carry a lot of vehicles. But you don't have to wait for it a long time, it's fun, and it's free. Brussels Ferry - Bussels and Grafton, Illinois - Ferries and Ferry Landings on Waymarking.com Thanks, that's good to know. I will try to get there some time, we are in the St. Louis area quite a bit.

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CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Merv-O "Luigi" A buddy had one of these in college...we went zipping by our electronics classroom one sunny afternoon while the teacher was teaching his class. We were supposed to be in that class. He may not have noticed except that we were all standing up through the sunroof as we did a second slow drive-by....saluting. sigh

02-24-2019, 02:06 PM	#2691
Canada_Rockies Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sparwood, BC, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 12,385	Originally posted by paulh 1958 Corvette seen at the Coppell TX car show last September. While it was very nice, it wasn't an immaculate example. I'm thinking this car is a daily driver, showing some signs of wear. DA16-45 on K10D: Nice car; personally, I prefer cars that are driven. My favourite example: A few years back a Model T club came through our area. Every year they get together for a month and drive from a point A to point B. That year was Kalispell MT to Jasper AB. I stopped to help one fellow change a tire at the side of Highway 3 West of Hosmer on the way to the Fernie BC overnight stop. He had picked up a spike. His car was original. He said his top speed was around 38 mph (speed limit was 100 K/hr (62 mph) and most of us tend to "cheat" by about 5 mph. He didn't feel comfortable in the traffic lane, and was driving the not overly clean shoulder of the road. He and his wife old me that the following year the club was going to Italy. -

02-26-2019, 01:27 AM	#2692
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262	Originally posted by Canada_Rockies Nice car; personally, I prefer cars that are driven. Agree - nothing wrong with a nice old "road warrior" !

02-26-2019, 02:56 PM - 2 Likes	#2693
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	Car in an arch, a long-time landmark along Farmington Rd., on the fringe of Peoria, Illinois. It hasn't always been the current car. Thirty-five years ago it was a real junker. Russian Lubitel 2 TLR + amber warming filter + expired Tri-X exposed at iso 300, normal devl & scans by Old School Photo + some despotting & minor digital tweaking by me (cross-posted in the BW film shots thread)

02-27-2019, 06:16 AM - 1 Like	#2695
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey Car in an arch, a long-time landmark along Farmington Rd., on the fringe of Peoria, Illinois. It hasn't always been the current car. Thirty-five years ago it was a real junker. Russian Lubitel 2 TLR + amber warming filter + expired Tri-X exposed at iso 300, normal devl & scans by Old School Photo + some despotting & minor digital tweaking by me (cross-posted in the BW film shots thread) Is that like the McDonlad's of car dealerships?

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mohb Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,912	Racing the boat along Windermere., I was on my bike using this forestry path, the challenge was to find a gap in the trees to shoot the boat

02-27-2019, 08:59 AM - 1 Like	#2697
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Is that like the McDonlad's of car dealerships? There aren't cars for sale out in front of the building. At the time I took the picture, I didn't really know what the business did, but back when the elevated car was more of a junker, I thought there was a junk yard there. Some of the largest junk yards in the region are very near there. I suspect the property is under new management now. This is what the business's website says: "At Neal Auto Parts we specialize in providing our customers with superior quality late-model recycled auto parts." So I guess that makes it an upscale junk yard. I have wondered whether there might have been an early McDonalds restaurant there at one time, but the arch looks to be quite a bit taller than those I saw on the earliest restaurants I recall from the late 1950s. It's possible though, there was less standardization in the restaurant designs then, and some might have had taller front arches. If there was an early McDonalds there, the bar holding the car might be the bar that supported the lower part of the animated marching hamburger man neon sign they used to have. I remember when the hamburger man in the arch waved a sign that said "15c" on it, what a McDonalds hamburger cost at the time.

02-27-2019, 09:19 AM	#2698
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,067	Originally posted by goatsNdonkey There aren't cars for sale out in front of the building. At the time I took the picture, I didn't really know what the business did, but back when the elevated car was more of a junker, I thought there was a junk yard there. Some of the largest junk yards in the region are very near there. I suspect the property is under new management now. This is what the business's website says: "At Neal Auto Parts we specialize in providing our customers with superior quality late-model recycled auto parts." So I guess that makes it an upscale junk yard. I have wondered whether there might have been an early McDonalds restaurant there at one time, but the arch looks to be quite a bit taller than those I saw on the earliest restaurants I recall from the late 1950s. It's possible though, there was less standardization in the restaurant designs then, and some might have had taller front arches. If there was an early McDonalds there, the bar holding the car might be the bar that supported the lower part of the animated marching hamburger man neon sign they used to have. I remember when the hamburger man in the arch waved a sign that said "15c" on it, what a McDonalds hamburger cost at the time. Could be a reference to the St. Louis arch.

02-27-2019, 10:30 AM	#2699
goatsNdonkey Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Fulton County, Illinois Posts: 3,727	Originally posted by Racer X 69 Could be a reference to the St. Louis arch. Were it meant as a commemorative monument, it probably would have been built on the Peoria riverfront or in one of it's very scenic parks, not down at the junkyard end of town. Also the St. Louis arch wasn't even begun to be built until 1963, and this arch might well be older, especially if it is a vestige of a very early McDonalds restaurant.