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Doodled tonnes of rat and hot rod side profiles in school, so I decided I'd do a larger one.Happy with the front wheel, not so with the "R".
Rod and Danielle finally got married. You can see the wedding here:
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And more wedding photos here:
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At least that's what the license plate on this 1939 Buick street rod says. I have always thought that this was the most handsome front end on any GM car of the late 1930's. At the Tonica, Illinois Cruise Night, 2020.
Austin wanted to do some hot rods, so here are the first 2 we have made IRL. There was an old LEGO set that we mimic'd to create the lil garage. We did not have the correct colors, so we used what we had...tan, blue and red. :)
It had ham, roast beef, and turkey.. Rod added cheese, onions, and lettuce.. he told me he enjoyed it!
Will the REAL Hot Rod Lincoln please Rev up?
We are back with the first installment of Car-Tunes for the 2018, Forced Perspective model year. This time we are starting off by telling you the name of the song. The question is; Which of the cars in the picture best fits the description of the car in the song??????
Hot Rod Lincoln was written by singer-songwriter Charlie Ryan, who released his version in 1955. The lyrics in the original version are not quite the same story we think we all know.
It is the 1972 cover of the song by Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen that most people remember. The song has been covered by Asleep at the Wheel, Les Claypool and even Jim Varney, AKA Ernest P. Worrell did a cover of the tune with the help of Ricky Skaggs.
Which car is, Hot Rod Lincoln?
If you all can’t figure this out, you are definitely going to drive Larry to drinkin’.
As always, we ask that you craft clever answers that let us know you know. Please try not to give away the answer to the next person.
Trees are by Marilyn Heath. We aren’t going to ID the models because that would just make it too easy.
1/24 scale die-cast model cars with real background.
Not what it appears to be. This cool old school hot rod was photographed at the Back to the Fifties car show in St Paul, MN. I "re-parked" it at the 371 Diner in Baxter, MN
Marcy Rod Mill
Hamilton Ghost Town
White Pine Range
Lincoln County, Nevada
August 2020
This is a portion of a 60-inch round gear that was used to tumble and crush the ore from the silver mine.
Hamilton appeared after the discovery of rich silver ore at Treasure Hill. The first settlers found shelter in local caves, which were numerous. By May 1868, the settlement, then known as "Cave City" was formed.
Boom years
The town boomed following the discovery of rich silver deposits nearby. With a population of six hundred, it was renamed for mine promoter W. H. Hamilton. The post office first opened for business on August 10, 1868 while the community was still part of Lander County, Nevada.
White Pine County was formed in March 1869, and Hamilton was selected as the first county seat. By its peak during the summer of 1869, Hamilton's population was estimated at 12,000. There were close to 100 saloons, several breweries, 60 general stores, and numerous other businesses. There were also theaters, dance halls, skating rinks, a Miners’ Union Hall, and a fraternal order located in the thriving community. Close to 200 mining companies were operating in the area.
Decline
However, Hamilton's prosperity was not to last. It was soon discovered that the local ore deposits proved shallow. Subsequently, by 1870, less than two years after its founding, the community was already in decline. Once the shallow nature of the local ore deposits became known, many of the mining companies left the area. Hamilton's population and economy began a rapid decline. At the census of 1870, the population was 3,915, less than a third of what it had been estimated at the previous summer. On June 27, 1873, a large fire spread throughout the business district and caused an estimated US$600,000 (equivalent to $12,810,000 in 2019) in damage. Most businesses that burnt down were abandoned, and not rebuilt. By this time, the town's population was estimated to have shrunk to only 500. Another fire destroyed the courthouse at Hamilton along with all of the records in January 1885. County records began to be kept at the Ely courthouse begin January 5, 1885. Although Hamilton was the first county seat of White Pine County, the rapidly shrinking community lost that designation to the town of Ely in 1887.
The Lincoln Highway went to Hamilton as late as 1913, but by 1924, the town was bypassed.
The Hamilton post office closed in 1931.
Hamilton is now a ghost town, with only scattered ruins remaining at the site.