I took my 56 Fairlane to the Mingus Union High School Hot Rod Club show in Cottonwood AZ today. Went with a couple friends one in a 64 Chevelle convertible and the other in a 57 Bel Air. I know, they haven't seen the light but their still friends. Both very nice cars but they will never be a Ford. Anyway come trophy time my 56 Orreo took home the Mayor's choice award while both my buds got skunked. Just goes to prove what we on this site have known all along. By the way, very nice trophies, clocks on steel silhouette of a hot rod made by the students. Mike

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

Way to go! From what I can see of it, it deserves a trophy. Love those Cragars.Run em on my Bird.

I'm in Winslow and years ago I used to use the old dirt strip at Rimrock Airport when Ralph Sharsh (sp) was still around. I had a Cessna 180 taildragger and used to make soft field and short field landings there to keep my nerves steady.

I see in your profile you like old guns as I do. I shoot at least twice weekly with an old Colt Single action in a 38-40WCF Made in 1899. Really getting hard to find new brass anymore.Scored on 250 rounds of new unprimed Winchester brass at of all places a drugstore in Springerville.Was 44-40 cal. but will resize down to 38-40.  Western Drug is a really neat drugstore and gunshop, sporting goods, fishing, you name it. If ever close to Springerville, you have to see it.

 Again congrats on your win over the scrubs! 

Bud in Northern Arizona on route 66 in Winslow (standin' on the corner)

If you're American, buy American

631/2 Galaxie 500XL 406   55 T-Bird

Good job!  That is a very nice car!

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

180 is a nice airplane!   I have quite a few hours of tailwheel time myself although it was in Aeroncas and a 120, I also did some time in a buddys 195 but he would never let me land it, probably a good thing.

Here's a clip of me in the 182, much like the 180 but with "Idiot gear"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwFzdfs92ZE

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Bud know what you mean about Western Drug, it's a MUST STOP for friends and I every time we take a motorcycle trip to the White mountains. Most of my reloading so far has been in common calibers but it's nice to know I have the capability of reloading the rarer calibers when needed. Working this weekend on a pair of Colt Navies, part of my wild Bill Hickok outfit (reason for the long hair).



I live just above the Rimrock airport (paved now). Get to watch the planes take off and land from above. I used to fly,owned with my father two 182s, 177 Cardinal, Citabria and my favorite a Stinson flying station wagon.

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

Tim, when I transitioned from tri gear to tail dragger it was in a Citabria. I was in Flagstaff AZ and there was a 15 to 20 MPH crosswind! I asked the instructor if we were really going to go flying that day. He told me we were going to wake up my lazy feet and if I could handle a tail dragger in those conditions I would be ready for anything. He was right, never had a problem with the Citabria or Stinson and always enjoyed them more than the tricycle gear planes. Mike

1956 Fairlane Victoria (ORREO)

 

Overlooking Beautiful Rimrock AZ

Yeah Mike, I know what you mean about the crosswind. We are pretty spoiled here in the Valley wind is light and mostly runway heading, but jump over the hills to Mojave and it's another story.  I have a huge pucker story about trying to land at Rosemond, but I wont go into that.   Very happy to be a pilot but I'm most proud of my tailwheel time.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Not really pertinent to this thread, but all the airplane talk reminds me: A childhood friend's father (local Harley shop proprietor) owned a working Ford tri-motor. I watched him take off & land many times at our local small town field. It was a thrill I'll never forget! Those three huge, un-muffled engines rattled windows for miles around.

6 VOLTS/POS. GRD. NW INDIANA

Henry didn't just like cars, he was into transportation and the Tri-Motor was a great example.  In their day they were as popular as the 737 is now and quite a strong bird, although kinda slow.  (110mph cruise)  Ford had to fight to use the coragated metal covering because Fokker also made a Tri-Motor that was very similar in design and said they had a patent on the coragations.   Good thing Fokker didn't win or we wouldn't have a "Tin Goose"  to go along with the "Tin Lizzy".

Ford Tri-Motor

Fokker Tri-Motor

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias

Hey Mike, sorry to hi-jack your thread.  Love your car but don't get me started on airplanes.

   God Bless.   Tim                           http://yblockguy.com/

350ci Y-Block FED "Elwood", 301ci Y-Block Unibody LSR "Jake", 312ci Y-Block '58 F-100, 338ci Y-Block powered Model A Tudor

tim@yblockguy.com  Visalia, California    Just west of the Sequoias