H5N1 petty eclectic Blog this calendar week together with nosotros outset amongst a 1911 Robinson Chemical burn downwardly rig that served...
H5N1 petty eclectic Blog this calendar week together with nosotros outset amongst a 1911 Robinson Chemical burn downwardly rig that served Staunton Virginia until 1971 together with reported to be maybe the alone Robinson burn downwardly truck all the same around!
It is housed inwards a tiny slot of the modern burn downwardly station amongst much burn downwardly memorabilia of service equipment equally one-time equally the civil war that tin fit! 
Ok, instantly what is the CARHUNTER's 39 Plymouth doing inwards Staunton Virginia? 
Staunton Virginia is i of the gems of hole-and-corner cities across the province amongst much history,great restaurants together with historic buildings.
Directly across from the Stonewall Jackson Hotel you lot volition detect a tranquillity petty building, good at to the lowest degree business office of the calendar week when it is all draw of piece of work concern equally a classic auto dealership.

Bruce A. Elder keeps it depression primal until the weekend when the lights rest on together with guided tours are given. The dealership swaps it's lid for a museum venue at that point!
The edifice itself is an master copy Ford dealership from 1911, Beverly Motors together with inwards 1925 changed names to Augusta Ford. It remained inwards draw of piece of work concern until 1965 when a salesman named Paul Obaugh purchased it eventually moving together with modernizing. He is all the same inwards draw of piece of work concern today!
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The edifice houses or then really interesting vehicles similar this Cadillac Built Camper, perhaps the alone mill built i left!
H5N1 senators Caddy limo
Straight 8 Buick
Mr. Elder built this to compete for the Ridler observe at the Detroit Autorama together with was genuinely driven cross province yesteryear Mr. Elder
Upstairs adjacent to a really one-time master copy vehicle get upwardly is a Fordson tractor, nosotros were told yesteryear our lead Brain that all Ford dealerships were forced to sell tractors fifty-fifty if they were inwards a metropolis place then many were modified for metropolis service amongst snowfall plows or paving equipment!
This model T truck was originally sold right inwards this building! 
This truck was likewise delivered right here!
H5N1 barn detect Cord Beverly sedan, supercharged together with forepart bike drive!
H5N1 British Riley looking out of house inwards the Ford shop!
Famous Wood brothers Ford NASCARS were sponsored yesteryear Augusta Motors together with I remembered that on the cars! They are going to recreate a replica of one! 
Dan Gurney
Gotta honey a Hupmobile 
Our tour lead Brian's Blazer, was his dads truck.
Custom built Rolls Royce i off limo
You but don't detect Firebirds all the same belongings their overhead cam 6!
H5N1 barn detect Studebaker consummate amongst mouse skeletons!
Yes this genuinely is Darrell Waltrip's Monte Carlo NASCAR
And yes over again this is Richard Petty's Grand Prix
Nice catamenia right gasser, Pontiac powered 
Hey why non toss inwards or then customs!
None of the existent Gran Sport Corvettes had a/c, ability everything together with were street legal!
Now what is this THING?
H5N1 petty cloudy, but it was built to live on a confusing sleeper!
H5N1 petty cloudy, but it was built to live on a confusing sleeper!
Without fifty-fifty opening the hood nosotros noticed a Cadillac steering wheel, lack of Chevrolet emblems together with a foreign steel bar behind the seats? Don't enquire close the raise wipers because nosotros all the same are non sure? There is a 472 race prepped Caddy motor together with NASCAR frame appointments!
It is said the auto was built yesteryear Smoky Yunick! 
It is said the auto was built yesteryear Smoky Yunick! 
Lets become dorsum a chip to a guy named Bill Frick from Long Island
Bill Frick started dropping Cadillac motors inwards the oddest cars
Go dorsum a petty farther together with nosotros come across Mr. Frick started dropping Caddy Motors inwards Fords, known equally the Fordillac!
This is claimed to live on a Frick built car, but the custom trunk is questionable. the auto was built for the Campbell Soup guy!
A Italian Vignale was the recipient of a Caddy found together with alone i Bill Frick Special was built!
Documented equally the 1st GTO Judge always built! 
Leaving Staunton for points due south I detect a stash of one-time Fe together with whip a U-turn for an early on morn raid! 
Yes it says the States Mail!
Nope the early on HEMI was already removed 
I tin job this Truck for something!
The due south finish was the North Carolina Museum of ART inwards Raleigh
for a brusk term especial exhibit!
Rolling Sculpture Art Deco Cars
I convey been to the possessor of this ones habitation together with at that topographic point are many to a greater extent than Packard's along amongst many, many to a greater extent than rare cars! 
This auto was basically scratch built on TV's Guild of Automotive Restorers 

As I hinted this weblog was all over the house together with then was the CARHUNTER!

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