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Motorhead Message Central => Rodder's Roundtable => Topic started by: Mikej on May 29, 2012, 11:59:55 AM
Just saw a moblil home with a nice 67 chevelle go thru town headed east. Scenic route, Hwy 30. I believe it is starting this coming weekend in Detroit. Michigan - Illinois - Oklahoma- Texas. Dark red with a blower.
Yes, They will be coming through our area next Thur. Some of us are going to set along the Hi-way and watch. Wishing we were going along.
Hooley
RRTer Leon arrived today here at the house. More arriving all week. Kick off Pig Roast here at my place on Friday. Will be a BIG time here in the Motor City this week! Wish you were all here to enjoy the fun.
I'll have the track roadster down there on Sunday. Probably at the Harley store.
Charlie
I had planned to make the Tour since they are coming very close to my home. Unfortuneatly, work decided I needed to be in DC for the week. You guys and gals have some fun for me!
I plan to be at the Buffalo Run Casino (near Miami, OK) next week, when the tour arrives.
John
Does anybody know what route they will follow into Muskegon - I-96 all the way from Detroit, or do they take secondary roads towards the end? What time will they start arriving?
Quote from: "1800guy"Does anybody know what route they will follow into Muskegon - I-96 all the way from Detroit, or do they take secondary roads towards the end? What time will they start arriving?
Last year when leaving Muskegon to go to Detroit the route was as follows. Apple/M-46 to M-37 to I-96 to M-21. But I don't remember where we got off M-21
Quote from: "1800guy"Does anybody know what route they will follow into Muskegon - I-96 all the way from Detroit, or do they take secondary roads towards the end? What time will they start arriving?
M-57 basiclly all the way across the state thru Sparta heading to US-31 business North/Seaway Dr into downtown.
Charles has his PT notebook here and we're getting a kick out of the gas prices, 2002 he paid $1.29 per gallon.
So... M-57 West to 131 North to M-46 West, maybe? M-57 sort of peters out around Sparta, IIRC.
Quote from: "1800guy"So... M-57 West to 131 North to M-46 West, maybe? M-57 sort of peters out around Sparta, IIRC.
You could come over to Muskegon by way of just south of Ravenna which is Ellis Rd. in Muskegon county, it turns into Sternburg going to Airline or of course over to U.S.-31
According to our local paper they must plan to come through Sparta (about 30 mile east of Muskegon) on M57 and straight west until they reach US31 on Sternberg Rd. I would suspect there will be signs for participants.
Charlie
Sorry Jack - guess we got it covered now.
Charlie
Thanks for everybodies input - I was looking at an older map. I was hoping to watch the cars 'pass in review' on Apple Ave, but maybe I'll go right downtown and deal with the parking there.
Denise - I have the 1960 corner tag, and I'm still digging for the 1959 passenger car plate to put it on. If I find it I'll bring it.
I was going to make the run to Muskegon but plans change. We are going to get back into the house this weekend. We have a lot to move and cleaning to do. The wife finally has a weekend off so we can get this done.
I was hoping the fishing boat would be in the slip there and I would have a place to crash but we still don't have the stern drive on it. I did fix the bad valves and head gaskets and Eric put a new impeller in the drive. Mike and Eric are the contractors fixing my place. Mike and I went to Dexter schools together. They are taking care of me and I am returning the favor by working on the boat and being the clean up and gofor guy. I haven't touched the COE in a month. Studebaker is still in storage and my daily is still broke. I have not gotten time to finish the check for a bad rod bearing. I have the pleasant problem of having to much to do. Brake job this morning, back to the heat and air install in a 51 chevy truck. Move and clean when the wife gets home. Got a list of work on the white board in the shop.
Quote from: "1800guy"
Denise - I have the 1960 corner tag, and I'm still digging for the 1959 passenger car plate to put it on. If I find it I'll bring it.
I got a matching pair 1960 full Michigan plate, not half year, at a swap meet the weekend I got the car. I'm all set bud. Thanks though, much appreciated.
Hmmm, corner tags were whole year not half year
Quote from: "phat rat"Hmmm, corner tags were whole year not half year
Correct: 1960 passenger cars used the yellow on green 59 plate with the green on yellow corner tag. Pick-up/commercial plates were 1960 dated, green on yellow. Cars - 2 letters, 4 numbers. Pickups - 4 numbers, 2 letters.
Now, if anybody in MI has a 60 pickup...those I have.
Used to be in Ohio if you had a station wagon and kept the back seats folded down to haul stuff (mattress?) they expected you to license it as a truck. GPster
Quote from: "phat rat"Hmmm, corner tags were whole year not half year
Yep, but they also made plates with a date stamped in them that were half year. I picked up some of those as well. My comment was geared toward the plate I'm running now is a 1960 plate, not a half year plate that is way more common then just a regualr 1960 plate.
Quote from: "HotRodLadyCrusr"Quote from: "phat rat"Hmmm, corner tags were whole year not half year
Yep, but they also made plates with a date stamped in them that were half year. I picked up some of those as well. My comment was geared toward the plate I'm running now is a 1960 plate, not a half year plate that is way more common then just a regualr 1960 plate.
Denice, as stated before cars used a corner tag, truck a whole plate. So in actuality you probably have a truck plate. Corner tags were used as a cost saving measure for years instead of a new plate every year. The same way the stick on tags are used now.
I understand I'm running a truck plate Jack. My comment was because you made it sound like I made a comment that tags were half year. My current plate is full year, tags were full year BUT I ALSO bought plates that are half year plates for 1960 that I could also run on my car if I wanted.
So correct or not for the car in essence you'll run what you want