I hate signs like this.......

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 06:00 pm:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/electric_crayon/8109051968/sizes/l/in/pool-49906912@N00/


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve McClelland on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 06:06 pm:

I've see a few of those in Texas years ago, I'm with you Erich I could think of a better way to use the truck...


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Kelsey on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 06:27 pm:

I'm going to offend some, but to me it's no different than "yard art."


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By A. Gustaf Bryngelson on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 06:28 pm:

I love signs like that, the truck probably has been up there for a while, and if it had not be preserved in that manner, it would have likely been hauled to the scrapper or made into a rod.
Best
Gus


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Matthew David Maiers on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 06:36 pm:

hopefully it will get taken down one day and cleaned up, its got an engine in it, and it looks like its in good shape, like others have said, its had a better fate than others sitting under a tree somwhere.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 06:42 pm:

I suppose it would rot away much faster under a tree or recycled if more easily reached. It does look like a lot of good bits to work with if it did get taken down and adopted by a loving family.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dennis Seth - Ohio on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 06:54 pm:

Where is this sign located? I may make them an offer


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dick Lodge - St Louis MO on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 08:22 pm:

Then you probably should avoid visiting The Den Hartogh Ford Museum in Hillegom, The Netherlands.

Of course, you'd miss bunch of interesting cars, but you wouldn't have to see this... :-)



("Auto van de eeuw" means "Car of the century.")


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Vaughn on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 08:29 pm:

Erich - Here is another one you can hate!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 08:55 pm:

Dennis, I know it is in WA state, but not sure where. Anyone know?


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Eric Hylen- Central Minnesota on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 09:44 pm:

I'm guessing its near the junction of US6 and US34. ;)


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jerome Hoffman, Hays KS on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 10:44 pm:

Pioneer Village is in Minden Neb. 2 hrs north of here.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Bob Coiro on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 11:01 pm:

Fortunately, there's no shortage of Model T Fords. That having been said, I'd also rather not see historical artifacts left out in the elements.

Though a rare occurrence, redemption from such places does take place...



This restored Republic P-47 Thunderbolt spent a few decades of its life outdoors in a childrens' park in Yugoslavia. That's what saved the airplane from being scrapped.

Today, she's restored and airworthy. Her home is one of the last remaining Republic Aviation hangars at what is today Republic Airport, in Farmingdale, Long Island, where the Mighty Thunderbolt was designed and built in numbers greater than any other American fighter aircraft. But out of 15,683 built, only about a dozen fly, and of these few, only one—this much-abused outdoor plaything—came back home to roost. Video below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=h4SsTbLFudI


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 11:08 pm:

Please don't pick on Pioneer Village in Minden, NE.

It is a great museum with a nice selection of antique automobiles, motorcycles, carriages, and other items of Americana. In some ways, it is similar to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.

It even includes collections of items that are considered mundane - but Harold Warp was smart enough realize that even ordinary items needed to be preserved for posterity.

Too bad it's located 13 miles south of Interstate 80 (south of Kearny) instead of on Interstate 80. If it were on the Interstate, I'm sure many more people would see and appreciate it.

http://www.pioneervillage.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Village_(Nebraska)

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/2157


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Mike Vaughn on Monday, October 22, 2012 - 11:46 pm:

Eric,

My major complaint with Pioneer Village is not with the collection, they have a wonderful collection. My complaint is with the facilities. Half of the old t-12 lights are either burnt out or the ballast are fried. Asbestos floors have not been maintained. Displays are often dusty or dirty. They boast about the thousands of paid visitors they have each year but they don't put much back into maintaining the facility or the exhibits. Admission I believe is $10 per person. The facility was nice 30 years ago but it has not been updated or maintained much since. Even the Model T on the sign was not working when I drove past about a month ago. The guy in front of the car was perpetually turning the crank and the rear wheels turned.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erik Johnson on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 12:14 am:

I know about the dust - it's due to all that Nebraska farm soil blowing in the wind. The first time I was there was 1973 as a kid (I even saw Harold Warp) and I have visited two additional times as an adult. I agree it has gone down hill.

I don't think they get the attendance they deserve. It doubt they get the attendance numbers that they promote in their literature - it's just positive marketing and sales spin . If they did, they probably would bring in enough additional revenue in to supplement any endowment they have in place to take better care of the place. (Things would probably also be different if Harold Warp were still alive.)

To me, driving 13 miles off the beaten path is not a big deal to see such an attraction. But I think museum's location really hurts their situation because most people won't take the slight detour to see it.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Ricks - Surf City on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 01:08 am:

There used to be, maybe still, a P-51 on a pole at the entrance to the military facility on the Guatemala City airport. In big letters on the side of aft fuselage was FAG (Fuerza Aerea Guatemalteca).

Pioneer Village was impressive, but a little doggy when we visited in 2008. It had a good collection of early Fords, almost as complete as Rob's, some 110 miles to the east.

rdr


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Keith Gumbinger, Kenosha, WI on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 09:35 am:

Ralph - You have to admit that Rob is working hard to catch up..... :-)

Keith


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Blancard on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 10:22 am:

I don't know if it is still there, but many years ago there was a B-17 mounted over a gas station in Oregon. Quite a sight to see!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Terry Woods, Katy, Texas on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 10:56 am:

Years ago, as early as the sixties when I got my driver's license, there was a twenties era (pre 26) Model T coupe perched on a sign pole along Washington Avenue. At that time it was Houston's motor mile.) There were used car lots, junk yards, radiator shops, spring shops, and automotive machine shops. I had my first Model T engine machined by E.J. Quade and my first radiator reconditioned by Bobbitt's Radiator on Washington Avenue. The color of the Model T was either a very faded RED or PINK.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Erich Bruckner, Vancouver, WA on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 11:42 am:

Steve, "the bomber" is still there, but looks very sad with engines and nose missing. Nothing like the sound of 4 large radial engines flying over. Sure is sad to see the dead one stuck on a pole like so many note papers on an office desk spike.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Blancard on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 12:48 pm:

Erich, thanks for the update - that is sad, what a shame. I remember seeing it as a kid in the 60s and it looked pretty good to me. Better to take it down and donate its parts to another B-17 restoration rather than let the elements continue to take its toll.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Randy Driscoll on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 01:10 pm:

In defense of out door displays I will say they get to be seen by way more people than if they were in a museum or private collection. An old car on a pole may get some kids attention and send him down the same path we follow.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Roger Karlsson, southern Sweden on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 01:11 pm:

Here is another thread with lots of info on the gas station B17 in Oregon: http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/257047/276604.html?1332170235


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Willie K Cordes on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 01:22 pm:

I have a Fordson Tractor up on a pole next to my farm house. It came from an estate sale and there are almost no useable parts on the tractor. Block and rear end have what looks like large freeze cracks, all four wheels partially collapsed from severe rust.
It has a missing steering wheel and seat, it looks like it could be used by someone "WHO HAS LOST HIS A--- AND DOES NOT KNOW WHICH WAY TO TURN".


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Patrick on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 01:27 pm:

While i would prefer it restored, on the ground, in use, protected by a garage, I prefer that sign over one of the below possible the alternatives. Jim Patrick




Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Darel J. Leipold on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 02:50 pm:

I have been at the Warp museum twice. My main complaint is the mislabeling of many artifacts. The labels are based, often, on what the previous owner claimed. The "1910" Model T Ford is an early body on a later chassis. A Franklin is globered up to look as if it was a rare body style. I spoke with the curator and he did not seem to care what the sign said or claimed on each exhibit. Otherwise, it is a great collection of Americana.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Harold Schwendeman - Sumner,WA on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 03:27 pm:

Sheeeesh,..........what kind of a "curator" is that? According to my understanding of the word "curator", he was NOT one Darel!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Jim Young--- Maltby, WA on Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - 05:45 pm:

TWISP WA is my guess on the first sign


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