Friday Night Photos Travelogue Pt6 Edition

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 5:00pm

Welcome to Friday Night Photos everyone. Your once a week break from the daily madness of the crazy world we live in. Post any photos, memes, music, or whatever else you find of interest that helps you escape the madness.

Tonight we go back to the Blackhawk Museum. Opened in 1988, the museum was founded with a dedication to celebrating the elegance, craftsmanship, and history of the automobile, and has been devoted to the enjoyment, appreciation, and education of the art form of the automobile.

1939 Hispano-Suiza K6 Cabriolet

1931 Chrysler Imperial CG Sport Roadster

1929 Duesenberg Model J

1957 Cadillac Eldarado Biarritz Convertible

1910 Stanley Steamer Model 70 5 Passenger Touring

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

1931 Duesenberg Model J Convertible

1948 Cadillac Series 62 Saoutchik 3 Position Cabriolet

1932 Auburn V-12 Boattail Speedster

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Submitted by QMS on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 5:27pm

Some darn nice looking sleds

almost makes one want to climb aboard
and fire them up, just to hear the engines purr.
These are things dreams are made of.

Thanks social!

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 6:17pm

Hi, Q

@QMS
There were a lot of beautiful cars on display. The 55 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing was by far my favorite. My dream would be hearing it purring in my garage.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:17pm

Good choice!

@Socialprogressive

I also like the blue and white cadillac cabriolet

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 8:33pm

It appears your monitor needs color calibration

@janis b
The Cadillac Cabriolet is three different shades of purple.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:10pm

Three different shades of purple!

@Socialprogressive

I'm not sure if it's my monitor or eyes that need recalibrating. Now that you mention it I see the purple in the blue. Is the white a pale lavender colour?

Submitted by humphrey on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 5:39pm

Looking at those images makes me think of the days when

white wall tires were almost a status symbol.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 6:30pm

Hi, humphrey

@humphrey
I didn't know white walls were considered a status symbol. I do know they sure do make the cars from that era look more appealing. I don't think whitewalls would look very good on today's cars.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:19pm

Hi humphrey

@humphrey

I think the white tires appear to elevate the body from the ground.

Submitted by humphrey on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:48pm

I guess that I did not explain my thoughts correctly.

@Socialprogressive

I was referring to the period of the late 50's early 60's when white walls were more expensive than black walls that the peons could afford.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:18pm

I came of age during the muscle car era

@humphrey
By then whitewalls were pretty much a thing of the past so the cost difference between whitewalls and black tires never came up.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:08pm

Hi Social

Maybe you could wish for one of these for Christmas. At only $500 us, you could look at it and dream forever. On the other hand, for $1,400,000 you could hear it purr and cruise around ; ).

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/126131548994?chn=ps&_ul=AU&_trkparms=ispr%3D...

Thanks Social for each and every friday!

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 8:12pm

1.4 mil.

@janis b
I see no radio in the dashboard. For that kind of money you would think it would come with a radio. The models that you linked to look great. Nicely detailed and well crafted, but I don't have $500 hiding between the couch cushions so I'm stuck with having to look at the photos I took.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 8:38pm

I had no idea

@Socialprogressive

that the gullwing had its origins 70 years ago. I thought I was seeing things several years ago while standing outside the airport when I watched the wing of a lexus open for a passenger.

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:37pm

It's a unique design

@janis b
On the right vehicle it's art.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:14pm

Evening all

Looks like snow, no?

It is flowering Kanuka and Manuka boughs drooping in the early summer rain.

Be well all and enjoy

Submitted by QMS on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 7:18pm

snow flowers

@janis b
enchanting
thanks janis!

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Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:40pm

Hi, Janis

@janis b
I always marvel at how green everything is in NZ even during the summer months. I looked at your photo before reading what you posted. My first thought was the trees were covered in dew. I have a eucalyptus tree in my backyard that has white flowers that one would think might look like snow, except they don't melt when they fall to the ground. Instead, I get to sweep them up.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 8:44pm

I still marvel at the eternal greeness

@Socialprogressive

That has never diminished, even grown stronger in the past 28 years.

I got a firewood delivery yesterday, which is a mixture of Gum (eucalyptus) and Macrocarpa (Monterey Cyprus). The delivery was not all the way from California ; ).

Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:24pm

kiwi snow!

@janis b Hey J!

Well look at that Kiwi snow!

It looks beautiful. Do they smell good?

Hope all is well!

takle care!

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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:16pm

Hi d!

@dystopian

If you can get close enough to stick your nose in the tiny blossoms then the fragrance is divine, a mixture of spicy and sweet. My neighbour extracted some of his honey yesterday which will contain some of its fragrance. I look forward to tasting it.

Submitted by dystopian on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:22pm

Hi pixelators

HI all, Hey SP!

Awesome photos of a bunch of awesome vehicles SP! GREAT work man!

Here's a tune for them...

Here is a quickie... This was a couple weeks ago... Can't say whether it came in to the lumens or the scent of the candle mysdys made. Katydid.

Gotta fly, still working here,... Fridays are late days here ...

Happy trails all!

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We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
both - Albert Einstein

Submitted by Socialprogressive on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 9:49pm

Hi, dystopian

@dystopian
Great song selection. Thank Mysdys for the shot of Katy. Could it be that Katy is at the candle to get warm? Don't work to hard.

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Submitted by janis b on Fri, 12/13/2024 - 10:21pm

Thanks for the tune and photo d,

@dystopian

and thanks for dropping them.

Have a good sleep in later when your work is done ; )