My SSR: Silver with Pink Ghost Flames, Pink Lettering & Flares with PINK Bow Ties on Rims!
Northwest SSR's Celebrate America's Love Affair of the Automobile, May 17th
Come Celebrate America's Love Affair of the Automobile, May 17th, at the world reknown LeMay Car Museum in Tacoma, WA !
Calling all Northwest SSR's for a special event Saturday, May 17th, for a two-hour tour of the fabulous LeMay Museum, followed by lunch at the Hangar Restaurant, Thun Airfield, Puyallup.
Plan to leave Camping World in Fife at 8:30 am sharp and caravan to the LeMay Car Museum in Tacoma. Jack & Sandi will need a head count by May 11th to arrange our tour which will start at 10:00 and last two hours. Tickets are $10.00 each.
Please Circle the Date, and let us know if you plan to attend !
Comments:
"With nearly every year and marquee representing the 20th century, America's Car Museum best tells the story of our love affair with the automobile!"
Glenn Mounger
Former Co-Director Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Signed in - My, won't we be a colorful bunch !!!:
1. Hal & Toni - Port Orchard - Slingshot Yellow
2. Jack & Sandi - Orting Hosts - Ultra Violet
3. Sue & guest - Bellevue - Ricochet Silver
4. Roy & Sharon - Lacey - Smokin' Asphalt
5. Tim & Mary - McMinnville, OR - Redline Red
6. Ken & Shannon - Puyallup - Redline Red
7. Larry - Seattle - Slingshot Yellow
8. Ron & Sue - Sammamish - Ultra Violet
9. Mark - Woodinville - Aqua Blue
10. Dennis & friend Stan - University Place - Smokin' Asphalt
11. Ray - Olalla - Pacific Blue
12. Glenn & Carol - Puyallup Assisting - Redline Red
13. Mark & Roberta - Enumclaw - Redline Red
14. John & Pat - Marysville - SMOKIN' Asphalt
AWOL 15. Terry & Jeri - West Seattle - Aqua Blur
16. Ed & Linda - Gig Harbor - Redline Red
17. Len & Carol - Auburn - Redline Red
18. Gino & Rose - Spanaway - Slingshot Yellow
19. Ron & Brother Jack - Ferndale - Ricochet Silver over Smokin' Asphalt
20. Ken & Merry - Portland, OR - Slingshot Yellow
21. Don & Maria - Bellevue - retired KMPS News !! Smokin' Asphalt
22. George - Renton Smokin' Asphalt - TOO SHINY to photograph !!!
23. Marcia & Brent - Lynden - Slingshot Yellow
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Last edited by tickledpink : 05-16-2008 at 02:02 PM.
My SSR: 2003 REDLINE RED # 2751 BORN ON 12/10/2003
Sue Just Found A Guy With A Silver R Fife, Told Him About Next Weekend And The Forum. Can He Just Meet Us Saturday Morning If He Dose Not Hve Time To Sign Up For Theforum In Time?
Thanks Ken
Hello to all SSR fanatics: Well , another great day to be recorded in the history book of Northwest SSR Fanatic adventures and treks etc! We started the day all meeting at Camp World in Fife ,WA along the I-5 corridor, a colorful
as you can imagine, bunch of beautiful SSR from all over Western Washington and two new fanatics from Oregon too! The weather was unbelievable,at 7:30AM it was already 68 degrees,so that was naturally a instant top down day for all of us. After we all gathered in Fife and had a short fifteen minute meet & greet, we herded our iron steeds (22ssrs) and headed them toward our first destination,The internationally renowned Lemay Car Museum,This drive took about twenty minutes along Pacific Ave in Tacoma ,WA and then a left turn onto 152nd st to the 87 acre estate of ,Harold Lemay, who owned,the tenth largest garbage pickup company in the USA,there we lined our ssr's on the grassy apron in front of the Old brick museum. There is alot of history behind the beginning of this museum by Harold Lemay,but too long for this thread to expound,much of the interesting facts and history behind this unique automobile museum are available online for your information. I must say,the museum,is unlike any other car museum I have been to before,Harold liked buying firetrucks and military vehicles as well as classic treasures,over 3800 vehicles are stored in various buildings on this huge 87 acre estate.Harold,liked buying vehicles in an original,non restored state at first ,simply because they were cheaper to buy.
He started his massive collection in 1964 ,as his garbage business grew,and the comensurate,growth of wealth,Harold began buying vehicles that were in a more pristine condition,also he started acquiring some extremly rare types of automobiles and trucks,a very facinating place to visit,our tour guide "Mike"
was a very knowledgeable fellow,sometimes I thought a bit windy,but,maybe that was because I was feeling a little tired from walking in the 90 degree heat,drank lots of water yesterday,that gave me a constant urning to visit the little boys room etc.LOL Anyway,fanatics,I think most of us found this Museum to be a fun and unique expierience for sure!After a group photo,that I don't have yet,we then powered our beautiful rumbling ssr's onto
another venue,actually a surprise,one of our new fanatics,Gino&Rose from Spanaway,treated us all with a stop at the hangar,where low and behold a group of very committed race enthusiasts are building a jet vehicle,from the actual fuselage of a F104 fighter aircraft,that was used to fly chase for the x-15,this project has the highest hope of taking the World Land Speed record away from the British,currently held at 763MPH,the driver of this (North American Eagle)incredible
machine is, Ed Sandle,he and a his crew chief and several regular volunteers,Gino being one of them have been working on this project for ten years,this guy,Ed,is no spring chicken,he looks close to my age,a whole new definition of gonads in my book,Ed God bless you and all that are going to break this world land speed record! After a very informative talk about the project by Ed Sandle,we all took off(aircraft now);to The Thun field,and it's
restaurant there where all had an opportunity to satisfy a hardy appetite,conjured up by several hours of walking,standing and driving etc!
We all enjoyed a tasty lunch. Sue(tickledpink)Wagonmaster,gave a coming events anouncement and introduced many of our new wonderful members to our ever growing Northwest Fanatics SSR Group!After lunch we broke up the gathering and headed back home with more great memories to hold onto and more strangers turned into family fanatics! Ain't it just grand!! Long live the "FFF"friendly fanatic forum! and "PERMAGRINS" always! Thanks to Jack& Sandi,Glenn& Carol,Gino& Rose,and our Wagonmaster,Sue for another oustanding job of organizing this fun time for us all!! On behalf of all who attended,may I say Thank You!!
Lemay Photos continued>>> The gentleman featured was our tour guide guide,Mike,Thanks Mike,great job! Also Fanatics,you know what this yellow truck is?! Yeap, it's a UTE,Australian made by Holden,cool looking,sure see where the designer got a bit more influence maybe for our SSR's?!
More Lemay Pics cont'd>>> This thread features one of automobiles most famous cars "The TUCKER" I have always been intrigued with the stories and the man Preston Tucker,what a car he built,light years ahead of GM and Ford,If you saw the motion picture,it makes one angry to see the corrupt business practices that went on back then,now its a hundred times worse,Mr Tucker got put out of business by Big Government and The other automotive giants! Sad,but he sure built a cool car loaded with safety features found on cars today! The Tucker company only built 50 of these cars,the one featured here is said to be the most authentic production model in existence.
Lemay pics cont'd>>. Side note: These pics are of ED Sandle,driver of North American Eagle,the big guy,crew chief,and others volunteer trade specialists
from all walks of life,these guys all represent,IMO, the great spirit of America and it's quest to compete to be the best at what ever endeaver! This one so happens to be for the world record land speed. Good luck guys!!!
My SSR: Silver with Pink Ghost Flames, Pink Lettering & Flares with PINK Bow Ties on Rims!
A Big THANK YOU to our Hosts !!
Our great hosts planned our day in such a way that we were able to see and do everything BEFORE the outside temperature hit 91 degrees under an awesome blue sky !!
Jack & Sandi (GO N BYBY) made wonderful arrangements for a fabulous day's event for 23 SSR's from the Pacific Northwest SSR Group - 6 of whom were NEWBIES! Jack & Sandi, along with Glenn & Carol (RedRacr) who assisted in overseeing that all of us arrived where we were supposed to be, are volunteers who have designed and built the traveling float for the famous NW Daffodil Parade, so they are experts at Parades and Caravans!
Our thanks go to these special teams for a wonderful visit to the LeMay Car Museum; a surprise stop to see the North American Eagle getting ready to break the land speed record (introduced to us by Gino & Rose), followed by a great lunch gathering at Thun airfield in Puyallup !
Glenn, Carol, Jack & Sandi getting "Pink-i-Fied" by You-Know-Who!!
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Last edited by tickledpink : 05-18-2008 at 02:53 PM.
Northwest SSR's Celebrate America's Love Affair of the Automobile, May 17th
many for the first time !!! What an awesome sight !
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