What are you doing today?

[Oldspartan]

I saw a marketplace ad - everything in barn must go, $12. There was a sewing machine on the list. It appears to be a shuttle, manufactured by National, no idea what brand will be on it, and well a picture is worth 1000 words. I inquired did it sell, if it was $12 I could maybe afford to take a chance on it. he offered it to me for $100, and i said I'll be happy to let you keep it. Barn finds are often rusted solid on the inside

Gotta love those barn finds. Eldest son pulled into the driveway about a year and a half ago followed by a flatbed truck. On the truck an old Ford Edsel. Asked him what was happening, and he said he purchased the car in North Carolina and knew I had always talked about owning one. Here you go he says!! I did not ask what he paid, nor did I want to know. He said this will be a great pop and son project for us. He is a car guy, I am not, Please note he lives about 800 miles distant.

After it was unloaded we looked it over. Motor seized and it is a two door, I think the Ranger model. It was once butter yellow and white. It came "home" complete with plenty of surface rust.

Today? It sits right where we left it in an open sided shed off the side of my workshop. He has puttered around it here and there when visiting. Someday perhaps it will actually operate.

 

[lottabubbles]

Gotta love those barn finds. Eldest son pulled into the driveway about a year and a half ago followed by a flatbed truck. On the truck an old Ford Edsel. Asked him what was happening, and he said he purchased the car in North Carolina and knew I had always talked about owning one. Here you go he says!! I did not ask what he paid, nor did I want to know. He said this will be a great pop and son project for us. He is a car guy, I am not, Please note he lives about 800 miles distant.

way back my dad bought one of the 58 Edsel , it was the gold/white model with the 475cu. in. engine and the push button shift in the middle of the steering wheel and the speedometer floated like a compass. that thing rode great but I wasn't allowed to drive it when I got my license.

 

[Alice B]

today I am sort of resting. Getting christmas cards with photos sent out and a doc appointment later. cold front came thru. I may have to warm the bee syrup if the sun doesn't, they need fed, my white hive is very light. going to have to make fondant soon.