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11-02-2017, 11:47 PM | #1 |
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Birth of the Road Trip - 100 years of the Lincoln Highway
This is a fantastic documentary about the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway in the United States. Of course, starring old Fords.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIW2-bH84u4
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11-03-2017, 02:25 AM | #2 |
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Re: Birth of the Road Trip - 100 years of the Lincoln Highway
What have you been up to Henry? You have been very quiet of late. Is the winter weather slowing you down? We all enjoy your road trips. Cheers Tony.
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Thank you Mr. Henry!
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Just a stock picture. I'm waiting for my birthday this month for mine.
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Re: Birth of the Road Trip - 100 years of the Lincoln Highway
I think O-H is going to be getting a roof rack....... Mark
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It will parallel or ride upon some of the old Lincoln highway in some sections. I just need 5 days to do it in and haven't got that many comin up probably until spring.
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I do have a close friend and neighbor with a very nice camera drone that can follow "Big Al"* (the plane) in the sky for some dramatic footage. Can't wait. *Short for Albatross. The profile from the ground has the exact dimensions and appearance of a small (yes small, some go up to 12', ave. 10') albatross.
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11-03-2017, 02:39 PM | #9 |
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I haul my 12'4" Sailaire in a little Saturn SW and did haul it to a antique car and plane meet in my 35 ford tudor. Just have to give up center of car to the long wing halves. It looks like you have a electric motor, I use a latex tube to launch my Sailaire, I love to get in with some turkey vultures and sail for a long time with them finding the thermals to keep us up. The plane, Ford and me are getting a little old to do much sailing any more.
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11-03-2017, 03:43 PM | #10 |
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Re: Birth of the Road Trip - 100 years of the Lincoln Highway
Henry.you want to be carefull where you fly that thing,over near he some surveyors were using a drone to map out stuff it got attacked by a wedge-tail eagle and smashed out of the sky,
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Enjoy.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxDxcrusAew Fortunately, the plane survived. Don't have those nasty critters where I fly . . . I hope.
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11-03-2017, 05:17 PM | #13 |
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Henry, they are using that info to train our fighter pilots.Lol
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Hi Old Henry, This photo from 1940 on SHORPY reminds me of your trips in the desert looking out at the mountains.
Thank you, J Last edited by J Franklin; 02-18-2018 at 06:14 PM. Reason: Forgot photograph! |
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Re: Birth of the Road Trip - 100 years of the Lincoln Highway
I travel along Lincoln Highway/ Rt.30 frequently here in Lancaster PA. It's very heavily traveled and pretty scary these days between here and Phila PA.
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02-21-2018, 07:52 PM | #16 |
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I was born along the Lincoln Highway in 1943 near an intersection called Donerville, Pa.. Old Henry, when you get to St. Joseph, Mo. I'll buy you lunch.
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02-21-2018, 10:36 PM | #17 |
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Re: Birth of the Road Trip - 100 years of the Lincoln Highway
I travel between Columbus, Ohio, and Chicago on a regular basis. US 30 (old) was the Lincoln Highway. Bits and pieces are still there.
Reminds me of traveling between Chicago and Terre Haute on US41. Except US41 was 2-lane and US30 is now 4-lane. And the stop ( I forget the name of the place) at Kentland, Indiana, has been torn down and replaced with . . . .stuff. |
02-21-2018, 11:08 PM | #18 |
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Lincoln Highway trivia - The US military and commercial truck manufacturers have used a portion of old Rt 30 near Jennerstown PA for brake testing for years, and still do. See page 13 on this pdf - http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a489156.pdf
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