Re: Saving the Stanley
Posted by: Ben (IP Logged)
Date: July 12, 2006 02:00AM
<HTML> During the past few years there have been largest gatherings of steam cars ever,,,,100 years after Freds record,,,Fred is almost forgottn,,,BUT, the name STANLEY is still recognized,A record number of steamers were at the 100th anneversary at Mt Washington,,and at the recent meet at Ormund--Daytona,, in the middle of the winter is testamony to our being able to get cars out,,,,,,,school kids still have an idea, I have had the kids at Burger King come running over shouting '' its the real thing,,,its a STANLEY..and there was no name on the car,,,they RECOGNIZED it ,,Many old steamers came out to be used during the war,, as Kerosene was available,,,then the cars went to hiding again,,,a few meets [Henry Wing] got perhaps a half dozen cars , in the early 50s,,,that was considerd a good meet,,Has anyone noticed where D Nergaard has driven that old 735 to meets,,,and rain or shine,,He was at the last SACA meet in Rhode Island, pouring rain and no sidecurtains,,,Not so long ago, to OHIO,, and maybee Canada?? an' this is not a restored car,,So Stanleys are still out there,,,we just got outnumberd,,,At Castle Hill and Worcester Hillclimb,,,I was one of few that DROVE to the race,,and home after,,Chase car was a 1925 Packard,,,Nergaard went modern that day,[1922,,Stanley,,735] 1900--1913 were the elegable years,,,THE NETWORK OF CONTACTS is key to the future, Cheers Ben</HTML>