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AERO 50yr reunion pix and links, to,during and trip home .please post,THANKS

Started by djcarguy, October 09, 2019, 05:57:03 AM

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djcarguy

    Please post info, pix an links of aero event.  Loading, driving  , stops along the way, to an from and during this 50yr reunion. thanks  a lot  ,sure wish we had a big wing , Mopar event on west coast ?   :popcrn:  :popcrn:  :2thumbs: :cheers:  safe travels an have fun, guys.  :2thumbs:

taxspeaker

Alright, here are 3
First is ramp truck with Hemi Bird on the back. It will be pulling the 24' trailer with Y2 yellow Daytona inside.

The ramp will be followed by the Dodge pickup pulling the Alaska bird on open trailer

This will be followed by our Silver metalflake bird which we are driving. The last picture shows us ready to roll. All the tires, brakes, lights, signals, chains, fluids, belts are checked, most are new. Lots of extra parts in the ramp truck storage, plus 8 chairs. Coolers pre-loaded, will ice in the morning.

I think Ernie Hildebrand is meeting up with us to caravan down. We are leaving southern Indiana Thursday morning 8-8:30am driving south on I-65 to Birmingham, then 280 to the parking area.


crankshaft67

Due to miscommunication we have an extra reservation for Friday 10/11 & Saturday 10/12 at the Hampton Inn in Alexander City AL. Please let me know if anyone is in need of this room. I would love it if someone would be able to use this room. Please contact me at 386-867-4412.

djcarguy

 :2thumbs: :popcrn: :popcrn: :2thumbs:
Thanks Mr Taxman ,for pix.starting your own caravan it looks like,great line up. Hope more post info.  :popcrn: :2thumbs: :popcrn: :2thumbs:

Birdflu


taxspeaker

OK, Here are a couple. The purple Bird is pictured with 35 years of owners-Mike Hill on the left, Bob Jennings in the middle and Sy Behrens on the right. I was intrigued by the Nuremburg Daytona.

Now, here is what is going to happen soon. We drove our gray bird down with the trusty GoPro on the wing. Recorded all the way down, including meetup's with Ernie's Daytona and Stuarts Bird convertible. We then recorded ALL DAY friday-every 5 seconds a shot, so on Monday (?) we hope to get into them, organize and somehow put a link somewhere so everyone can see and download if they wish. I will leave that to Matt who is th video specialist and who drove the gray bird round trip, all the while wearing a s___-eating grin!

The other picture I took this afternoon in Bowling Green, KY on the way home. We stopped for the wives to do their business and for the gray bird and other truck to gas up, all at the exit where the Corvette Museum resides. I thought it would be a cool picture to have it in the background because of the obvious inadequacies of Corvette owners. As I stopped in front these 2 guys were doing something, and in my 2nd shot the guy in the red shirt is walking towards me yelling What the hell do you think you are doing? I calmly responded "trolling for assholes" and drove off!

More to come. The best non "life event" 2 days of my life.
Bob J

taxspeaker

3 More

A magnificent F8 Daytona, the 2nd most beautiful color after A4
Ernie Heldebrand's Daytona with the purple Hemi at some gas station on the way down.
And the view from the hill of a few birds on one of the finest days in history

held1823

here, dj.   this album is pretty much every car at the museum on saturday.

it's made public, so you shouldn't need a facebook account to see it

https://www.facebook.com/ernie.helderbrand/media_set?set=a.10206865795200729&type=3
Ernie Helderbrand
XX29L9B409053

70 sublime

Quote from: held1823 on October 15, 2019, 11:58:21 AM
here, dj.   this album is pretty much every car at the museum on saturday.

it's made public, so you shouldn't need a facebook account to see it

https://www.facebook.com/ernie.helderbrand/media_set?set=a.10206865795200729&type=3

I just tried the link and it says broken or has been removed
next project 70 Charger FJ5 green

held1823

Quote from: 70 sublime on October 15, 2019, 12:04:01 PM
Quote from: held1823 on October 15, 2019, 11:58:21 AM
here, dj.   this album is pretty much every car at the museum on saturday.

it's made public, so you shouldn't need a facebook account to see it

https://www.facebook.com/ernie.helderbrand/media_set?set=a.10206865795200729&type=3

I just tried the link and it says broken or has been removed

opens right up when i click it?
Ernie Helderbrand
XX29L9B409053

alfaitalia

If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you !!

Q5XX29

Quote from: held1823 on October 15, 2019, 11:58:21 AM
here, dj.   this album is pretty much every car at the museum on saturday.

it's made public, so you shouldn't need a facebook account to see it

https://www.facebook.com/ernie.helderbrand/media_set?set=a.10206865795200729&type=3

Great photos, Ernie- thanks for sharing.
dakota_gt on Instagram

70 sublime

This is what I see
Maybe it is a Canada thing or just me

This page isn't available
The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed
next project 70 Charger FJ5 green

held1823

Quote from: 70 sublime on October 15, 2019, 10:06:08 PM
This is what I see
Maybe it is a Canada thing or just me

This page isn't available
The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed

it's posted on the pages for both the reunion and the wing warriors. see if you can access it there

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AeroWarriorReunion/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/283906888323261/
Ernie Helderbrand
XX29L9B409053

70 sublime

Quote from: held1823 on October 16, 2019, 07:28:14 AM
Quote from: 70 sublime on October 15, 2019, 10:06:08 PM
This is what I see
Maybe it is a Canada thing or just me

This page isn't available
The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed

it's posted on the pages for both the reunion and the wing warriors. see if you can access it there

https://www.facebook.com/groups/AeroWarriorReunion/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/283906888323261/


Thanks
The first link worked

Anyone know how many wing cars and 500's showed up ?
next project 70 Charger FJ5 green

white

I counted 12 C500, 2 were cloned as Daytona's. Not sure on count of other cars.

Highbanked Hauler

Quote from: white on October 16, 2019, 07:31:33 PM
I counted 12 C500, 2 were cloned as Daytona's. Not sure on count of other cars.

Would have been 13 but I did Atlanta but not Talladega.
69 Charger 500, original owner  
68 Charger former parts car in process of rebuilding
92 Cummins Turbo Diesel
04 PT Cruiser

alfaitalia

Quote from: white on October 16, 2019, 07:31:33 PM
I counted 12 C500, 2 were cloned as Daytona's. Not sure on count of other cars.

Who would clone such a rare car as a C500 into a Daytona? A bog stock 70 into a Daytona?...thats fine....but a 500? That's insane to my mind.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you !!

hemi68charger

Quote from: alfaitalia on October 17, 2019, 02:13:22 PM
Quote from: white on October 16, 2019, 07:31:33 PM
I counted 12 C500, 2 were cloned as Daytona's. Not sure on count of other cars.

Who would clone such a rare car as a C500 into a Daytona? A bog stock 70 into a Daytona?...thats fine....but a 500? That's insane to my mind.

back in the day, no one cared about 500s... Get a wing and nose assembly from Ted Janak and voila, you had a Daytona........

500 lives matter !!!!
Troy
'69 Charger Daytona 440 auto 4.10 Dana ( now 426 HEMI )
'70 Superbird 426 Hemi auto: Lindsley Bonneville Salt Flat world record holder (220.2mph)
Houston Mopar Club Connection

alfaitalia

I guess I never thought of it having been done years ago. Still a shame though....personally I would far rather have a 500 than a Daytona.
If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you !!


birdsandbees

2602 miles on the truck and trailer and an additional 493.8 miles on the Bird, but we're back home in one piece. Gonna take a few days to get the "house" back in order and some pictures together and downsized to post here..

Great meeting MANY from the board.. unfortunate that we somehow missed a few.
1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487

held1823

Ernie Helderbrand
XX29L9B409053

white

It was great meeting everyone, my Family had a great time. My 500 was not completely done the way I wanted it but just had to get it there anyway possible. Cant wait for the next one so I can spend more time talking with everyone more.

birdsandbees

Only three I've found time to downsize so far... the important ones at least!!  :lol:

Myself and Jerry Hall, MoparJohn and myself and Myself and Bob Jennings.
1970 'Bird RM23UOA170163
1969 'Bee WM21H9A230241
1969 Dart Swinger LM23P9B190885
1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S
1966 Plymouth Satellite HP2 - 9941 original miles
1964 Dodge 440 62422504487