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Woodies Invade Crystal Lake Main Beach – Part 4

July 30, 2009 By: Cal Skinner Category: 1957, Chrysler, Crystal Lake, Crystal Lake Main Beach, Crystal Lake Park District, Cub Fan, License Plate, Pontiac, Thunderbird, Woodies, Woody

Here’s the fourth installment of the Woodies on display at the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach last Sunday, July 26th.

A 1957 Ford Thunderbird convertible was the next car my camera lens focused on.

It also has a vanity plate, but from Illinois.

It says,

CUB FAN

I didn’t know that Antique Vehicle vanity plates could be obtained.

This is a Pontiac Woody seen from the side.

Look at the front. Can you tell it’s a Pontiac?

I couldn’t until I enlarged the car’s logo. Isn’t it stunning?

Blue I can see and this Woody is blue.

I can see from its front that it is a Chrysler.

And, look at the vanity Antique Vehicle plate:

HIS ASH

If you had any question about what wood decorated the car, that pretty well answers the question.

The last part of this five-part series is tomorrow.

You can link to earlier stories here:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

If you can supply more information about any of these vehicles, please leave it in comments.

If you want to save ash trees, here’s an article that tells you how. I traded treatment of my tree for an ad that I haven’t figured out how to post yet.