McHenry County Blog

As we were entering Henry Ford’s Greenfield Village this summer, I saw this T-shirt.

I couldn't find one of these to buy in Michigan.

Is says

Ford
Built without
your tax dollars

Why run it today?

I just read in Rasmussen Reports that

“Fifty-four percent (54%) of Americans say they are less likely to buy a GM car because the federal government is the automaker’s majority owner.

“Twenty-seven percent (27%) say they or someone they know has avoided buying a GM car because of the bailout and government takeover.”

We toured the Dearborn auto assembly plant in the River Rouge Complex and I saw one of the workers wearing this same tee shirt.

Unfortunately, visitors were no allowed to take photos of the assembly line.

Very frustrating for me, as you might imagine.

I toured a predecessor plant over 50 years ago. We were allowed to walk on the floor of the plant past the place where molten steel was poured.

As the laid off UAW woman who was on the catwalk to answer questions and employed at a much lower salary than she had been when she was on the line at another plant, “OHSA wouldn’t approve of that now.”

It was quite an experience for a teen in the mid-1950′s.  I remember it’s being just cavernous.  The ceilings were so high.

Still more woodies whose owners brought them to the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach Sunday, July 26, appear below.

A Ford station wagon, this one with Illinois Antique Vehicle license plate number 4748.

Above is its front end. Notice how I’m getting more systematic as I go along.

I think this Chevy is green. (I’m red-green colorblind. My son told me the color of the red one identified above.)

Here’s its grill.

Here’s a Mercury. Is it brown or green. That colorblind problem again.

The front end shows its Antique Vehicle license plate is 94 765.

The next Woody has water skies leaning against it and a California vanity plate:

LOGRIDE

More woodies tomorrow.

The series has five parts.

Here’s Part 1 and Part 2.

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

In case you missed them, here are the first two articles:

Part 1

Part 2

If you have more information about any of the cars or their owners, please add it in a comment.

This is the second installment of Woodies that were displayed at the Crystal Lake Park District’s Main Beach on Sunday, July 26th.

Here’s a red one. I didn’t take a photo that tells me what company made it.

Here’s the newest Woody. What make and model is it?

This 1948 Pontiac drew a couple of guys. You can see kids playing on the sand in the background.

And, how do I know it’s a 1948 Pontiac?

Take a look at the license place and the grill.

So much chrome.

Another Ford was next.

I have no idea what year, but here’s the front end.

More tomorrow.

The first article is here.