The Wandering Minstrel

The better half spotted this classic in traffic today. Not only is it a classic Checker Marathon, but has a custom license tag that evokes even more nostalgia . . .

On the way south from Grand Canyon, toward Williams, you pass the Planes of Fame Aviation Museum. This Air Force Constellation sits just outside the main hangar there.

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It’s been a long time since I used to crawl around in the belly of the Navy EC121K version of one of these to change the oil in the APS-20E radar.

At least I think it is, from what I can see - maybe it’s a 1955. One thing is for sure, this is really a cool car.

I found this picture on the internet when the better half asked me if we would be able to cook while we’re traveling down the road in a rented motorhome. I was looking to see if there were any gadgets that we could use to heat meals, á lá crockpot-style.

I couldn’t find anything that would be suitable for our needs and I would be afraid of carbon-monoxide poisoning with a device like this one, even if they were available today. I guess we’ll have to settle for cooking on the stove top and in the microwave when parked.

This baby was built at a time when GM was free to build good cars without the intervention of untenable government regulations, the unreasonable expenses and pressures from the UAW, and without having to beg the government to bail them out.

I didn’t pixel out the license tags as I usually do since the owner of this purdy 33 seems to be proud of his possession and probably won’t mind people seeing it.