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Saturday, July 25, 2009, twenty members of our club set off on a tour to celebrate the 136th birthday of Henry Ford. We started off with six collector cars and some modern iron to Crawfordsville, Indiana. At St. Joseph, Illinois, the Bezjians met us with a car load.
Our group met up with the Danville, Illinois old car club at the VA Hospital for a car show. The Danville folks turned out with 15 cars. A large number of veterans came out to view, kick tires, and slam doors on the cars. The most important part was to hear their stories.
George Scharf (right) with Paul Simpkins.
For more information on the Ropkey Armor Museum please visit their web site.
After
the car show we left for Crawfordsville. One member of the Danville
group went along with us. At Covington, Indiana we pick up another
fellow and a passenger in his 1940 Plymouth 2 door. Then it was on to
the Quality Inn (formerly the Holiday Inn) at Crawfordsville for a
buffet diner at noon. A crowd of the Ben Hur Old Car Club was waiting
for us. At this time we shared news and who owns what cars but most of
all we celebrated (early) George Scharf’s 90th birthday with ‘here is
your life’ comments from Mike Balogh, cake and singing Happy Birthday.
The next stop was the Ropkey Armor Museum northeast of the city. There was much to see – tanks, jeeps, rubber tired heavy gun carriers, helicopters, fixed winged plans, boats and more. Col. Fred Ropkey (ret), whose museum it is, was on hand to give lots of details about the collection.
The next stop was the Ropkey Armor Museum northeast of the city. There was much to see – tanks, jeeps, rubber tired heavy gun carriers, helicopters, fixed winged plans, boats and more. Col. Fred Ropkey (ret), whose museum it is, was on hand to give lots of details about the collection.
Here
are some scenes
from the July 25, 2009
Henry Ford Birthday Tour.
Article by Paul Simpkins.
from the July 25, 2009
Henry Ford Birthday Tour.
Article by Paul Simpkins.