RE: Rving one hundred years old
Found 1910 Pierce Arrow Camper
The George N. Pierce Co. of Buffalo, New York made bicycles in the 1850s, produced its first car in 1901 and was renamed Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Co. in 1910. English-born David Furguson, who remained with the company until 1921, designed the first light cars which had single-cylinder De Dion-Bouton engines. The 'Great Arrow' of 1904 saw the arrival of a 4-cyl. Model, the 3770cc engine rated at 24/28HP driving through a 3-speed gearbox with column-mounted shift lever and shaft drive. It also introduced cast aluminium sections to the Pierce-Arrow body structure, a feature which remained until 1921 when the company went over to pressed aluminium sheet.
Th Pierce-Arrow quickly established itself as a prestige marque and when in 1909 the White House dispensed with horse-drawn carriages for everyday transport two of the Buffalow company's models were included in the first presidential motorised fleet. In 1910 rationalisation saw the company concentrate on the upper end of the mushrooming auto-mobile market with just three 6-cylinder models: the 36-UU of 5866cc, the 48-SS 7424cc and the 66-QQ 11,700cc. Among the body styles offered was a touring Landau, unveiled in January 1910 at Madison Square Garden N.Y., which could be fitted out as a camper. Owners, of course, would still expect to be chauffeur-driven on their expeditions into the great outdoors and there was a telephone installed for communication between passengers and driver.
Built to order, the Camper came with a deluxe specification which began with tooled leather upholstery. It has a water tank, toilet and a washbasin built into the back of the front seat. There was a rear boot for trunks, a roofrack and storage boxes were set along the sides where normally would have been plain runningboards. The basic price was $8,250 and first choice options included the fitted set of trunks for the boot, $200, and the picnic set for the sliding drawer under the rear seat, $65.
Pierce-Arrow's President, George K. Birge, had one of the campers with an interior specially designed by the company's Herbert M. Dawley and including a rear seat/bed conversion and hot and cold running water. An owner from San Francisco substituted an icebox for the standard washbasin, whilst others specified fitted Thermos flasks and compartments for cutlery and crockery. A breakfast cereal tycoon, Charles William Post, and his wife are reported to have travelled extensively in their specially equipped P-A Touring Camper which also had H & C on tap, a food storage compartment, hampers, toilet, four trunks on the back plus two more on top. It was painted an eye-catching combination of old coach yellow and black.
RE: 5th Fall Friendship Gathering 9/25-27, 2009, Verona, NY
Got back yetserday from a week in Erie. Had a great time.
we were so close to Ohio that we wanted to see if anyone was close, so I called Jim who thought that Larry and Linda live in Eeast Lima, OH. We called Larry and he told us he was in Youngstown, abut 2 hours away from the campground.
We met for dinner and had an awesome time!
It's great to know what an extended family we have. We so blessed to have you guys as friends!
Can't wait for TS!
RE: Eeewww can you smell that smell..... Fridge
Put some fresh coffee grounds in a container and put it in the fridge.
This is what we did when we ccidentally left food in the fridge and the TT was unplugged. It took about a week, but the smell is now gone.
RE: 5th Fall Friendship Gathering 9/25-27, 2009, Verona, NY
It's most definitely a possibility !!!!!
We're hoping Barb gets a full time position, but if she does, she likely won't be able to take the day off.
On one hand, I could come up with the boys and let her have a "testosterone free weekend" but on the other hand, if we left after work on Friday, we'd be there about 10pm or so.
RE: Just For Fun
I editted my photo, darkening the socks a bit. Unlike myself, Bruce KNOWS what color socks he's wearing. Me, I just reach in the drawer and grab a pair of socks. :)
http://inlinethumb27.webshots.com/35482/2741801060055678138S425x425Q85.jpg
http://www.vectored.com/rv/blacksox.jpg
You'll notice the original photo shows them to be BLUE!
RE: Just For Fun
We've got a week scheduled for Erie in August.
Haven't been to that part of PA yet.
Presque Isle?
We going to vist Presque Isle, but we are staying at Virginia's Beach CG
