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Every year we have a costume contest at Texoma Harley-Davidson and Saturday was that day... Most of the staff came to work in their costumes, but members of the shop had to wear their regular work clothes... Who wants to see a Hobgoblin working on their bike?
This is just some of the staff from the Motor Clothes and Sales departments.
On the back row from the left:...Alicia, Cathy, Ashley, AnneMarie, Ron, Selina, Laura, and Sonic... Kneeling on the front row from left:.. Tiffany and Gail. Tell me if there is a better looking group at any other company in North Texas.
Tiffany, Events Manager, had the most interesting costume this year...What could have been a Yellow Jacket, turns out to be a Zom-Bee... Get it?..
Check the staples she glued on each side of her mouth.. Staff members volunteered to apply 'real' staples but she declined the offer..
Cathy was suppose to be Dolly Pardon with the obvious assets... Ashley made a good vampire...and Alicia, the witch, was just trying to 'stir up' a little trouble from the others..
Laura was joined by canine Koda in manning the 'Breast Cancer Awareness' table.. The group is still taking donations for the very best benefit that I can think of. If interested, you can contact Susan at Reba's Ranch House behind Texoma Medical Center.
Momma and I went as a Middle East couple... I told everyone I was an OPEC oil minister and she was my fav from the concubine. My outfit was made up of one of my dog's blankets, a table cloth, and a pull cord from some old drapes we found at the Goodwill Store. Momma's outfit was all custom made by her.
The outfit is good,..BUT Momma makes it that much better. Her eyes are simply dynamite... as I have been telling her since 1989.
Thanks to all who showed up to enjoy the day...
A car show was held in Sherman today and some of the cars entered were cars that I have featured in previous posts, so I may skip some of them to display some of the ones I have not seen.
The voting was conducted by everyone in attendance and I now see a gigantic flaw in this kind of decision-making. Some of the voters went for shine and chrome and not for the hard work of restoring some of these vintage beauties.. See if you don't agree.
Case in point ! This is a 1937 Chevrolet coupe...It now features a 350 cubic inch Chevy V8 replacing the 216 cubic inch straight six cylinder engine that came from the factory.
To say this was a tight fit might be the understatement of the year. I figure the engine went in before the fenders and front grille were installed since room was at a premium in this beauty.
The interior has no rolled and pleated treatment, nor button and tuck, but a simple and clean interior of black Naugahyde. It does not overpower the custom dashboard and glove box. The Chevy has a four-speed transmission, and note the starter/ignition on the far left of the dash. In 1937 the starter was a knob on the floor just to the right of the accelerator pedal.
They gave plaques and trophies to the top six cars and this car did not place in the winning. I find that completely unbelievable. This was a super entry and I understand the owner leaving a very unhappy individual. I would have been the same way.
Another car that did NOT finish in the top six was this 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe. The car was immaculate in its presentation and was flawless. I apologized to the owner for the ignorance of the voters in not recognizing a great and clean example of hot rodding. This kind of voting made the hanging chad of Florida in 2004 pale in comparison.
The Plymouth is powered by a Chevy V-8 and under the hood was as clean as the outside. The car is for sale as the owner has another project already underway back home.
The interior of the Plymouth was done in a mauve color and really looked good against the purple exterior. That is a towel on the floorboard to keep it clean as possible until just before the judging took place. Great looking car...but not even in the top six.
Another car that did not finish among the winners was this 1930 Ford Model A coupe... but that is because the owner did not enter it in the contest. He just wanted to allow fellow car enthusiast to see where all his hard work has gone.
The flathead V8 came out of a 1952 Ford and has been bored 100 thousands of an inch. The Offenhauser heads and 3 two-barrel carburetors give this old girl plenty of pep. The fabric covered top also has a sunroof to provide an abundance of fresh air while cruising in this great ride.
Inside the Model A is as beautiful as the outside. Check all the custom woodwork on the dash, console, and window treatments. The radio/CD player above the windshield is also a nice touch. I especially liked the rear opera window. A great example of fine detail put into a car that garnered a lot of attention.
This is a 1923 Ford T-Bucket roadster... and it was one of the winners today. The wishbone front-end was completely chromed and the paint job was out of sight.
This is a close-up look at the radiator cowling to display the paint job. It was like this all over and featured flames down the side of the car.
The roadster is not only blown and injected, but also features nitros-oxide. I'm not so sure I would have mounted the tank on the wheelie bars, but to each their own taste.
1960 Chevrolet Corvette and this is another car that finished among the winners,..but other than being a clean example of that model year, what is so outstanding? The 1960 was the first Corvette to have dual headlights and other than that was almost a reproduction of the 1959 Vette.
1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air Convertible... This was one of the iconic cars from Chevy over the years and helped usher in the year of the tail fins.
1969 Chevrolet Camaro... This one featuring a 396 big block engine. Super clean Camaro and showed a lot of attention to detail. There was an abundance of Camaro and Mustang cars in the show and I am sorry I can't feature them all. It was a good show and the weather cooperated with sunny skies and temperatures in the 80 degree range. Thanks to all the exhibitors and the crowd that turned out to see them.
Through the end of the October a display of models of World War II warships is on display at the Katy Depot in downtown Denison. The display is in the same room as the Hall of Heroes..where local veterans are being honored for their service to this country.. but first the warships.
This is the U.S. Battleship Missouri within a glass case that is about three feet long and eighteen inches high. The detail of the model is extremely exact. Big Mo not only served in World War II but also Korea, Vietnam, and the first Gulf War. The documents ending World War II were signed on the deck of the Missouri in Tokyo Bay in August 1945.
An above shot of the Japanese carrier Akagi,..one of four Japanese carriers sunk in the battle of Midway... a blow from which Japanese aviation never recovered. Most of the veteran pilots who participated in the raid on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 were lost in the Midway battle and Japan could never replace them.
There are about fifteen models of various warships on display and you can inspect them at your leisure. The German battleship Bismarck is one of the models and also the heavy cruiser Shaunhorst, a member of the Bismarck's escort ships. The British battleship Hood is also represented in fine detail. The Hood became the first victim of the Bismarck, and from her crew of over 1500 men, only 3 survived the battle.
There is a lot of authentic photos from the time period taken on some of the ships represented. Along the wall in the background you can see some of the many photos on the Wall of Honor; this is a special place for veterans from the local area.
Just a couple from the many on display that caught my eye... This is U.S. Army Sergeant-Major Raymond Polk, who is a veteran of both Korea and Vietnam. The sarge is a two-time recipient of the Bronze Star and also has the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
World War II 'Ace'...Major David Williams of the U.S. Army Air Force underwent flight training at Perrin Field in Denison before being deployed to England to battle the Nazi Luftwaffe. Williams became a master flying the P-38 Lighting fighter, a twin-engine aircraft with six fifty-caliber machine guns.
...And of course there is an abundance of photos of Denison's most famous son... Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.. There are photos of Ike from a young boy all the way to his days as President. He was the Supreme Commander of all Allied forces as they invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944. It would be the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany.
Again, the floating museum of warships will be on display through the end of the month and will be well worth your time...and there is no charge.
