Wheels!

Barber Motorsports Museum is a MUST SEE when visiting Birmingham. This world renowned facility showcases over 1200 vintage motorcycles and race cars. I am hoping to get there again for more photos. Stay tuned!

Nice Grill!

This snazzy car was probably my vintage,  but I'm going to leave it up to some of you car buffs to share the make and model!

Thank you Tom C. for correctly guessing a 1961 Plymouth Fury!

Gotta Spare?

This well kept vintage hmmm..........something, was on display at the Whistle Stop Festival in Irondale recently.  I'm sure some of my "car guys" can enlighten us as the make and year.  I just liked the two wheels with the white sidewall tires.

It's Not Easy Being Green

Or so Kermit says. This wonderful old Hudson in the back room of Ted's Garage is waiting to be spiffed up I think. I'm sure you're wondering why this one caught my eye. Well when I was a wee girl, we had a BIG gray Hudson that I loved to death. I know you're laughing, because it's funny to me as well. Since that "love affair" with the Hudson I've never been all that interested in cars since. I will admit though, that Ted's red Vette up front makes my heart flutter. ( and will be one of my auction photos.) Ted and I were classmates at Shades Valley High School and for the record, I never got a ride back in.....well never mind the year!

Actually I have a very special reason for posting this vintage car today. On Thursday I will be going back to Ted's Garage for a fundraiser/auction for the Heart Gallery. The Heart Gallery asks photographers to take portraits for Alabama youngsters in foster care that want and need a loving family to open their arms and their hearts to them. I couldn't be more proud to donate some of my photographs for Fotos, Frames and Fun, to raise much needed funding for this wondeful agency. I have my fingers crossed that I'll be called on one day to take some of those portraits.

Theme Day - Doorways Redux

Oh I'll admit it right here. I was clueless about CDP's Theme of Doorways until late Saturday night when I hopped over to Marley's blog and saw it. Grrrr. How is it I am caught off guard every single month??? As I perused the delightful assortment of doorways that my blog friends offered up, I was taken with Paula's Pensacola DP blog's vintage Mustang door. What a great idea. Awwww I had a great car door in my stash too. I didn't think of it first, but as the copy cat ( copy chat on my Paris blog) that I am , here's my runner up.

This is a grand old car I photographed at the Pepper Place last month when they had a host of fabulous vintage cars. I loved this drive in movie speaker on the window. Oh some sweet memories there!!!

And many thanks to my friend Paula for thinking of it first!

Meandering in Lotus Land

Oh I see some of you shaking your heads. OK, this isn't THE "Meandering in Lotus Land", this is the Birmingham version. We're back to the Barber Motorsports Museum where they have more Lotus competition cars than anywhere else in the United States. I loved the shiny silvery vintage ones the best, but the boys loved the awesome red one!

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines!

We're back at Ted's Garage today.  This place was just too full of wonderful photo ops for just one post.  Today, another taste of the snazzy old cars and vintage atmosphere .  Who knows, we could come back again if you'd like.  I have a trunk full of photos left!

Yes, Ted did drive this one from Peking to Paris!

PURE nostalgia

Zoom, Zoom , Zoom!

I might just have a new heartthrob!

I'll venture my photographs today will attract the most men  that have ever visited this blog !! Oh you guys , ( and probably a fair number of ladies),  would love this place.  Welcome to Ted's Garage.  My high school friend Ted, needed a place to house some of his vintage cars,  and the next thing we knew,  he and his wife Debby had created not only a wonderful museum of sorts, but a fabulous place to throw a party!  Since I was last there for a reunion event,  Ted has amassed a considerable number of new "old" cars.  He has his own shop where the cars are worked on and spiffed up and offers storage and restoration services to other vintage car enthusiasts.   And what amazes me, he is comfortable with having folks poke around and drool all over his "babies". This was nostalgic for me as I recognized a few special cars from my childhood and some, like this snazzy Corvette that brought back some fine memories as well.  Don't worry, I have more photos to share in the future!

Here' s lookin' at you !

Getting a total makeover !

The Tune du Jour is " I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye

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