By Jeff Glucker
Friend of Hooniverse MikeTheDog, who is in fact not a dog at all despite the confusing facial scruff, recently attended an automotive get-together at a Ypsilanti warehouse. It turned out not to be a collection of modded Z’s, BMWs with aftermarket wheels, and MkV Golfs with rusted hoods. No…this was a show.Which one is your favorite? I know I am a Hooniverse Heathen because I can’t stop drooling over that RCZ. Not because it’s amazing, but because I can’t have it.
[Photos courtesy of MikeTheDogs Flickr Page]
That's a warehouse full of awesome. But for me, those 105 series Alfas and the Fiat Dino Coupe….bellisimo!
Oh so nice. So nice.
The auomotive gods allow you to pick one … which would it be?
Probably the '54 Caddy (it belongs to David E. Davis, Jr. of Automobile Magazine fame, and is for sale), but that 333GT 2+2 could certainly hustle me off to the poorhouse at triple-digit speeds, too.
Ooooohhhhh…when was this?
Bail Out Studebaker! I normally don't like bumper stickers, but that is one I would rock.
The first rule of Citroën Club is: do not talk about Citroën Club.
What is this "Citroën Club" to which you refer?
That's a warehouse full of awesome. But for me, those 105 series Alfas and the Fiat Dino Coupe….bellisimo!
"It turned out not to be a collection of modded Z’s, BMWs with aftermarket wheels, and MkV Golfs with rusted hoods" – classic.
Here's a link to my JDM/Dope Shizz blog, it's got pics of fixed gear bikes, tattoos, hellaflush stickers and several bowls of pho from local Vietnamese joints. Also, several underground hip hop videos linked from youtube and maybe an anti-knockoff rim rant.
Thanks for the props, Jeff! Sorry about the low quality of the indoor shots. I hope to have a competent camera soon.
Meh,the shots are fine…
Also… dont blame the camera, always blame the cameraman.. (SNAP!)
Fair enough. Those dark pics were probably the result of my finger over the flash…
"I hope to have a competent cameraman soon." There, fixed that for me…
Bail Out Studebaker! I normally don't like bumper stickers, but that is one I would rock.
Is there another Open House coming up?
Ypsilanti is a great vortex of automobilia — the Ypsilanti Motor Heritage Museum / Miller Hudson Dealership is a great walk through, and that was where I saw two DS's and an SM one year in the parking lot. <img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/9ters2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"> I was so dumbstruck I couldn't keep operating the camera!
Anyway, More Open House please.
Fair enough. Those dark pics were probably the result of my finger over the flash…I have a pic that was probably taken on the same day (I can't find it now, natch). That SM (and the one out of frame to its right) are both in the slideshow. They're always at the Orphan Car Show, as are the two DSs. The people who store their cars at the warehouse have (understandably) asked me to keep its location on a need-to-know basis, but I assure you I will be returning.
On a side note, see that light blue building in the background? It's the Thompson Block, the oldest building in Ypsilanti, ad was used as a barracks during the Civil War. It burned very badly last fall, pictures taken the following morning can be found here.
Pic was taken on May 2, 2009 if you really need to keep me honest! Cool link to the Thompson block pics… too bad.
Maybe we'll bump into each other (unknowingly, of course) at the Orphan Car Show or at the Sidetrack some time.
BION I’m impersesd! Cool post!
Is there another Open House coming up?
Ypsilanti is a great vortex of automobilia — the Ypsilanti Motor Heritage Museum / Miller Hudson Dealership is a great walk through, and that was where I saw two DS's and an SM one year in the parking lot. <img src="http://i41.tinypic.com/9ters2.jpg" border="0" alt="Image and video hosting by TinyPic"> I was so dumbstruck I couldn't keep operating the camera!
Anyway, More Open House please.
I only wish that I had not gotten to this event late, but Karma made up for it later on when I got to see a 1923 Citroen 5CV (probably one of the oldest Citroens in the U.S.), and a 1929 Bugatti Type 40. Both cars are owned by the fella whose black Traction Avant is in Sir Mike of The Dog's photo stream.
It was an interesting weekend, because later that day I happened upon a mid 50's Lloyd in a dude's yard…and a Humber Super Snipe that I might just have to own very soon.
Karma has a way of rewarding the patient, doesn't she? (Like I'd know, I'm the very antithesis of patient.)
We shall see if Karma is indeed a good, or a bad thing…because I will not lie, there was a lot of dividends paid to this car guy in the form of extreme car p0rn. To start out by seeing multiple Russian trucks, and ending with a Humber Super Snipe, and having the whole warehouse thing in between is just something that doesn't happen to me often. I am waiting to somehow get stuck in an elevator, or trapped in a phone booth for hours in order to level out all the Karma Points that I raked in. BTW, you took some wonderful shots! I actually saw a few things in your slide show that I missed out on live. We will be doing that again in the Fall…hopefully we will be able to get there at a decent time.
Fantastic images of what looked like an exhilarating experience. Loved the image of the 56 Traction Avante. By the way, did anyone do a carbon dioxide test of the content of the air in that garage? I bet it was huge but I would still love it! Thanks for sharing.
It was a real thrill for me to look around and see such wonderful machinery and automobilia everywhere the eye could see. It was actually a bit overwhelming at times. There were overhead doors open at both ends during the roll-out, so the CO buildup wasn't too bad. Are you referring to the Traction Avant pic that's nearly black except for the headlights and chevrons on the grille? I got that effect by (apparently) covering the flash with a stray finger. Very Avant-Garde, eh?
Yeah, that was the one. Man, you are so Avant-Garde, you do it without even realizing it! I am envious of you for that experience and I could see how it would be overwhelming. Congrats on being in the right place at the right time to see it and double thanks for sharing it with us Hoons out here in Hooniverse.