Decatur, Illinois - Spring Meet 2007

Hosted by - John Harvey on May

Pictures by: Lee Nelson






Franklins parked at car museum

Exterior of car museum

1932 Chevrolet

Cars in the museum

Cars in the museum

Cars in the museum

Looks like "Free air" is what is taking please here

Nash

Nash Lafayette

Nash Lafayette

Kaiser

Whippet

Packard Ambulance

Inside the museum













The mid 1950s museum parking lot

The mid 1950s museum parking lot

Inside the mid 1950s museum

Inside the mid 1950s museum

Definitely not a Franklin engine.

Inside the mid 1950s museum

Parking lot and exterior of Thursday lunch stop

Parking lot and exterior of Thursday lunch stop

Parking lot and exterior of Thursday lunch stop

Parking lot and exterior of Thursday lunch stop

Thursday lunch

Parking lot Thursday lunch stop

Jim Wade field stripping Fred Sumner's Series 130 carburetor for the 3rd time on Thursday.

Friday morning at the motel

First stop of the day

Mueller - Benz inside the museum

Illinois Governor Richard J. Oglesby's house. Man who nominated Lincoln for President

Friday lunch stop, on 2nd floor Friday lunch Car collection Modern Russian built copy of a WWII German motorcyle. Isetta Isetta more motrcycles Farm tractors Ralph Gack and Alan Finkenbinder Model T Fords Franklineers outside the collection One of two trophy walls at the house Alan Finkenbinder waiting to go Out of gas on the way to dinner Waiting for gasoline Friday supper stop Worse for wear Franklins at the Supper stop Milt Smazik Ernie Gerde's 1933 Franklin Host, John Harvey, conducting the Saturday morning driver's meeting. First stop of the day Museum Diesel locomotive and a steam boiler Inside the museum restoration shops.

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