There is a "new kid on the block", so to speak. Well, maybe not brand new, but the Vehicle Vault in Parker hasn't been in existence very long at all, and has some really unique cars on display. Right now, there is only a showroom, but in the future, owners of expensive and rare cars can buy a vault to house their precious commodity. It will be set up just like a condominium, where they will buy the area to house their car and will have monthly fees. Interesting concept, not that I have a car that requires such an expensive garage. My lil' ole PT Cruiser is perfectly happy at home in our Avondale garage all summer long.
Our daughter and son-in-law took us yesterday afternoon, and we all enjoyed gawking at the luxurious cars. Some of them had engines that were themselves longer than my car! Or at least it looked that way to me. Can you even imagine trying to get the 1914 Mercedes below into a parking spot? Forget even parallel parking unless there are 3 open spaces!
Most of the cars are highly polished and seemed to enjoy their royalty status as cream of the crop. The 1919 REO Speedwagon was in a completly different category. I'm familiar with the band by that name, but had absolutely no idea there was really a truck named this. The vehicle was purchased in 1945 from a small repair shop in Cedar Rapids.
A couple from Louisiana actually lived in this, traveling from carnival to carnival to sell Kewpie dolls. They even had room for their shotgun by the ceiling. This view is from the back of the truck.
But the thing I loved the most was this hand signal, complete with red nail polish! You'd have to be careful with that. If you got too close to other vehicles, the arm would be broken. Or maybe it would have just a couple of chipped nails, necessitating a trip to the manicurist.
The 1935 Hudson was low and sleek, complete with suicide doors. The sign says everything works on it. Wouldn't you just love to give it a spin? Maybe if you're brave enough, do a few doughnuts in an empty parking lot?
Another cool looking car is this 1954 Mercedes Gullwing. If you look closely, you can see that the doors slide open and aren't hinged. Only 146 of these were made in 1954. and it has all the original equipment.
I think I'll name this the Arizona car because it has a roadrunner theme to it. The Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird was specifically built for NASCAR and only 2000 of these cars were built.
Look at the steering wheel! Beep! Beep! Time to outrace Wiley Coyote!
This Corvette doesn't look like anything special when you first look at it. The black/grey color combination isn't particularly eye-catching. But, when you read the information on the card, you realize it is very distinctive and special because:
It was found in a Chevy dealership that closed in 1999, has only 17 miles on it and the factory plastic has NEVER been removed. It also still has the original paper mats on the floor and the sticker price on the window, The Vette was never dealer prepped. Makes you wonder why it was "forgotten about". All types of scenarios pop up in my mind:
1) The owner came down with Alzheimers and couldn't remember his name, much less where he put his car 2) The owner was in the process of a divorce and was hiding from his soon-to-be ex-wife, 3) He had two teenagers that wanted to drive it and he knew it would never be the same, even if it came back in one piece, etc.
Time to quit the blog for tonight. It's getting late and my mind is wandering all over the place, as you can see from the paragraph above! Each scenario was getting a bit more preposterous as I typed. Thanks for putting up with my wandering and meandering mind!
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