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Appreciate the tip! I'm headed back that way in March so I'll be sure to check it out. I ended up driving across the state to visit the Gilmore Museum while I was in Dearborn. Well worth the drive!

I spent 4 days in Detroit hitting up Ford related sites which of course meant a visit to the Henry Ford Museum. In fact I was there within an hour or two of my plane landing lol. Here's some of the cars on display. Very highly recommended not only for the sheer size but vast array of topics under one roof. This is a small sampling of the 500+ photos I took. All photos shot with my dinosaur Nikon D7500.

Hit up Modelpalooza this morning. I wasn't really needing anything, but it's a nice way to spend a Saturday morning. These followed me home for less than $20 each. I couldn't refuse!

Spotted this AA Ford truck on a rural back road in northern Michigan. Of course I had to stop and take a couple photos!

Flew in from Detroit late last night after having spent 8 days in Michigan. A few Ford wares found their way home. This is a small sampling of what I bought while on my trip.

I'm heading back out to CA in Nov to pick this up. I first saw the car back in June when I was out there to get the '55 Ford Convertible I bought. '55 Ford Customline, Y-block with an automatic, no structural rust, even the front crossmember is good. Just has some surface rust & some parking lot rash which is nothing considering what I'm used to dealing with. I thought about this car on the plane ride home and for a couple weeks after that. Finally called the man and made a deal for it. The idea of building a Fordor for a driver is a novel concept for me, as I used to consider them parts cars & cut up several 55-56 Ford Fordors for parts over the years. This car appealed to me because it hasn't been messed with too much. I despise ungoobering a car! My plans are to make it into a lowbuck ride, something I don't mind leaving in the grocery store parking lot. I'm thinking I'll have 6K in the car all in. We'll see how far off I am LOL!

Hit Harbor Freight for a few things, found out they had one of their sales going on. Grabbed one of these Quinn socket sets for 40% off.. I have mostly SK sockets/ratchets but not much in the 1/4" line. Giving these a good look over, I think they'll do the job nicely.

A couple I saw yesterday & was able to get pics.....

I had some business in a town nearby that had a HL. First time in months I stepped into one! Grabbed a couple of the '60 F-100 kits but what surprised me was they had all their airbrush stuff on clearance. The Iwata Neo's were down to $29/each. I thought about grabbing one, but I've already got a few airbrushes.

I didn't get so much as an allowance as I did more like a regular paycheck, except paid in cash! My family was heavily involved in the citrus industry here in FL (before the mass influx of transplants from other states), I not only got a share of the crop profits, but got paid for doing stuff around the house & out at the grove. Being agricultural & the owners we weren't subject to child labor laws so it was normal for me as a teenager to put in a 40-50 hr work week. When it came time to spend the money it was usually on model kits, camera gear, clothes (you make money, you buy your own clothes), etc. My mother was an accountant and taught me the value of saving money so a lot of the money I earned went into savings. That paid off when in High School everyone else was driving clapped out Hondas & Chevrolet Caprices, I had a '65 Vette(this was in 1995).