The South Riding RV Travels

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23rd-29th June 2007 - Michigan - Elkhart IN - Springville NY

We had planned to spend a couple of days travelling down from Sleeping Bear dunes but we had trouble finding a campsite so we ended up travelling all the way down to Elkhart in Indiana. This gave us a day of rest! Time to do the laundry!

There was a rally on at the Elkhart site for El Sharro vans (small Winnebagos). However it was this small caravan providing extra sleeping accommodation for one which caught our eye.

Also worthy of note was this ancient camper which was part of the rally but I've no idea what type it actually was. However of its age there was no doubt.
We stopped in Elkhart looking for a new silencer (muffler) for the generator and a new step to replace the one I demolished on a concrete block in Pennsylvania. Then we headed east towards Ohio. We caught this in one of the rest areas. The tractor unit has a slide out. We weren't quite sure whether this was an RV or something else. Unusual, certainly!
And this truck was pretty colourful. It was actually hauling car paint or at least that is what the company makes. Striking!.

We also stopped in Lorain, Ohio to pay the annual road tax on the camper which was due, before travelling on to our base in Springville, New York State. We stayed a couple of days to fit the new parts and carry out a few other repairs/enhancements, such as fitting valve extenders to the double rear wheels so that we can maintain the tyre pressures more easily.

While there we found this local classic car rally. This American jeep is quite rare. This particular model was very prone to understeer and most of them were disposed of. They were all supposed to be chopped into four and sold for parts. This one was obtained complete from Canada and is thus somewhat of a celebrity.
I will rewrite this page when I've found out what these cars all are but for the moment they just look nice.
Now my guess would be 1950s and red but someone will tell me.
Taxis in Englan are usually black, but in the US they are yellow. But they don't make them this big today.
Custom cars are a very American hobby. Here the engine has been painted and chromed. Very smart.
They were having a competition for the best Corvette on the evening. While we were there, this was the winner since it was the only example of this very popular car.
Britain tends to have vintage cars, but in the US they have old styles but then soup them up. Not much of this would be original.
I think this is a 1957 Chevrolet but I could be corrected. Apparently this is such a popular and classic style that they have built modern copies in the same style. However I think this is an original.
Since this is our host's car which he was persuaded to park in the lot, I should know what it is. However apart from it being a Ford, I can't remember. This item at least will be upgraded.
I could always fancy an open top tourer especially one looking like this. Very American!