Old Fashioned
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
1965 - 1970 Shelby Mustang
Sunday, August 17th, 2008
39.4126 -75.020667
Last weekend Fritz and I attended the 18th Annual Downtown Car Show in Millville. We found lots of vehicles for the scavenger hunt. Admittedly, we were a bit surprosed not to find a Shelby there. I spoke with one Mustang owner who told me there was a local Shelby owner, but he didn’t know if he was in the show or not.
My disappointment was brief as I read a blurb in the newspaper this week that there was going to be a Shelby race at the racetrack. Shelby’s from all over would be present. What a grand way to log this! But soon I was told we had plans on Saturday. I thought I might be able to sneak over there anyhow, but a $30 admission fee stymied that.
Not only were there plans for yesterday, but today too. We arrived at Wheaton Village (Millville, NJ) for a function this afternoon. As we pulled in I saw a truck with a trailer. I didn’t think anything of it. Driving a little further I saw a car parked on an angle across many parking spaces. This is a major pet peeve of my wife’s. She started in on it when I realized this was a Shelby. Holy smokes! Sitting there just like that.
We parked nearby and I took my daughter over. I have learned to always be prepared so the camera and the GPS were at hand. Then I realized the trailer was for the Shelby. I talked to the owner and asked permission for a couple quick photographs. He was more than happy to oblige. We were running late so I only spent a moment oggling over this fine vehicle.
This Shelby did not race yesterday, but was in the parade.
This is a 1967 Shelby Mustang. It was originally purchased in Vineland, NJ (the next town over). The owner of this car restored it himself. He stated that it was in bad shape when he got it. The thing that most impressed me was that Shelby autographed the glove compartment himself. How cool is that?
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Motel Fun - Not that kind Revisited
Friday, August 15th, 2008
39.45861 -75.20960
I actually know someone who has stayed at this hotel multiple times . . . for that kind of fun. Yikes! And no, it wasn’t me.
I always laugh when I read this hunt’s descriptions. Shirley and John sure had a way with words. They are missed around here.
Anyhow, the Highway 77 Motel in Bridgeton, NJ sports color television for guests. Hot damn! I get kind of freaked out with the black-and-white sets these days. Unfortunately for the hotel owners, the color televisions do not seem to be much of a draw; I only saw one car in the lot.
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USGS Data Collection Stations
Friday, August 15th, 2008
39.49559 -75.07652
When I first read this hunt I knew exactly where there was a station. I marked this in the database and didn’t think much of it. Yet, in this last year while I have been in that area, I have failed to take the requisite photographs. 
The station I was going to log is more than an hour from me. I am not making a special trip just for one hunt. That is reserved to visit the Maldives. 
Anyhow, as I went through the database to tidy things up I came to this listing. I figured there had to be a closer station. There is. Actually, I drive by this frequently even though I never realized it was there.
So, Fritz and I were on our way to Bridgeton again and I decided to pull over and log this. Unfortunately the paint with the logo is severely worn. Not to worry, the USGS site has a nice confirming photograph of the area. 
There were lots of children in the water here while we took our photographs.
Thanks for the fun!
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JU0992
Friday, August 15th, 2008
39.378779 -75.074414
. . . I drove down Buckshutem and then headed down Cedar. Along the way, I decided to stop and log the airport sign scavenger hunt. While I walked back to the car, I recalled there was a benchmark here I somehow never logged. I walked over and took several photographs of this good-condition mark.
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