Re: Henry's 55 Constellation

Posted by Cli55er On 2013/1/24 9:40:41

yeah this was a treat to see. tons of packards and a bit of trains mixed in. i believe the train scenes are shot at what is now Lockheed Martin Recreational Facility....was General Dynamics at the time...GDRA...now LMRA

i don't remember the red bathtub at all, not sure if he owned that or if it was someone elses.

Mike, you were much thinner.....as i'm sure i'll see myself when i get to your age. ahhhh..such is life eh?? I'm glad you are my friend though ;0)

yeah the end of the tape is horrible, but these tapes have been around, dusty, and even a bit water damaged....so i'm lucky they even turned out this well.

i remember the mall events, not sure you could get away with that nowadays...and if you did...it may be hard to get people to do it....to much disrespect in the public these days it seems and the cars might get damaged....and/or the mall wouldn't want the liability. not sure how my grandfather worked all that out.

i believe this is another reason a certain person doesn't bring "Old Blue" to Salado anymore.


One things for sure...these videos make me want to own a decent driver while i restore the constellation. its hard to own one and never get to drive it cause its in pieces and a long term restoration.

for the prices i see on some of the pretty good looking v8s on ebay...i could have just bought one and been in it for way less money and time and been enjoying it by driving it.

i'm not bitter, just wish i had one to drive is all.

too bad about the one caught fire and was parked in the garage, wonder why he hasn't ever fixed it? is it that far gone??

David, were you in the video?? and who is that Chris person my Gpa keeps talking too???

Hank