CAC 2013 - Early Birds

It was a dark and stormy month in North West Ohio, it had rained nearly every day for over two weeks. The early birds started pouring into Wauseon Sunday and found a very soggy fairgrounds. It continued raining on and off with major rain on Tuesday night and Wednesday. I didn't pull in till Tuesday morning and a fair number of members were already coping with the soft ground and changing some of their normal routine. I started snapping a few pictures on Wednesday but fewer than normal numbers of Crosleys were visible. Lots of closed trailers but I did manage to find a few brave soles that exposed their prides and joys, some only a little.

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In a sunny moment this nice 3/4 midget racer came out for a short drive	I was told the M stands for Marty, a former owner, Marty Robbins of Country Music fame	Nice CC panel from Michigan
Lots of us look forward to when Paul Gorrell and his family pulls in to see what was found and brought to show, we were not disappointed	Duane found a nice Super Sports that had been hiding in a barn since the late 90s. It as last shown at the Nationals in 1999 by it's previous owner. The fog lights turn with the wheels	Old timers may remember the wheely bars, I couldn't get Duane to demonstrate
	What I don't remember seeing in 1998 was the one and only Vitameter installed on a Crosley. Here you see the Vitane tank.	Here is a close up of the Vitameter installation with the adapter that goes under the carburetor. It was standard on the 10:1 compression Quicksilver engines. This installation is a little different than the picture that was published in the press.
Paul didn't disappoint either. He has been keeping a secret that a few years ago he found the rear section of the Mosquito Staff car that Crosley made in the hopes of getting a government contract.	As best we can verify only one was made. Other than the unique back for hauling two officers with storage under the seat, the Mosquito is basically a standard Convertible Crosley that Paul could recreate.	One of many Crosleys that were hiding under cover.

More Photos - Early Birds, Thursday , Friday, Saturday

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