If you’re thinking of buying a used 2001 Dodge Dakota, don’t. When we purchased our 2001 QuadCab, it was the first year Dodge made them. It was far more comfortable than the competition’s mid-sized quad cab trucks that were available …
When I got home from the fire department drill last night the garage door for the Del Sol was open, which I thought was kind of odd. When I got into the house, Lori told me why. She had hit …
Speaking of the Del Sol, I came across a photo of it recently that was taken just after we got the polished rims put on it. The local climate had really done a number on them and it reminded me …
Once I found out that they covered Ferndale, I was wondering how much of the area they did. Found this shot of Lori’s old workplace in Eureka, and there’s the Del Sol parked out front.
My absolute favorite vehicle from yesterday’s parade from Pebble Beach was this Alfa Romeo. Not only was it cute and clean, it came all the way from Monaco. Picturing driving this car around the roads that make up the historic …
We went into town this morning to have breakfast with some friends and a number of antique cars were parading into Ferndale. The cars were part of the Pebble Beach Concourse run. One of my favorite vehicles was a Model …
Heidi finally decided what to do with her car so we drove back down to Cloverdale. She ended up selling it to the towing company for a few hundred dollars over what she owed for the towing and storage charges. …
A couple of months ago Heidi and I saw each other’s portfolios on the internet and wanted to work with each other. Only problem was we live at opposite ends of the state. But she said she could manage a …
Staying home would have been a good thing. We did get on the road Saturday morning, and going through South San Francisco I smelled the now familiar smell of brakes burning. We ended up in the exact same shop where …
Maybe this is why they called it Ferndale? They say a rolling stone gathers no moss, but apparently a rolling 4×4 can gather a few ferns. Found this vehicle in the Ferndale parking lot.
We don’t get very many traffic accidents in Ferndale. First the town is only 1 square mile so we don’t have many roads. Second we don’t have any signals, and most of the roads are only 25mph, so chances for …
Something new this year was a display of Toyota cars and trucks. Some were race vehicles and some were concept cars, like this mock highway patrol car. CHP also has a display at the fair featuring one of their Camaro …
The weather reports led us to believe that we might see snow in Ferndale, or at least on the surrounding hills down to 500 feet. I heard earlier in the week there was a light dusting on Bunker Hill so …
Each day before the fair starts we’ve been coming into the office for an hour or so just to check email, pick up mail, check phone messages, etc. This morning we were greeted by a parade of luxury antique automobiles …
Fortuna’s Autorama is going on this weekend so I wandered over there to take a look. This car was one of my favorites. It is a 1932 Stearns Knight limousine that is pretty much stock until you look under the …
After the parade, and since it was out and all spiffy, I took some pictures of Ferndale’s antique fire engine. More pictures of it can be found on the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site.
I now know what it feels like to get really clocked. Today I had two projects that I wanted to complete. First was replacing the headlight that we lost on the way back from San Jose. I guess complaining about …
This is later in the trip we took Sunday, and the reason why I probably won’t be going back up there until spring. There is already snow up there, and since most of the roads are dirt, they are turning …
This morning I photographed our Engine 1 for the Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department web site. Lori has wanted a picture of me in my full turnouts so I figured I would take a shot with me posing with the engine …
I’m used to seeing rusty cars from back east where they salt the roads, but here on the west coast you get totally natural rust. This is the worst rusted vehicle I’ve seen in a long time and I’m not …
The name Pierce Arrow usually makes one think of antique luxury automobiles. So you might be surprised to find out that this antique logging truck was made by Pierce Arrow. For the lumberjack who wanted to cruise the forests in …
Apparently it’s that time of year again. At our house we have frog season, we have spider season, and we can tell when spring is finally here because we have bird crap season.
Earlier this year, Natalya came up to Ferndale to get her picture taken, and we discovered we had the same birthday, only 13 years apart. When she heard we were traveling down to the Bay Area, she wanted to get …
I have no idea when this bus was manufactured, but it probably left the factory looking forward to transporting thousands of kids to school and back home. Throw in a few field trips for variety, and then maybe a happy …
My next web site project is going to be for the City of Rio Dell. Today Rio Dell started their weekend festival, “Wildwood Days”, including a parade down their main boulevard. Which got rained on. I started on the way …
Went over to Fortuna this afternoon to take a look at the annual Autorama car show on Main St. As usual many of the same vehicles were there from previous years, but there are always enough new ones to make …
Ferndale is a popular spot for car clubs to come through, both for the quaintness of the town, and for the many scenic roads nearby. They often stop in Ferndale on their way to or from the Lost Coast. Today …
Today it was nice enough to leave the office door open and one of the interesting sounds we heard was a group of nine antique sports cars come in. Some were actual antiques and some were replicas, but they all …
The last few days our ’94 Honda Del Sol has been getting close to 100K on the odometer. I wanted to make sure I documented the rollover, for some reason ever since I was a kid, watching the numbers rollover …
Today started off with a pancake breakfast for the 4-H. Normally on the fourth Sunday we go the pancake breakfast they have at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall. This is a big Ferndale tradition. Why the 4-H scheduled their breakfast for …
Today was the big annual car show in Fortuna, and after stripping wood all morning, I took a break to head on over and take a look at all the hot rods on display. One of my favorites was this …
