Adirondack Nationals & American Heritage Resto

[Geoff C.]

Fellow of Old Fans of Antique Road Transportation

We recently attended the Adirondack Street Rod Nationals in the village community of Lake George, NY. There were literally thousands of makes and models and even a few dozen Corvettes. But honestly, you had to look for them. For geography fans: Lake George village is at the Southern end of Lake George and at the Northern end is Fort Ticonderoga. While in these Adirondack Mountains, we also managed to attend the Robert Veryzer Corvette Design Lecture, and examine a really Top Flight American Heritage Restoration.

Geoffrey Coenen

PS Surf at your own risk. These jpegs are branded.




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[Chuck S.]

Re: Adirondack Nationals & American Heritage Resto

Thanks for some nice pics, Geoffrey...it took me back to my youth. I visited there over 30 years ago. The decorative detail on those big cannon was simply awesome...works of art.

[Chuck R.]

Should have used one of those bad boys on tweetie

Especially seeing that they're located only about an hour from the house, I'm sure they would let me "borrow" that little howitzer for a couple of days.

I'd bring it back ...............honest

[Chuck S.]

Re: Should have used one of those bad boys on twee

Them bad boys were designed to reach out and touch someone. You can't tell from the pictures, but when you stand right beside one of them, they are massive. I'd hate to tell lies here (NCRS ), but it seems like those big suckers were about ten or twelve feet long, and about 18"-24" inches in diameter at the back. That's eye opening when the biggest muzzle loading cannon you've ever seen was about four or five foot long.

[Chuck R.]

Re: I hate to tell you this Chuck......but

I have a picture of me (ten at the time) stuffed into the muzzel of a really bad boy at a fort in my old stomping grounds (Maine) And I had room to spare!

[Chuck S.]

Re: I hate to tell you this Chuck......but

I've been thinking about the weight of a cannonball fired by those guns, so I googled it (cannonball has a significantly different meaning now than it did two hundred years ago).

Anyway, for it's worth, the only reference I could find indicated a ten inch bore = a two hundred pounder (civil war vintage). The earlier balls could have been even heavier if they were solid...the civil war balls were hollow for a charge. Imagine that coming at you at a few hundred feet per second...might as well be a locomotive. I suppose the next question to answer will be "What is the typical muzzle velocity of a 18th century cannon?"

So tell me, Chuckster, do you have a real job?...Or, or you like me, nothing to do but hang out on internet boards?

[Chuck R.]

Re: I've got the best of both worlds C. Dude

I can't even comprehend the end result of being on the receiving end of those balls. Not to mention anyone caught in between before they reached their targets.

Eww, let's move on Chuck I'm going to have nightmares.

I'm in management for local government.

As long as I stay away from the porn sights and don't spend all day conversing with my friends in the Lonestar State I'm good to go.

[Gary Schisler]

Re: Adirondack Nationals & American Heritage Resto

Hey Doc, thanks for the great photos and the commentary. Out of curiosity, what did you drive? Hopefully one of your collection?
Gary

[Geoff C.]

C6 Machine Silver 6 speed *NM*