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On the Road Again!
My car was tied up for almost 2 1/2 months with the paint job. I fixed a few stray items this morning and this afternoon we took it for a spin. It felt good to be driving it again. The engine ran cool and smooth. We took it to the "Hula Bay" restaurant that is at a marina on north Tampa Bay. It was a beautiful day. 65-degrees, clear and sunny.
In Front.jpg Parked.jpg The restaurant has an open veranda that extends out over the water and gives a nice view of the marina. The boat in the foreground is marked "Tampa Fire Rescue": Tampa Fire Rescue.jpg
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Dennis Pierson Tampa, FL "The Wonder Falcon" '63 Futura Hardtop (260, Ford-O-Matic, bench seat) |
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Next time you drive through Bradenton, stop off and see my old pal Snooty. That was a regular stop for us growing on during our winter pilgrimage in the '70's.
Amazingly, the Google machine says he is still around and recently celebrated his 65th Birthday. Here is a link to some details for those interested. He is a big boy! http://www.southfloridamuseum.org/Th...ootyFacts.aspx I wanted to add his digs look nice now. When I used to visit him his home was a simple little fountain like you would see in a mall. It was located in the City Hall lobby.
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Jeff Watson Seattle, WA '63 Tudor Wagon (170 - 3 spd.) Last edited by Jeff W; January 26th, 2014 at 04:18 PM. |
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I'll do that. Now you have given me an excuse to drive down to Bradenton. That will be a nice trip. Thanks, Dennis.
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Dennis Pierson Tampa, FL "The Wonder Falcon" '63 Futura Hardtop (260, Ford-O-Matic, bench seat) |
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We saw Snooty!
We drove The Wonder Falcon to the South Florida Museum & Aquarium to visit Jeff's old pal Snooty, the 65-year old manatee. The aquarium is in Bradenton, on the south side of the entrance to Tampa Bay. We found a parking space right in front of the museum.
1-DCP_4916.jpg Snooty is a celebrity. Snooty Memory Book.jpg They have a nice aquarium for him now. 1-DCP_4923.jpg On the way back, we stopped at the dirt-track speedway in Gibsonton. They have races every Saturday at 6:30 pm. I have been wanting to go for a long time and today had seemed like a perfect opportunity. Unfortunately, there had been some rain and the races were cancelled for this evening. Oh, well. Some other time. 1-DCP_4925.jpg
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Dennis Pierson Tampa, FL "The Wonder Falcon" '63 Futura Hardtop (260, Ford-O-Matic, bench seat) Last edited by ew1usnr; February 1st, 2014 at 05:17 PM. |
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Awesome! Thank you for the pictures. Sure brings back fond memories. He used to come right up to me for a head rub. At the time I thought he was my special little friend but I bet he did that to all the visitors
![]() We used to bring him snacks and he would snuffle them right from my hand. Very gentle giant.
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Jeff Watson Seattle, WA '63 Tudor Wagon (170 - 3 spd.) |
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Hi Dennis, we were just down to Orlando last week to visit the Big Mouse. It was a great time but sadly I learned that Snooty died last fall. He was the oldest living Manatee in the world. Apparently he drown after getting into a restricted area of the pool. Sad day when your childhood disappears... kind of like when Toyota uses a Beatles song for their car commercial.
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Jeff Watson Seattle, WA '63 Tudor Wagon (170 - 3 spd.) |
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Did you drive your Falcon???!!! I didn't mention about it here when it happened to Snooty because the whole thing was so sad. A lot of people were upset about it and were demanding that the director be fired. On a happier note, I saw this 1957 Lincoln Continental while leaving the grocery store this afternoon. I hopped out and and the owner walked up as I was taking pictures. He asked: "Do you like old cars?" Man, I LOVE that old Lincoln. IMG_3365.jpg IMG_3366.jpg IMG_3367.jpg
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Dennis Pierson Tampa, FL "The Wonder Falcon" '63 Futura Hardtop (260, Ford-O-Matic, bench seat) |
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