Amphicar and Wooden Boat fever in Tavares Florida

March 2015: in Tavares Florida for the annual Sunnyland Antique Boat Festival.

The show was not limited to basic boats, however. Several hybrid vehicles turned up as well, including planes that think they are boats. Tavares bills itself as the Seaplane City and indeed, we were able to see several seaplanes land and take off during this gala 3 day event.

 

These are not huge planes, but for those brave soles who ride in them and ride in them, the size is probably just right. For this writer, observing them is adequate adventure.

Cars also had trouble deciding if they were supposed to travel on land or water. Here the first of 17 amphicars makes it up the ramp.

 

A nice lineup of Amphicars. Amphicars were produced in Germany from 1961-1965 and 
feature English Triumph 4 cylinder engines. As the name implies, they were designed to travel on both land and water. About 4000 were produced and not many survive today. They have become a hot collector item whose owners meet regularly at 'swim-ins' where they not only have a lot of fun, they also serve as entertainment for those watching from the shore.

Of course rare vintage wooden boats were on display...

Vintage Gar Wood.

Anything nautical could be found in the tents surrounding the show.

Clever nautical theme bar was a big hit.

Author Lisa Anders displays her aqua romance novel 'Love at the Lake'.

Restoration services advertised their wares

Nice wooden models in original boxes. If you had to ask how much, you can't afford them.

Lots of vintage outboard motors.  This was the belle of the ball at $2250.

But plenty to choose from.

 Glacier Girl

The rare finned Cobra. Several of these gems were on display

Some folks even brought their vintage woody vehicles. This Ford may been the best.

We had an opportunity after the show to visit  Gator Amphicar where Dave (Dave the Wave) Derer restores his amphicars.

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Gator Amphicar (formerly Midwest Amphicar)

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Fleaing at Renningers Mt.Dora

Sunny but cool day, perfect for flea marketing in central Florida.

Renningers is a huge flea market just outside of Mt. Dora. No entrance or parking fee is a plus.

Dealer Eddie had some interesting stuff, including what looked like a tiny violin case...

But held a bottle of booze and a shot glass!

But what caught my eye and took my money was this complete
 card of 45 inserts...this was something I have never seen before but even better it
 is flat meaning it will be easy to transport back home in my luggage.

 

In Old Florida, the spelling its not always perfect.

Merikay spots something unusual:

A couple of old carnival ride airplanes.

Lots of miscellaneous here...

 In summary, we had a pleasant morning of picking and saw some stuff we don't normally see.


 

45's Roundup - Del-Vetts, Del-Knights and red vinyl

A periodic roundup of recent finds or interesting items from the archives...

Harder to find than their more popular I Call My Baby STP

Nice overview of Dunwich records here:
http://www.bsnpubs.com/chicago/dunwich45.html

 

A minor hit in 1962 for the Del-Knights, a Philadelphia base doo-wop group.

Red vinyl promo copy of this Rip Chords tune written by Jan Berry of Jan and Dean and Roger Christian, L.A. DJ who wrote a lot of the surf and hot rod  music of the '60's.

Produced by Terry Melcher, Doris Day's son.

 I don't know much about She's a Bad Motorcycle by the Crestones but apparently this was an Illinois group and the song came out around 1964. Listen to it here:
https://youtu.be/Mz5nBNWUOwQ

Early Burt Bacharach classic. Also a hit by Marty Robbins.

 

An unusual Decca release from the Flamingos. I believe this is from 1958.

Stereo 33 1/3 release by Joan Baez..Lyrics by Woody Guthrie

 A Gene Krupa  45. You don't see a lot of Krupa singles.

Vocal group from 1959. Listen to the Dynatones here:
https://youtu.be/xZ72YofN-8Q

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Treasure Trove at Treasures Trading Post

Treasures Trading Post in Lombard Illinois

Today I had the pleasure of meeting Eric and Melissa who work at Treasures Trading Post on St. Charles Road in Lombard. I had been there once before on my lunch break and had a glimpse of the shop but couldn't wait to get back on a Saturday when I could peruse the record stacks in greater detail.

 When I say stacks, I mean not just stacks, but piles here, piles there, piles everywhere (and boxes full)!

At the risk of revealing my fishing hole, I came away with a decent stack of vintage 45's. Condition not great and they will need cleaning but the price was right and I found stuff I hadn't seen in years.

Even picked up some sheet music:

I also happened to leave with a box of vintage magazines which I will cover in the next installment of the blog.

The shop has a great layout with clearly defined departments (but not overly organized, just right).
 Musical instruments have a few sections; I spotted a few accordions in one room and guitars in another.

Vintage gumball machines.

Every music format is represented. Besides the aforementioned 45's, you've got lps' 8 tracks, 78's and CD's

Lots of old toys including trains, games and model cars.

I will be returning soon because I only had time to scratch the surface of this gem. And it has the vibe that makes us pickers want to just hang out and explore.



Visit the website:

 Treasures Trading Post


Located at 300 E. St.Charles Road in Lombard, Illinois
(630)  935-5955