FREEDOM PARK MUSIC AND CRUZ IN, EDEN, NC 7/28/18

The Freedom Park Music and Cruz In had a great turn out of beautiful cars and trucks last night in Eden, NC. Music was available by The Impacts Band, You can see the photo gallery at https://www.cruisers.blog/GALLERYFREEDOMPARK072818 Please share to help spread the word about www.cruisers.blog

AARON MANUEL MEMORIAL CRUISE IN, STONEVILLE, NC 7 20 18

It was another great night at the Aaron Manuel Memorial Cruise In last night in Stoneville, NC. The weather was beautiful as well as all of the cars and trucks. For a small town this is an awesome show. Aaron's son Michael Manuel has been organizing this for years. See the entire gallery of photos at www.cruisers.blog/GALLERYAARONMANUEL072018

CARS AND CRABS CRUISE IN, THE BOULEVARD, EDEN, NC 7/14/18

The first Cars and Crabs was held on the Boulevard section of Eden, NC on July 14, 2018. The event featured a car show, a low country boil with crab legs and grilled BBQ Ribs. The smell of the food cooking in the streets while looking at beautiful vehicles was awesome. Cars were still coming in when I left but I made some photos before I left. You can see them with the link on the Photo Galleries page of www.cruisers.blog. Check it out and please tell your friends about our site.

AARON MANUEL MEMORIAL CRUISE IN 6/15/18

The Aaron Manuel Memorial Cruise-In had another great show in Stoneville, NC on 6/15/18. The weather was beautiful and about 80 classic vehicles showed up. Just go to Photo Galleries page on www.cruisers.blog and click on the event link to see about 70 photos. Please make sure to go to our facebook page and like it to keep up with current post. Also please share it with your friends to help us spread the word.

REIDSVILLE NC DOWNTOWN CRUISE IN 6/8/18

The Reidsville,NC Downtown Cruise-in was held last night (6/8/18) and again they filled the streets with classics, custom cars, pickup trucks and other vehicles. I just put up about 75 photos from the event on the Photo Galleries page on the website/blog www.cruisers.blog. Check it out to see some beautiful vehicles and please share with your friends to help us spread the word about our new site.

EDEN, NC CRUISE IN FROM 8/8/2015

I just uploaded a new gallery of 76 photos from the cruise-in held in Eden, NC back on 8/8/2015. You can see all of the photos and other galleries on the Photo Galleries page at www.cruisers.blog 
They had some awesome vehicles including this super cool school bus. If buses were all like this kids would be wanting to go to school all the time. Please share with your friends to help spread the word about our new website/blog.

DOWNTOWN MADISON, NC FRIDAY NIGHT CRUISE-IN 8/7/2015

The Downtown Madison, NC Friday Night Cruise-In is held the 1st Friday night of each month between April and September. I just went back in the photo archives and found some pictures of the one held on 8/7/2015, You can see all of the photos in the Photo Galleries page of www.Cruisers.blog. Please tell your friends about our new website to help us spread the word. Make sure to follow us at www.facebook.com/cruisersblog and www.twitter.com/cruisersblog to keep up with our current posts.

DOWNTOWN REIDSVILLE FALL FESTIVAL & CAR SHOW 10/17/2015

I just put up another photo gallery from a car show of the past. Downtown Reidsville hosts a fall festival every year and had a car show as part of that on 10/17/2015. It's about 50 pictures of some beautiful cars and trucks. You can see them and other events on the Photo Gallery pages at www.Cruisers.blog. Check out the website and please submit your vehicle for a chance to be featured on the blog.

Madison Rockingham Rescue Squad Car Show from 7/25/2015

I went back into the archives and found photos of the Madison Rockingham Rescue Squad car Show held in Madison, NC on 7/25/2015. See the entire gallery of 272 photos at www.Cruisers.blog in the photo galleries page. Unfortunately they don't do this show any more but they had an awesome turn out of beautiful cars & trucks at this show. Please share to help spread the word about my new website/blog.

MEMORIES FROM REIDSVILLE, NC DOWNTOWN CRUISE-IN 7/11/2015

Just went through some archives and put up about 40 photos of beautiful car & trucks from the Reidsville, NC Downtown Cruise In held on 7/11/2015. You can see the entire collection at www.Cruisers.blog under the Photo Galleries page. Check out all the galleries and make sure to check back to the blog often for ongoing posts. Please tell your friends about our new website/blog at www.Cruisers.blog

 

PHOTO GALLERY FROM AARON MANUEL MEMORIAL CRUIZE-IN 5/15/2015

I just uploaded 115 photos of cars and trucks from the May 15, 2015 Aaron Manuel Memorial Cruize-In held in Stoneville, NC. The show was 3 years ago but the vehicles at the show were awesome and are still great to look at. Check this show and others out online in the Photo Galleries page of www.Cruisers.blog. Don't forget to submit your vehicle online to be considered for a possible feature on the blog.

 

New Postcard for www.Cruisers.blog

Getting ready to start spreading the word with these new postcards about our new website and blog www.cruisers.blog

1957 Plymouth Belvedere Video

This video has an awesome story about a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that was burried underground for 50 years. Not the ending everyone hoped for. Check it out.

Aaron Manuel Memorial Cruize-In Stoneville, NC

The Aaron Manuel Memorial Cruize-In in Stoneville, NC is something that Michael Manuel started several years ago in the memory of his dad Aaron after he lost his battle with cancer. Aaron ran a local garage and he loved classic cars, street rods or anything that was a cool ride. The very first Cruize-In pulled in over 100 vehicles and it has been an awesome turn out every since. It is held the 3rd Friday evening of every month from April to September of each year. They have a 50/50 drawing every week and the proceeds go to the Barry L. Joyce Local Cancer Support Fund. A DJ is there at ever show to to make the perfect atmosphere in the downtown streets. Make sure to mark your calendar and come by to see some beautiful cars and trucks. The event goes from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm each night.

Freedom Park Music and Cruz-In Eden, NC

The City of Eden, NC  Parks & Recreation Department has a Cruz-in at the Freedom Park off of Stadium Drive on the last Saturday of every month from April to October. The events start at 5:30 of each night except for October and that is to be announced. They have a festival that day. Every night of the Cruz-in features a band that starts playing at 6:30. It is a free event. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy the cars and music. They have a 50/50 drawing, cornhole, concessions, door prizes and more.

REIDSVILLE DOWNTOWN CRUISE-IN - REIDSVILLE, NC

Reidsville, NC is the location for the Reidsville Downtown Cruise-In that is held the 2nd Friday of each month from April to September each year. The streets are closed at 5:30 for a night of fun from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. The Cruise-In is open to vehicles that are 1987 or older. Usually the streets are full of classic cars and street rods and many of the merchants stay open for the event. The 2018 schedule for the rest of the year is May 11th, June 8th, July 13th, August 10th and September 14th. Make sure to mark your calendar and check it out.

1932 Chevrolet Landau Phaeton - Russell Hill Eden, NC

This post takes me back awhile and brings back a lot of memories with it. My first national magazine photo assignment was for Rod Action Magazine in 1985 to photograph a 1932 Chevrolet Landau Phaeton owned by Russell Hill of Eden, NC. Out of that photo shoot became a life long friendship with Russell. Unfortunately he passed away several years ago but the images of his awesome car still remain.

The magazine editor specifically wanted a white colonial style house for the photo shoot and we made arrangements to shoot at the big white house on the Dan Valley Road in Madison. The day of the shoot we came around the curve and the house had been painted yellow. We started to call off the shoot but we did it anyway. The editor was pleased and we ended up with a full spread and several other pages in the April, 1985 issue of Rod Action Magazine.

This rare car was unique because it could be converted from the open feel of a phaeton to a sedan by replacing the detachable B-pillars and rolling up the windows. Russell Hill purchased this car out of New York. Russell had a furniture and wood working shop and Eden and he put all of those skills to work replacing the rotten wood frame beneath the  steel exterior, the wooden top frames and the custom built dash with inlays. He also did a lot of paint finishing by taking one piece at a time into his shop and painting them in his spray booth and then reassembled them. The paint job had a deep shine that was unrivaled in the area and won best paint job at a lot of car shows. It featured a base coat of gold lacquer and a top layer of brandywine lacquer to give it the rich tone. The rich finish was accomplished by using multiple grades of Mirror Glaze and a lot of elbow grease.

Underneath the beautiful car was a modified Corvair IFS front end with Pinto coil springs. Russell built the upper control arms to go along with it. The rear suspension consisted of a fully chromed Corvette IRS with a 9-leaf spring. The engine that was installed was a 1966 Chevy 327 small block with lots of chrome parts including the oil pan, water pump and timing cover and it had a stainless steel fan. The engine also featured a Holley 600 cfm four-barrel carb and an Edelebrock intake manifold. The transmission was a Turbo 350 .

The interior featured original seats that were recovered in black leather along with black nylon carpet. The dash was created in solid walnut with burl hearts and moon inlays. The center dash insert was replaced with Stewart-Warner instruments.

This car caught the attention of every hot rodder out there. I'm not sure what happened to the car after Russell's passing. Hopefully it is in good hands to be cherished in the future. Russell will always be missed and I am so thankful the friendship and the magazine assignment that came my way.

1947 Schwinn Majestic Men's Bicycle owned By Robert Cardwell

Robert Cardwell of Stoneville, NC purchased this 1947 Schwinn Majestic Bicycle in 2010 in a fair but rusted condition. It was then sent to Tony Pendergaph in Reidsville for a complete restoration. A tank and luggage rack were found on the internet and added. The bike now features all new paint with a proper paint scheme, new plating throughout where needed, new tires, and a rebuilt leather seat. As you can tell by the before and after photos below, it has gone from a diamond in the rough to a true showpiece. Click on the images below to see smaller views.

1962 Peterbuilt Model 334-DP owned by R&H Motor LInes Asheboro

R&H Motor Lines in Asheboro is a Trailer Rental facility ran by the Callicutt family. They own 14 tractors and over 2500 trailers for leasing. One of their prized nostalgic tractors is this 1962 Peterbuilt Model 334-DP.

R&H purchased this truck in 1987 in unrestored condition. They immediately began to disassemble the truck piece by piece. Many changes were made to this truck including Power Steering, Air Condition, the frame was stretched from a single axle to a tandem and many more This truck has an aluminum cab and R&H had all intentions of painting it when the truck was purchased, but later decided to buff out the cab and leave it in its' natural aluminum form. The sleeper was also added and this truck was completed in 1988. This 62' Pete' has a 335 Cummins Engine with a Eaton-Fuller 13 Speed Transmission. R&H shows this truck and  uses it in various local parades.

See their website www.rhmotorlines.com for more information about their company.

1947 FORD CUSTOM BUILT RAT ROD PICKUP BY MICHAEL MANUEL

Michael Manuel of Stoneville, NC custom built this awesome rat rod. This rat rod started out as a 1947 Ford Pickup. The new chassis was hand fabricated to fit the original truck body and painted a beautiful emerald green. The body and the vintage grill was painted a flat white to contrast the bright green chassis. The doors of the truck were lettered with Manuel's Garage which was carried on by Michael Manuel, the 3rd generation of Manuels to run the garage. The rat rod was finished off with a 1994 Ford 302 engine, a 5 speed transmission with a hand grenade shift knob and white wall tires. The total project took four years to build. The photos below show some of the steps of the project. The finished rat rod was well worth the work involved. Michael sold this a few years ago. Maybe we will see another project down the road. Michael Manuel is also the man behind the Aaron Manuel Memorial Cruise-In held in Stoneville the 3rd Friday of every month from April to September each year. The Cruise-In is in honor of Michael's dad Aaron. Proceeds go to a local cancer fund. Click on the images to see larger views.