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Old 06-18-2018, 09:04 PM
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Nice ride! Too bad Pontiac is gone.
Where are those wetlands?
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:50 PM
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Nice ride! Too bad Pontiac is gone.
Where are those wetlands?
Does suck about Pontiac. My wife jokes it's because I bought one. I hyperventilate every spring wondering if the top will still operate following the winter, given replacement parts are now unobtanium.

Wetlands are located about a mile behind where I live. Large nature preserve with km's worth of trails. Absolutely love jogging there. Great motivation, if not maintaining an adequate pace the bugs will literally eat you alive.

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Old 07-14-2018, 12:56 PM
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Nice morning to take the ole' bucket of bolts to C & C .........










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Old 07-14-2018, 04:09 PM
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Nice morning to take the ole' bucket of bolts to C & C .........










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Stunningly beautiful car. Congrats!
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Old 07-18-2018, 12:45 AM
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My favorite Corvette . Drive it in good health .
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Old 07-22-2018, 04:34 PM
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Just picked this one up Friday.
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Old 07-22-2018, 04:46 PM
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Greg... Very Nice, enjoy that bad boy in great health!
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Old 07-22-2018, 05:26 PM
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My most recent addition to the garage.

Not perfect but a genuine unrestored survivor with 67,000 miles. Picture is of the car's original owner from 1959 - 1985. I purchased it this summer from the people who had the car since 1985.
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Did some research and it turns out the original owner of the '59 Cadillac was none other than an audio engineer by the name of Gene Hessel who designed and constructed amplifiers while working for Air Tone Sound & Recording Co., Philadelphia PA where he began working in 1946, producing a number of records under the Air Tone label.

The company also did contracting work installing sound systems in public venues. One such location was featured on the November 1950 issue front cover of Audio Engineering magazine of the Robin Hood Dell (ampitheater) which served as the venue for outdoor summer concert series performed by the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1935 - 1976. The caption of the cover on the inside reads, in part, "Outdoor scene of nighttime concert at the Robin Hood Dell with amplifiers designed and constructed by Gene Hessel of Air Tone."

In 1970 Mr Hessel became the new owner of Air Tone.

The most interesting part of all is that it turns out that Air Tone also sold hi fi equipment - including McIntosh. To think the original owner of my '59 Cadillac was a McIntosh dealer is beyond amazing.

Cannot make this stuff up. Here is a 1950s newspaper advertisement for Air Tone.

Below is a picture of Mr Hessel.





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Old 07-22-2018, 05:50 PM
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Just picked this one up Friday.
Greg - nice Porsche, enjoy! Love the silver color.

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Old 07-22-2018, 08:03 PM
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Just picked this one up Friday.
very nice Greg, she's a beauty !
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