takin a trip USA

hi i'm perry ,21
some of you may know me from myspace or pinheadlounge,, cause of my pinstriping and artwork ,and my p***ion for the kustom kulture lifestyle ,that i'm tryin to spread in my country,,
myself ,,i'm from holland ,a small european country that you probably won't even see on a map,, it's THAT small!!
since there isn't a really big scene (it's growing) in holland i finally decided to take my first trip on my own over to the USA in may and june and meet the people that have enspired me all those years and also get some inspiration,,
i'm stayin in ohio at my friend jeremy lockard aka j-bird most of the time ,pinstriping and stuff,,
during my trip i hope to be visiting a couple of states,,
michigan, indiana,illinois ,kentucky ,tennessee ,alabama ,georgia,,
it will al depend on my budget,, cause for a 21 year old ,that ain't much!!
i love hotrods ,ratrods ,kustoms ,junkyards especially,, so if anyone knows a good one in those area's let me know cause i would be ever thankfull!!
cheers perry


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Have a good trip over,I'm sure you will find many folks to show you around

 

On must-see stop for anybody with an interest in old cars is the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. The place has a lot more than old cars, but, wow, is it ever worth the trip. Make sure you have an entire day to spend there. It's huge.

 

Well, technically speaking, Holland is not a country......

But enjoy your trip here, if it is your first to the USA you should find it... interesting

 

Hope you enjoy your visit here, the Henry Ford collection can take two full days to see properly.

 

X 3 on the Henry Ford collection.

 

If you're coming to the midwest in May, you gotta hit the Vintage Torque-Fest show in Iowa and the Rust Revival in Missouri. I'd skip Illinois altogether if I were you(we should know) unless you stop by Da Tinman's shop!!! Bryan & Sarah

 

If you and J-Bird come to the Metro Detroit area you are more then welcome to stay here at the house. I'm about 12 miles from The Henry Ford and there's alot of other car related things to see and do around here in May and June.

 

Two shows that you would like happento be on when you are here

Billetproof - Ypsilanti May 15
Sins of Steel - June 5

 

are you going to be anywhere near holland,mi?

 

thanks alot guys!!
didn't know about the museum so that's another one on the list haha,,
and no,, i'm not from holland MI ,or any holland in the USA,,
it's holland in europe,, you know ,wooden shoe's ,tulips ,coffeeshops, ******s on the redligt district,, cheese,,
cheers perry

 

anyone know how to get a photo up here??

 

Hey im flying into holland on early june

 

So who will keep their finger in the dam while your away?
Just kidding!
What part of Ohio will you be in? Maybe we can have a meet n greet somewhere?
Hot Rod City Restaurant in New Philadelphia, Ohio????

 

Is that the place we all went to last winter?? We were just talking about doing that again. Lets plan it.

 

Not that there's anything wrong with that.....

 

yeah sounds great guys!!
have to find someone to hold the **** for me,, but that shouldn't be a problem haha,,

comin over for the bottrop kustom kulture weekend by any chance??

i'm all ears guys!!

 

here's one for you hotrodladycrusr,,
don't know if that's your olds in youre avatar,,
here's one a local dutch shop just completed,,

http://http://www.k-a-r-s.com/index...mqje0&x293=7405&gallery_template=cat&catid=11

 

Yes, that is my Olds in my avatar. I've had it since 2001. I actually have two, both 1947 Olds convertibles. Thanks for the link, I'll check it out.

 

Check out Dave Crane in Battle Creek, Mi. Nicest guy ever.
http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=398276&highlight=dave+crane

 

Which reminds me, he has a large party/open house at his place every Memorial Day holiday weekend. Not sure what day of the weekend he has it on. Perry can PM him on here though. His HAMB screen name is Dave Crane. It's a party that shouldn't be missed if a person is in the state of Michigan that weekend.

 

Dave emailed me ...
Memorial Day weekend on Saturday the 29th.
Sorry to miss it. Slim

 

thanks for the info!!
checked out his thread,, that guy must be a legend!!
damn sweet stuff,,
hope the link worked hotrod,, cause i stink at this computer stuff,, and i'm 21!!
both yours olds look awesome!!
the one in the link was originally a hardtop,, they had to completely redo the floors and stuff to strength'n it,,
cheers perry

 

any info on that meet&greet guys?
the sun finally cam through this weekend over here in europe,, so i thought i'd wash the impala,, ít's gonna get some flames soon,,

 

Welcome to our country.
Hope your visit is fun and you get to see what our states and culture have to offer!

 

thanks!!
anyone know some nice junkyards in that area??

 

In Michigan check out the CCCA museum in Hickory Corners. In the Minneapolis area there are huge cruises every weekend. North St Paul on Fridays and Hastings every other Saturday have '75 and older cars.
Back to the '50's June 18th-20, 2010 should have 10,000+ pre '64 cars.

 

I think the Gilmore Museum is what you were referring to which is located a very short distance from Dave Crane's place. "Two birds, one stone" so to speak.
http://www.gilmorecarmuseum.org/

Here's the link to the Auburn, Cord, Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Indiana. A not to be missed one if you're visting the upper mid-west. Actually not to far from the Gilmore one.
http://www.automobilemuseum.org/About/Pages/default.aspx

 

There's a small junk yard in Bowling Green Ky. That has lots of 30's to 50's cars in it, pretty easy to find.

 

Not on topic, but here's a musclecar museum in Alabama that might interest you:

http://blog.al.com/birmingham-news-stories/2010/03/post_90.html