1933 Continental Flyer, as it wins Second Place at the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles. Barry and Glynette Wolk, owners.
The final tally for 2011—Four. Featured in four car shows this season, this beautiful little car took home four trophies! This Continental Flyer won second place in the Hagerty Youth Judging at the Concourse of America, formerly Meadow Brook; second place at the Glenmoor Gathering of Significant Automobiles; Best Unrestored Vehicle at Krasl Art Center Concours; and Best of Class at the Orphan Car Show in Ypsilanti. I couldn't be happier for my friends, Barry and Glynette!
Long-time readers of this blog will recognize this car. It's the newest addition to Barry's and Glynette's "Continental Collection." Found nearby in Essex, Connecticut, now living in Michigan, this three-owner sedan remains in excellent, largely original condition 78 years after it was built. To read an earlier post about this car, click here.
Congratulations Barry and Glynette! I am growing quite fond of this little car, just five years my senior...
ReplyDeleteWe golden girls need to stick together.
CASEY, THIS CAR LOOKS JUST ABOUT AS PRETTY AS ME. LOL
ReplyDeletePLUS I DO REMEMBER THE CAR FROM BEFORE. I JUST LOVE IT.
ARE YOU HAVING A GOOD DAY?
GRANNY
HI Granny,
ReplyDeleteToday's a so-so day, but not bad. It's pouring so I can't go out and ride my bike or walk which makes me feel better. Thanks for asking!
Ah! The car with the comfy green seats wins! Yippie!!
ReplyDeleteMr. Wolk is lucky once again!
@Woody RE the comfy green seats:
ReplyDelete"I love it when you sit on me." ~ Chairy - Pee Wee Herman Show
Love that quote, Annie! Close to 20 years ago, I was in thrift store in New Haven buying club clothes, old '50s type suits, very tight though. The clerk kept staring at me, and finally told me he "knew who I was." I had no idea what he was talking about, but finally told me if I"d give a shout out that night to the store, I could have the clothes for free. He thought I was Pee Wee Herman, in town for some sort of benefit, lol. I kept telling him I wasn't, but he wouldn't let me pay for the clothes. I'm sure he hates PeeWee to this day for not mentioning the store that night!
ReplyDeleteomg - that is soooo funny. I hadn't noticed the resemblance. I love Pee Wee Herman, he always makes me laugh so much.
ReplyDeletewell, our looks have diverged in the past 20 years, lol.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the kind words. I truly don't understand the attention this plebeian car gets.
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I think it's the "age" of survivors, cars that aren't necessarily restored to better-than-new condition. Plus, I bet the majority of even car-savvy people haven't heard of "Continental" the independent make. Plus, it's just so damn cute, lol. Even though it's a '33, it seems more like the classic mid-late Twenties "flivver" without very much of Thirties streamlining.
ReplyDeleteThat's probably because it was designed by Count Alexis de Sakhnoffsky, well-known European car designer.
ReplyDeletehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexis_de_Sakhnoffsky
I guess you could say he had a hand it it, indirectly, anyway, as the Continental was known as the DeVaux earlier, and he facelifted that car:
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thanks for the info. I didn't know he had anything to do with it!
Wiki is a terrible source. The DeVaux may have been similar in that it had 4 wheels and a steering wheel, but that's about it. The Beacon and Flyer were brand-new cars with all-steel bodies while DeVaux were sheet-metal over wood bucks. The Ace, however, was derived from the DeVaux cars. The Beacon and Flyer were on a completely new frame and had an unusual suspension in that it had quarter-elipitical rear springs and the front had only one shackle on the transverse spring.
ReplyDeleteThe only face-lifting was for the 1934 model which was a continuation of the Beacon model renamed the "Red Seal".
Barry
Thanks, Barry! If I can ever figure out how to edit at Wiki, I'm going to go crazy. I should know better than to take what they say at face value. I've found a lot of mistakes in their car articles about cars I actually know about!
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