Dixie Flyer "Firefly" speedster photographs

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At last some more Dixie Flyer Photographs. sorry about the old fellow taking up so much camera space.

Here is another that somehow got left off yesterday. The car leaves for the US to-day.

5-21-2010

Hello Scott

Sadly we are not quite ready to motor down the road. At the eleventh hour the Magneto decided to go on strike. Even after four or five hours of frantic checking and rechecking it would provide a spark when on the bench but failed when re-assembled on the engine. I am about to take a spare apart and have its armature re-wound before rebuilding it. I will then bring it with me in my hand luggage and fit it in Louisville. Hopefully I will have two or three days to sort this out after we arrive. Meanwhile the car is on its way. The good people at Kentucky Trailer ( aka Kentucky Wagon Mfg Co) are providing transport from LA to Louisville in one of their "state of the art" Automobile Transport trailers.

5-24-2010

If you cannot find the Herald article attached is a similar photo to the one used plus as a bonus one of self and grandson & ace mechanic OTTO aged 4. This one has to be one of my favourite photos. The third photo shows Helen supervising the loading of the Dixie Flyer into the container for the sea voyage to the US.