Several Reliability Tour Folks with big "thumbs up"!
The Pardon Me Boys Tour 2008 welcomed over 100 pre-1915 cars to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The event was sponsored the AACA Buzzards Breath Region by and hosted by AACA Chickamauga Region and HCCA Tennessee Region. The tour was five days and visited stops all over the Tennessee Valley.
Reception at Coker Tire Company
MONDAY: Monday morning kicked off with a “Crank-Up” breakfast for all tourists at the Choo-Choo. After breakfast they toured to Soddy Daisy, Tennessee to visit the home of Horsin’ Around where magnificent wooden carousel animals are crafted. After lunch the group traveled back to Chattanooga to Coolidge Park and saw one of the carousels restored by Horsin’ Around. Coker Tire hosted an evening reception for the group at their headquarters.
Mileage – 65
Mountain Valley Farm
TUESDAY: Tuesday’s tour toured through the beautiful countryside of North Georgia to Cloudland Canyon State Park. Box lunches were catered at the Park. The return trip featured a refreshment stop at Corky Coker’s Farm. Mileage – 80.
Lunch at Harold and Lil's
WEDNESDAY: The first stop at the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum where tour the rode the train and got to see their collection. After the train ride they traveled to Harold and Lil Coker’s Farm for lunch. The afternoon was free to kick tires or go visit attractions and shop in Chattanooga. Wednesday evening was a one-man show by special guest Jeff Mahl who told the story of his great-grandfather’s participation in the 1908 NY to Paris auto race. Mileage – 40
Lunch stop in Chickamauga, Georgia
THURSDAY: Visits to the Chickamauga National Battlefield Park and later travel to
Chickamaugua, Georgia for lunch with the opportunity to browse through
the shops in the interesting town. Mileage – 40.
FRIDAY: Friday’s tour visited the TVA pumped storage facility and
wildlife preserve at Raccoon Mountain. Lunch was at the Riverside
Catfish Restaurant by the Tennessee River. The afternoon was open with the banquet being a river cruise on the Southern Belle on the beautiful Tennessee river.
Mileage – 65
FOR ALL THE PICTURES FROM THIS EVENT PLEASE VISIT THE GALLERY
post your own cars, trucks and motorcycles at the Coker Tire Gallery
Crew members from the USS Rainier AE-5 visited Coker Tire Headquarters on Monday October 13, 2008. The guys are enjoying a reunion and stopped by to see the facilities and visit Honest Charley. We are so thankful for the sacrifices these men and so many others have made in service to our great country. The bottom line is that we would not enjoy these things without them! THANK YOU! It was a pleasure spending time with them this afternoon and hope to see them all again soon.
USS Rainier AE-5 crew
USS Rainier AE-5 crew
USS Rainier AE-5 crew
USS Rainier AE-5 crew
USS Rainier (AE-5)
was commissioned in December, 1941 as an ammunition ship. A list of the commissioning crew is available. In accordance with Navy custom, she was named after a volcano, Mt.Rainier. And, Mount Rainier, appropriately enough, was named after Admiral Peter Rainier of the British Navy, commander in chief of the East Indies 1794 to 1804.
USS Rainier AE-5
USS Rainier AE-5 website
Corky and Theresa Coker at Hershey, PA
“Rare” is a funny word. We use it all the time to describe cool cars. “Rare” could be a car with power windows, big engine or unique color paint. “Rare” sometimes means atypical options from the factory or the mileage. How about 121 cars produced between 1915-1917, Rare?
1915 Crane Simplex Model 5
Check out this awesome slice of automobile history! A 1915 Crane Simplex Model 5 Farnham-Nelson Torpedo Touring car in unbelievable original condition. With about the same wheelbase as an extended cab Chevy truck, this massive luxury touring car has survived 93 years of weather, wars and progress. Woodrow Wilson was our president when this car rolled out as new, and went on to see a whopping 15 more presidents until to the car you see today!!!! The Crane Simplex was the absolute pinnacle in luxury automobiles in its time and would have been owned by only the wealthiest car buyers.
This car is very original and is an amazing survivor from the early years of luxury touring cars. This car came home to the Coker Tire Headquarters today and took its place in the museum. Visitors can see this very special car there, and believe me it is amazing!
1915 Crane Simplex Model 5 Farnham-Nelson Torpedo Touring
9,238cc 6 cylinder engine
100bhp@1,800 RPM
Original paint and leather
car number 2220
