tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post7929340818949467128..comments2023-08-19T03:32:21.869-04:00Comments on My year of living Rangerously: What's wrong with this picture?Mannie Gentilehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06225923971073419275noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-3587557485850481122007-07-27T16:59:00.000-04:002007-07-27T16:59:00.000-04:00I agree.....the Church was destroyed around the ti...I agree.....the Church was destroyed around the time the car was built.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-17670598088090579132007-07-26T19:35:00.000-04:002007-07-26T19:35:00.000-04:00I see you already discounted that, although I can'...I see you already discounted that, although I can't see how they could possibly be more than a few years old.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-46826433443780001902007-07-26T19:34:00.000-04:002007-07-26T19:34:00.000-04:00I suspect its the black sneakers the gentleman is ...I suspect its the black sneakers the gentleman is wearing.DW@CWBAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00018056113264346047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-90108864910932824082007-07-26T16:28:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:28:00.000-04:00Hmmm - you are a sly one Mannie.Could it be becaus...Hmmm - you are a sly one Mannie.<BR/><BR/>Could it be because the Dunker Church, as we see it in the photo, was destroyed by a storm in 1921 and not restored to the current appearance until 1962?Brian Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208140752257451676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-13174360051239279242007-07-26T15:35:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:35:00.000-04:00Ah, I see the problem. Church was destroyed in a s...Ah, I see the problem. Church was destroyed in a storm in 1921, and not rebuilt as Dunker Church till the 1960's. LOL - I've spent way too much time on this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-84075466788518341872007-07-26T15:28:00.000-04:002007-07-26T15:28:00.000-04:00Mannie,I think '26 is the year Ford switched to st...Mannie,<BR/>I think '26 is the year Ford switched to standard electric starters. If so, then the crank in fornt is probably wrong. The tires don't look right either. But knowing you, it probably has something to do with the appearance of Dunker Church rather than the car....<BR/><BR/>Joe A.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-55553163203505385272007-07-26T13:03:00.000-04:002007-07-26T13:03:00.000-04:00I thought the thing on his chest was a cell phone ...I thought the thing on his chest was a cell phone (blush). That out of the way I'm going to guess either the sheet of plastic he's lying on, or else the baseball-type cap he's wearing. <BR/><BR/>A man from the period would have been wearing a fedora. A viewing of old movies shows us these will adhere to the head despite fisticuffs, leaps off high places, gunshots not affecting the head of the wearer, and similar gravitationally-unlikely circumstances, so staying in place while lying under a (stationary) car would have been a piece of cake. :)<BR/><BR/>(anon because I am Not Authorized to Speak for Publication.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-59900287381808373822007-07-26T12:04:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:04:00.000-04:00Is it the telephone wires?Tom ShayIs it the telephone wires?<BR/>Tom ShayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-42593038826409265472007-07-26T12:01:00.000-04:002007-07-26T12:01:00.000-04:00Hi Mannie. Great photo! Could it be the Dunker Chu...Hi Mannie. Great photo! Could it be the Dunker Church in the background? After all, it wasn't there at the time this car was probably produced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-67705968404454094192007-07-26T11:23:00.000-04:002007-07-26T11:23:00.000-04:00The electric power line in the trees?MariaThe electric power line in the trees?<BR/><BR/>MariaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-58921525134775511582007-07-26T07:22:00.000-04:002007-07-26T07:22:00.000-04:00Is the the front license plate?Is the the front license plate?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-8856999451332658022007-07-26T07:17:00.000-04:002007-07-26T07:17:00.000-04:00Are you referring to the presence of trees to the ...Are you referring to the presence of trees to the north of the Dunker Church? The West Woods were harvested and that area open fields if your photo was one from the car's period.<BR/>RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-55158182639296930932007-07-25T22:55:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:55:00.000-04:00how about the plastic kind a tarp thing?how about the plastic kind a tarp thing?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-36178242009704769852007-07-25T18:34:00.000-04:002007-07-25T18:34:00.000-04:00Jim,That's not it, as a matter of fact I think scr...Jim,<BR/><BR/>That's not it, as a matter of fact I think screwdrivers have pretty much always been "cordless".<BR/><BR/>Keep looking (it's not his shoes either)<BR/><BR/>MannieMannie Gentilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06225923971073419275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22656823.post-12054964861298805682007-07-25T18:29:00.000-04:002007-07-25T18:29:00.000-04:00Ranger Mannie,Could it be the cordless screwdriver...Ranger Mannie,<BR/><BR/>Could it be the cordless screwdriver on his chest?<BR/><BR/>JimJim Beeghleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173837989655336878noreply@blogger.com