Fall drive #1 Arboretum Drive w/Pictures

yeah... like working!
my schedule just does not seem to be meshing with these events!

 

Great pictures Carla!

I love the Club Sandwich shot. Good to see the Twins again and some new faces.

 

Since Ascari posted some pics here already I merged the two threads.

 

Anyone who would like to email pictures to the Bride and her party can use this address she gave me.

[email protected]

jdl308 (alias twintwo)

 

Frank or Rick,

I would assume you two would have known about this place or might have even visited. If anyone else, I would be happy to know about it...

http://www.cantignypark.com/

This was the Wheaton home of one of the key figures behind the growth and power of the Tribune company. It is said that part of the Citizen Kane character was based on McCormmick as well as Hearst. I've always wanted to visit this estate with my wife and would like to know if anyone has had or heard of it being a fun sight to see. There are so few north side outings so I assume or most vocal Fchat personalities might know of this or considered it as a meeting place?

RocketBoy

PS: I think the greatest and most moving car photo op is in the north side, (actually way north,) easilly beating anything the lake side or Route 66 can muster. PM me for details.

 

Cantigny Park is located just south of Roosevelt Rd. on Winfield Rd. in Wheaton. While the formal gardens are phenominal (during the season) there are limited opportunities for photo ops. You really can't get past the parking lots with cars.

Used to be years ago, they had all kinds of tanks and armored vehicles there for kids to climb all over. Don't recall seeing them last time I visited.

 

For that you could go to the soon to be closed forever military museum just past the WI border. I took my 308 there and took some pics parked next to an Apache helicopter.

Alternatively I'd say we'll have another Muskegon trip next year where we should get a chance to do just that.

 

Wish I could have made it. It looked like a beautiful day. Count me in on the next drive.

Tony

 

Thanks for the kind words Frank. My photography skills are somewhat lacking. I tried to find unique shots, it seems we all took the same pictures!

Enjoy!
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login
Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

Sheesh???!!!!??? I want to know Carla's story.........


Hottie (from the pics it looks that way) showing up with her own Ferrari and blowing the doors off the guys???

I hope she is married!!! If not, I want to know HOW she ISN'T with credentials like that????? ;-)

 

Gee Bill first you insult me now you have the hots for Carla and your a "MARRIED"man. I think it's best if you just stay in that remote part of Wisc. I think I'll redraw my invite to you to come down and join us. Sounds like you will kill off our men folks and rape our women. We don't need that kind of behavior down here in peaceful Chicago. "STAY UP THERE!" and play in the cornfields. Hey Carla what do you think?

 

Hey, you're talking about me like I'm not here.....Thanks for the compliment anyway.

 

You know Rick, I have tried to stay calm after reading your post. I am having a real hard time doing that. No kidding I am a married man.......my wife was sitting next to me on HER computer when I was typing that post. I SHOWED her Carla and her car. In fact, I am pretty sure I have posted PICS of my wife and talked about her NUMEROUS TIMES on this very site. I have NO interest in Carla in ANY way, other than wanting to know "her story". You rarely see a female with a car like that on her own. I have known TWO women in my life who have had strong interests in cars like that. One was my old boss, who had a new Corvette when I started and a new Porsche 911 when I left; and a woman out of Dallas who is a regional manager for my company who used to race Porsches in the 70s. They had GREAT strories to tell as to how they got into cars and it was neat to hear.

Not saying that women don't earn enough to BUY a car like that, but most either don't

1. Have a strong enough interest in cars to buy a Ferrari
2. Drive the SNOT out of them when they do buy them


She does both of these things. And I wanted to hear her story. Simple as THAT. End of STORY!!! That's it!!! Nothing more!!!!

So quit reading into my post as anything other than it was. I am happily married (ask RocketBoy), thank you. By the way, have you SEEN my wife. Not too shabby.

I have tried to let our little "issues" die off and go away. I have seen comments you have made on the site about me, like the one about missing the trip to Wisconsin and how you should have gone since I didn't go. I have gotten calls from others on the board about you talking smack. And I have said NOTHING about it. Not made a single comment since my "peace offering"-type post where I mentioned that "I wouldn't want you coming to Wisconsin because you would blow the doors off my car in a race". You obviously thought it was funny because you made some comment about me "finally showing I have a sense of humor and coming out of my shell." Another poke at me. Yet I didn't even respond to it. I just let it go. I have not even posted ANYTHING that has to do with you in weeks. Nothing.

And now, when I post something about someone ELSE (a compliment, if ANYTHING), you feel you need to come on here and insult me, insult my fidelity, joke about rape, and insult the area where I live.

With that being said Rick, I have tried to re-read your post to see if there was ANY way you could have been joking. It is apparent you were not. I don't know what more I can say. I offered up a "solution" before and you didn't want to settle things that way. Yet you still sit behind your computer and throw insults. Truly pathetic. Again, I am done with you and these "internet issues". I was man enough to offer up a "fight" before. I was then man enough to swallow my pride and let these issues/insults die. You have turned down both of these "offerings" and yet you STILL don't let it go.

I apologize Carla, for Rick's twisting this around, but NOT for what I said. Believe me, when I say that I had NO intention of anything other than to hear your story. Congrats on a great looking car!!

 

Ouch, this is getting ugly.

I'm sure Rick meant it in good fun, but it wasn't that funny and I can see how Huskerbill can take this the wrong way. The two of you should really get together or call each other on the phone and settle things.

Carla knows a lot about cars having sold them in the past and now makes a good living selling real estate. Aside from that she knows how to drive.

 

Gee take a chill pill Bill. if you can't see the humor (JOKE) in all of these posts then I won't respond to any of your comments ever again. So Good Bye and have a nice life! I too apologize Carla! This is getting way too weird for me.

 

What is your ultimate wisdom and authority based on? The only reason I respond to Bill's posts and sent him a message or two is wishing him well on his search for a Ferrari. Last take he actually owns one, a real one. I don't get it, where is the moderator when the scientist of morphing of the Chicago group is placing authority and attacks of character on an entire state? This is Ferrari chat right? Not show up, Im here and I like you people so like me. Im funny cause I can label an entire state even though they have a convertible Ferrari's like my Verrarri but they have some lower numbers like, ehh, 166. Id rather read about Ferrari related events, people and cars than pride or comments on legitamacy.

The only thing I know about Bill is that he contacted numerous well known Ferrari collectors and sought out their opnion. That's how I got to talking to him: just by wishing him well. He asked, never just appeared, about clubs and events to all the key figures in WI and parts of ILL. He had a few messages to Skip about what to buy and how to get involved. He purchased a Ferrari based on what was right, even though his dream car is in reach and did not make any monetary excuses.

I think in terms of Ferrari association, I would rather hear and have the attendance of people who talked to owners of F40 and TRs and have been published in international publications about car collecting than a guy who goes to Pep Boys when his Vette breaks down. Going on one of Frank's rides with Rick is always fun and there is no one else in the group who is more friendly to random strangers with questions. But excluding a Ferrari owner from a possible FOC event?

Come on Rick, I know you're down on your luck but you really have no authority or expert opinion. If it comes down to basics, you're a guy who doesn't have and Bill is someone who walked on egg shells to belong. So if a Ferrari owner jokes around with another Ferrari owner, what's wrong with that? Is it exclusive, hell yeah and its supposed to be. I don't care that my dealer doesn't send me invites to see new cars anymore. I don't own a Ferrari anymore and Im not making any excuses. If I replace the Maranello with something else and started drives, I think I have the right to because I obiviously went through the right channels to aquire such a car and want to be in the company of people who know things about them. If someone with a Chevy told me I wasn't allowed to go, WTF?

Before Rick decides to insult another state by claiming they're playing with themselves in the cornfields, maybe a moderator can wake up and do something about it? Last time I checked, there is a Swiss car collector who helped Bill about his service questions. I doubt he plays in the cornfields and rapes people. He's probably too busy shooting the breeze in his million dollar racing cars and helping people like Bill rather than defending himself and his freak of a creation.

I think reading about two good people always bickering is getting old fast. Rick is a true car guy and I like him alot. But his pretending is getting old and I really think he has no right to discourage actual owners from getting involved. Bill maybe has too much pride, but the bottom line is he did what it took to get one and in the right channels. If he wanted to invite me out to a event with the WI crew, I would happily show up in my H2. If he said it was a Ferrari only event and I'd have to catch a ride with him, that's cool too. I would not throw a horse on the orange beast and say, its more reliable than the real thing and the truth is I can't afford an F50 right now. Give us all a break or someone actually step in and stop it, try the ingore option, one side stick to going to local cruise ins while the other to FOC/FCA events? I would love to see more Ferrari owners here in Chicago cause there is no way in hell Im going back to the big leagues of 200K sports car. If I wind up with a used car based on something Bill, Vince or Carla said that's awesome cause they know about it. Besides, it would be nice to see some new cars. If I wanted a fun guy to treat the kids who "ohh" and "ahh" when they see the cars at a fall drive, Rick is the man. If I want to see two sides fight with two different backgrounds, CNN is much better. Where's the UN, Swiss can't always be neutral including a role in Fchat.

A very sad...

RocketBoy

 

must be fun..