Unfortunately, Ham, MK and their youngest child were out of town! Their two oldest however, Hamilton and William, were home with their granddad, Kevin. I’ve come to know the children over the years (they’re good kids), so I was anxious to spend some time with them and Kevin.
The kids and Kevin.I arrived Saturday night and immediately crashed. Sunday morning, while William and Kevin had a lacrosse game, Hamilton and I looked at Mustangs at the local Ford mega-dealer; took the mini to the car wash; went to Starbucks; and checked out a music store where Hamilton played a number of the guitars on sale.
(A clean, happy Mini.)We then went to the San Diego Aerospace Museum at Balboa Park. It has some great exhibits (pics below), but is handicapped by its size. Of particular note, and almost worth the visit alone, is a series of three five-minute videos charting the history of commercial aviation.
Here are just a few highlights:
Apollo 9 command Module.
Gee Bee racer.
Mock-up of Apollo service module.
DC-3 cockpit.After the Air & Space Museum, Hamilton and I met up with Kevin and William and I took the kids to the San Diego Auto Museum.
Needless to say, the boys’ favorite exhibit was the 1974 Lamborghini Countach.
There was a kids' learning and play center as well, which they enjoyed.The museum had a nice collection of Cadillacs:
A pink one and an ambulance.
One that traveled, with a three-man team and without stopping, across the United States. You can even change tires while on the go!
A handsome 1927 sedan.
The museum also had a 2008 Cadillac Escalade, which gets 12 miles to the gallon in the city and 18 on the highway! 
While these trucks are supposed to be very well made, I noticed that the center of the hood and the grille did not line up properly. You have to look closely at the picture, but the discrepancy is a little shocking. So is the fuel economy, frankly.
I’m usually not crazy about low riders, but this one, a Chevy panel truck called “The Intimidator,” was especially attractive.
And my favorite, a 1932 Morgan Super Sports three-wheeler.
1 comment:
What a cool thing to find the 1946 Cadillac Ambulance that you saw at the San Diego Auto Museum on your blog. I'm the Fire Chief in Kingsville, Ontario, Canada (the most southern town in Canada-we drive NORTH to go to Detroit, Michigan). That actual ambulance was our rescue truck when I start with the department. It was painted red then and carried a 12' steel boat on a rack on the roof for water rescue (we are on Lake Erie). The truck was sold in 1976 to a local paramedic who restored it to the way it looks today. He sold it to someone in the US and then lost track of it. He finally found it at the museum and let me know. I actually drove it to many calls (usually after we "bump" started it because the 6v battery was almost always dead when we got to the hall for a call. It was originally bought by our Kinsmen Club, who operate our local ambulance, and sold to the fire department in 1954. You photo brought back lots of great memories. Thanks. Bob Kissner.
bkissner@kingsville.ca
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