Well, the Paris in Ontario, not the one in France; but "alouette" is French for "lark"...
As I'd said I would, I paid a repeat visit to Paris to have a closer look at that '59 Lark wagon sitting in the field there; drove out in my own Lark this time, unfortunately the chap I talked at length with last time wasn't there. Chatted briefly with a very cordial lady at the place, and got a few pix of my Lark in a suitably vintage setting, and a few of the sad, sad '59...boy, Betty may have her cosmetic issues, but the contrast is startling seeing the photos of these two Larks right together! (You can sort of see why I didn't actually pose my '62 right beside the '59. I mightn't have got out.)
Betty and petrol artifacts...(note the wheel chock--pavement slopes, Lark slides! Taking her in to get the parking brake adjusted, among other things, this week; she is running beautifully these days though...just won't always sit still...)
The '59, in all her faded Tahiti Coral glory...such a neat little car...once! Probably a decent bunch of useable parts, though; the car is pretty complete, the flathead six still installed.
The driver's door was hanging open, as if beckoning someone to take the wheel...which will surely never happen again for this car. (Unless of course someone takes the wheel off, for use on another Lark...) Poor old gal. Incidentally, I didn't even try to open the door further to try revealing the serial plate, so I do not know whether this wagon is a Hamilton or SB car.
S.
As I'd said I would, I paid a repeat visit to Paris to have a closer look at that '59 Lark wagon sitting in the field there; drove out in my own Lark this time, unfortunately the chap I talked at length with last time wasn't there. Chatted briefly with a very cordial lady at the place, and got a few pix of my Lark in a suitably vintage setting, and a few of the sad, sad '59...boy, Betty may have her cosmetic issues, but the contrast is startling seeing the photos of these two Larks right together! (You can sort of see why I didn't actually pose my '62 right beside the '59. I mightn't have got out.)
Betty and petrol artifacts...(note the wheel chock--pavement slopes, Lark slides! Taking her in to get the parking brake adjusted, among other things, this week; she is running beautifully these days though...just won't always sit still...)
The '59, in all her faded Tahiti Coral glory...such a neat little car...once! Probably a decent bunch of useable parts, though; the car is pretty complete, the flathead six still installed.
The driver's door was hanging open, as if beckoning someone to take the wheel...which will surely never happen again for this car. (Unless of course someone takes the wheel off, for use on another Lark...) Poor old gal. Incidentally, I didn't even try to open the door further to try revealing the serial plate, so I do not know whether this wagon is a Hamilton or SB car.
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That's what I am looking for Stude-wise, but it's odd that all are Tahiti Coral lately. I appreciate the effort to shoot that and post it. Makes me more nostalgic for that Texas wagon again.
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