HELLO MARY LOU!

 This blog is dedicated to our "new" 1955 Dodge Coronet Lancer.  We have been waiting 35 years for this moment.  A true car guy from Newton (Gordon "Gordy" Jones) owned this car.  Unfortunately he died from Covid and his son Justin made the decision to sell the car.  A big thanks to Randy Jones of Nothing But Customs for getting it ready.  We took possession on 8/5/22 and got the title on 8/12/22.

We are still learning the history of the car.  We know before Gordy owned it, Bob and Lonnie Clark of Mitchellville had the car. Bob is the one that built her the way we see her and Gordy added the Hemi.

"Mary Lou" is the name we gave the car...named for Cindy's aunt Mary Lou Cass.  She would have loved the car and we know she's smiling down on us now.

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(Photo by Diane McKillip)

SUGAR SHACK #2 - 2025

Getting there at 5:30 means we get to make an entrance!

Early birds were in the shade...

A man came up to us and asked if we were the owners of "that" car.  He said he owns the Gabriel House on Pennsylvania Ave by Captain Roy's and Union Park.  The one with the turret.  Cindy and both knew the house from going to her doctor's office.  Turns out they put on arts festivals at their house and wanted to know if we would want to part of a '50s theme with maybe 3 cars parked out front as pieces of art.  His name is David Barzen and he was there with his wife.  He is the current president of the Des Moines Historical Society.  We exchanged cards. He also has a '60s theme coming up July 26 and we pointed him toward Russ Rist.

The Rees Gabriel House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

We're not when he's thinking about, but we are both thinking it's quite an honor.  When we drove away, he was recording us with his phone.

We got the Concrete Cruizer treatment with a special park spot.  Larry pretended to be upset because he was saving us a spot 😀.

This '54 Chevy was pretty cool.

Who doesn't bring a glove to eat ice cream sandwiches?