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his wife Megan and our great-granddaughter Taylor, came two
days prior to the event, so we had our usual excellent and
appreciated help.
Some of our cars had not been started or driven in many,
many years, but they had always been kept in a building. One
of the cars, a 1950 four-door sedan, started right off. We had
not had driven it in over 25 years! Others took a little more
persuading, but we were able to get all of the cars out of the
building in which they were stored. We then moved many of
our Plymouth cars into different areas of our place for display.
We have 160 acres, so there was a lot of room for Plymouths.
1950 P20 sedan: Not driven in over 25 years!
SATURDA TURDAY AFTERNOON we met the Rocky Mountain and the
Heart of America and the “Show Me” Regions at the Ramada
Inn parking lot in Kearney, Nebraska. We then cruised a few
blocks to the Great Platte River Road Archway where we
were greeted by Gary Roubicek, the director of the Archway.
After a brief welcome, we continued on to tour the Great
Platte River Road Archway. Inside, we were met by the staff
Group picture at the Great Platt River Road Archway
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who were dressed in authentic clothing
of the period. They welcomed
us with smiles and a warm
“howdy” as we entered the building.
We were invited to an
adventure that links our nation,
transporting us back in time to an
era when covered wagons, hand-
I-80 from the Arch
pulled carts, and trains first crisscrossed
the prairies. The Great Platte River Road Archway is
an adventure that pays tribute to the pioneers who passed
through Nebraska on their ways west. The Archway is a
1,500-ton structure that spans Interstate 80 without impeding
the heavily traveled interstate.
After the tour, we enjoyed a dinner at the Chuck Wagon
located at the Archway. The dinner, catered by a Come ‘N Get
It Barbeque, featured pork, beef, cornbread, corn on the cob
and a salad bar. As we ate, we began visiting and catching up
with the happenings of our Plymouth family. Later, we headed
back to the Ramada Motel for more chit-chat and many
stories while we were getting acquainted.
What awaits inside? See below…
MID- ID MORNING ON SUNDAY UNDA we
caravanned about 25 miles north of
Kearney to our home for a tour of Lucky the llama
our Plymouth car collection. There we were greeted with coffee
and donuts provided by more members of the Prairie
Region. After briefly chatting, we hit the road down the lane
and out to our many car buildings. Merrill led the way, supervised
by Lucky, the family llama, and Mickey, our dog, and
assisted by our sons Jeff and Greg and grandson, Preston. He
had many fun, interesting and challenging stories to tell about
the family quest of amassing a large collection of Plymouths
from 1929 and on -- cars, pickups and even a 1977 Chrysler