Wednesday, March 31, 2021

COLLECTIBLES AND COLLECTING, RUSTIC RUMBLERS GARAGE, COKER TIRE, MARKETPLACE FUN!

Here we all are one year later still climbing to get back some normalcy in life! 

With so many shows being cancelled as we start to see some light from the pandemic CARHUNTER has been reaching back into the archives each month and we usually are getting set for that drive to Chattanooga for the great cruise in hosted by Coker tire. For the second year in a row the event has been cancelled due to the pandemic so I just wanted to share some of the Coker Museum Collection back from 2014!

  This is Corky Coker's private collection 





Although many restored many are raw barn finds.



















Who wouldn't want a collection of engines!

























Stu? Inside joke! 

















































CARHUNTER BLOG is educational, reading is fundamental! 





Coker Tire and Corky Coker is special to the auto hobby and ALL our prayers go out to the entire Coker family as CARHUNTER just learned that Corky's son Cameron recently passed away.  





A thumbs up for sure!
A life long obsession of collecting finally floated to the surface for Bill and Alisa Nobbe with the opening of one of the coolest shops around right in Maryville Tennessee! 
https://www.facebook.com/rusticrumblersgarage




Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday year round the inventory is constantly changing! 























Not the first time CARHUNTER has taken photos in the bathroom, but it's a great place to GO! 
















I get a kick out of things like the Foster Brooks liquor decanter, he was a comedian who played a silly drunk for you younger folks!! 




If they don't have one for sale you don't need one! 





















Where else would you find a cat in a birdcage? 








Something's are just not for sale (darn it) like this David Bradley walk behind lawn mower engine cover! 


You got to check out Rustic Rumblers Garage at 4734 US HWY 411 South in Maryville Tennessee! 
They host a free cruise in and swap meet the 3rd Sunday of every month so come on by for that as well! 




And now my next feature since it is becoming an endless source of good natured poking! 
FACEBOOK MARKET PLACE

Do you think you could actually brush off the mess on that gem listed for sale? 

The jury is still out on this one Mini Bandit spotted on facebook marketplace? 
Cledus Snow ( no relation to Hank Snow)  drove the Bandits's rig in Smokey and the Bandit, but I am leaning towards cool for this pint sized replica complete with; 


A Bandit Trans Am inside, but the coolest part is this collectible is in Texarkana Texas!  


Ok so it's not a K'whopper and the T/A is the wrong year, but CARHUNTER approves of this neat collectible! 


CARHUNTER often sings this little ditty in the shower! LOL


Hopefully next month there will be some new show action to post!