BLUEBIRD CLOCK

[Keith Strehle]

What we need is for someone to make an acrylic mold and start
punching them out. Make them any color you want. Affordable and
available...

Keith
84FC35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> I don't know folks. With hourly rates at $150.00/hr, that clock is
getting damned expensive. And no one has dropped a tool on the ground
yet. Better go back to E-bay. lol, lol
>
> And Jim, I said the same thing when I sold my 1968 426 Hemi bench
seat, automatic, radio delete Roadrunner in 1995 for $50,000, the
same one that sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2005 for $225,000. Strange
things happen.
> Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking it to the bank.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: runnerful
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:44 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: BLUEBIRD CLOCK
>
>
> How about a Chip Foose BlueBird?
>
> Ginger
> BB wannabee
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jim riordan
wrote:
> >
> > Barrett-Jackson.....hmmmmm
> >
> > Jim Riordan
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Ryan Wright]

Ginger,

On 5/22/07, runnerful wrote:
>
> I especially love the idea of the spoiler... on a bus!

Well, it'd be just as effective - and look just as "good" - as it does
on a Honda. Why not!

-Ryan
'86 PT-40 8V92 (no spoiler, thank God)
Tri-Cities, WA

[Ryan Wright]

Curt,

Ah, beautiful idea on the string! You may have saved me some torn
vinyl with that idea. Thank you!

-Ryan

On 5/22/07, Curt Sprenger wrote:
>
> To remove our clock...one 3/8" cap nut/screw. Removed the screw. Clock
> was stuck to the vinyl. I used string between the vinyl and clock to get
> it loose.
>

[Curt Sprenger]

The string I used is the plumb line or string that construction folks
use. It's thin and strong.

Curt Sprenger
1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
Anaheim Hills, Calif.



Ryan Wright wrote:

> Curt,
>
> Ah, beautiful idea on the string! You may have saved me some torn
> vinyl with that idea. Thank you!
>
> -Ryan
>
> On 5/22/07, Curt Sprenger > > wrote:
> >
> > To remove our clock...one 3/8" cap nut/screw. Removed the screw. Clock
> > was stuck to the vinyl. I used string between the vinyl and clock to get
> > it loose.
> >
>
>

[runnerful]

Ryan, I sure am relieved to see those quotes around the word _good_


Ginger
BB wannabee

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ryan Wright"
wrote:
>
> Ginger,
>
> On 5/22/07, runnerful wrote:
> >
> > I especially love the idea of the spoiler... on a bus!
>
> Well, it'd be just as effective - and look just as "good" - as it
does
> on a Honda. Why not!

[jim riordan]

Remember owning a BLUEBIRD is a special thing, if it were just a "cost" thing
well we might just stay at Holiday Inn....6mile per gallon 500 mile trip
$250.00!

Jim Riordan
88 WBWL XXV
Keith Strehle wrote:
What we need is for someone to make an acrylic mold and start
punching them out. Make them any color you want. Affordable and
available...

Keith
84FC35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
wrote:
>
> I don't know folks. With hourly rates at $150.00/hr, that clock is
getting damned expensive. And no one has dropped a tool on the ground
yet. Better go back to E-bay. lol, lol
>
> And Jim, I said the same thing when I sold my 1968 426 Hemi bench
seat, automatic, radio delete Roadrunner in 1995 for $50,000, the
same one that sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2005 for $225,000. Strange
things happen.
> Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking it to the bank.
>
> Leroy Eckert
> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> Niceville, FL
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: runnerful
> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:44 AM
> Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: BLUEBIRD CLOCK
>
>
> How about a Chip Foose BlueBird?
>
> Ginger
> BB wannabee
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jim riordan
wrote:
> >
> > Barrett-Jackson.....hmmmmm
> >
> > Jim Riordan
>
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>






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[Keith Strehle]

Jim, I agree with you 100%. However, I'm simply exploring creative
ways to help some Bluebird owners scratch that very prominent itch
for a Bluebird clock. Many BB owners have gone creative with paint
schemes, etc. This is just one more novelty item and is not intended
to diminish Pride of Ownership in any way. These clocks have become
very popular and I'm sure most of us would like an original. But
that ain't gonna happen unless you buy a $70,000.00 clock and get a
free bus. No harm intended. Just trying to answer the need.

Keith
84FC35
San Diego


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jim riordan
wrote:
>
> Remember owning a BLUEBIRD is a special thing, if it were just
a "cost" thing well we might just stay at Holiday Inn....6mile per
gallon 500 mile trip $250.00!
>
> Jim Riordan
> 88 WBWL XXV
> Keith Strehle wrote:
> What we need is for someone to make an acrylic mold and
start
> punching them out. Make them any color you want. Affordable and
> available...
>
> Keith
> 84FC35
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know folks. With hourly rates at $150.00/hr, that clock
is
> getting damned expensive. And no one has dropped a tool on the
ground
> yet. Better go back to E-bay. lol, lol
> >
> > And Jim, I said the same thing when I sold my 1968 426 Hemi bench
> seat, automatic, radio delete Roadrunner in 1995 for $50,000, the
> same one that sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2005 for $225,000. Strange
> things happen.
> > Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking it to the bank.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: runnerful
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:44 AM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: BLUEBIRD CLOCK
> >
> >
> > How about a Chip Foose BlueBird?
> >
> > Ginger
> > BB wannabee
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jim riordan
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Barrett-Jackson.....hmmmmm
> > >
> > > Jim Riordan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
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[jim riordan]

I know!

Maybe we should have clock making at our rally's

Jim Riordan
88 WBWL XXV
Stuart, Fl

Keith Strehle wrote:
Jim, I agree with you 100%. However, I'm simply exploring creative
ways to help some Bluebird owners scratch that very prominent itch
for a Bluebird clock. Many BB owners have gone creative with paint
schemes, etc. This is just one more novelty item and is not intended
to diminish Pride of Ownership in any way. These clocks have become
very popular and I'm sure most of us would like an original. But
that ain't gonna happen unless you buy a $70,000.00 clock and get a
free bus. No harm intended. Just trying to answer the need.

Keith
84FC35
San Diego

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jim riordan
wrote:
>
> Remember owning a BLUEBIRD is a special thing, if it were just
a "cost" thing well we might just stay at Holiday Inn....6mile per
gallon 500 mile trip $250.00!
>
> Jim Riordan
> 88 WBWL XXV
> Keith Strehle wrote:
> What we need is for someone to make an acrylic mold and
start
> punching them out. Make them any color you want. Affordable and
> available...
>
> Keith
> 84FC35
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Leroy Eckert"
> wrote:
> >
> > I don't know folks. With hourly rates at $150.00/hr, that clock
is
> getting damned expensive. And no one has dropped a tool on the
ground
> yet. Better go back to E-bay. lol, lol
> >
> > And Jim, I said the same thing when I sold my 1968 426 Hemi bench
> seat, automatic, radio delete Roadrunner in 1995 for $50,000, the
> same one that sold at Barrett-Jackson in 2005 for $225,000. Strange
> things happen.
> > Don't get me wrong, I'm not taking it to the bank.
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: runnerful
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:44 AM
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: BLUEBIRD CLOCK
> >
> >
> > How about a Chip Foose BlueBird?
> >
> > Ginger
> > BB wannabee
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, jim riordan
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Barrett-Jackson.....hmmmmm
> > >
> > > Jim Riordan
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
> Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative
vehicles.
> Visit the Yahoo! Auto Green Center.
>
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>






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[erniecarpet@...]

In a message dated 11/18/2008 7:38:48 P.M. Central Standard Time, jwasnewski@... writ. More questions. How thick is the wood on the original clock

2 inches

walnut

Ernie Ekberg
83PT40 Wanderlodge
Weatherford, Texas

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[Leroy A. Eckert]

Anyone out there with a BB clock? If you would give me a measurement
from the nose of the bird to the end of the lower tail it would be
appreciated. Also, does the movement protrude out the back of the
wood? If so how far?
I cut a prototype today out of 3/4" thick wood and it is 19" long by
6" high. It will accept a 2 3/4" to 3" quality quartz movement in the
wing. My prototype is made from white pine and the original will be
blonde. I plan to make 7 prototypes to see what I can do with them. I
will use red oak on others and I plan to prime, base coat and clear
coat some of the pine to see what happens. I don't have anything else
to do. Colors I am considering are rose,lagoon, black, red and blue. I
may air brush one in a bluebird style and see how that goes. I would
clear coat that one. I would like to put a chime movement in one of
them but it may need to be larger because of constraints in the size
if available dials.

All are being hand made.
Thanks for any info.


Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 Smoke N Mirrors
Dahlonega, GA
Royale Conversion