was it all a crazy plot to get what he wanted? "A way to exceed expectations is to manage them [laughs]. We were in a situation where it was absolutely unclear what the ultimate decision was going to be and I wanted to make that known that it was unclear and the fan reaction was very helpful and very important."
In Which Your Local Blogger Fails
When this from UMGoBlog.com hit my feed reader a couple days ago I felt like I'd murdered something beautiful:
You'll notice that this thing has been signed by Anthony Carter, Jim Harbaugh, Red Berenson, and dozens of other Michigan folk from years past. And you'll also notice it doesn't have any wheels: it's been junked.
That's tragic enough. But I have seen this thing before. It had wheels then:
I could have bought the thing for 2500 bucks. Which I didn't want to do because it was supposed to be an ice cream truck and I envisioned something other than a creepy molester van. Also what do you do with such an object once you have it? This was the owner's dilemma. He, or someone down the line, chose poorly. He should have put a sign on it reading "Ransom Demanded" instead of "For Sale."
So. The vehicle is on Eight Mile and Hoover. I don't know what you do with a junked, wheel-less rusting old heap of bolts but if there's anyone out there who can rescue this thing from its ignominious fate, my conscience would be indebted to you.
sorry guys.
I was out of town.
8 mile & Hoover is 3 miles from my house.
I couldn't have towed it, but I could have cut off anything maize & Blue.
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August 9th, 2009 at 8:33 PM
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this could be better than
bevo or uga. And I think the helmet stripes need to be retrofitted to match the van. Pregame song is oblious...van halen's ice cream man.
If you want blood...you got it. Michigan Football 2010. My own personal...Highway to Hell.
yo
that fucking van was $2,500? i'd pay $23.50 max. that thing blows chips.
This is why things like this
This is why things like this are unbelievably stupid. Get your autographs in a book, so you can hold onto them forever... putting them on a van that you may have to one day sell is very, very stupid.
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing. -- Bo Schembechler
Does anyone here have contacts at Chicago NPR?
Because this has the makings of a quintessential This American Life piece.
Ira Glass: We've reached act two of our program, Act Two: the Bluest ice cream truck in town, and the man who made it blue. We begin the act with Sports-Blogger extraordinaire Brian Cook, and will be joined presently by Click and Clack the Tappet Brothers.
The hood and fender in the
The hood and fender in the picture look OK, but the door is pretty much trashed. I don't think it could ever be straightened without messing up the autographs. The driver side door might be fine, though.
Another van could be found to put the donor parts on, but I don't know how great the old, weathered paint would match up with new paint. It would probably look like crap.
They would be best served hanging in a basement or bar. It's a crying shame that the van wasn't better taken care of.
i put a post up on craiglist also
under what?
missed connections?
"Saw you on the internet but you had a ton of guys all over you. You looked a little hit but I would like to take you out sometime. Email me back, but only if your front still looks as good as it did in the picture. I wasn't really looking at your grill if you catch my drift"
Why?
My only question is why would someone get rid of something like that? Clearly there was a lot of time and effort put into acquiring all those autographs. If I was the one that owned it, then there would be a deep personal connection to it. Even if there were financial implications, scrapping it seems like the easy/cheap way out. Come on, we have one of the largest alumni and fan bases in the country and there must be one person who would want to preserve it, even if it is a POS.
As was mentioned in the related diary,
hopefully nothing unfortunate happened to the original owner.
"To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad."
- Jack Handey
somebody contact the writer of the article
find out where this car is
also anybody near that area or drive by it
or put it on craigslist maybe somebody will respond
also what county in detroit is it in
i will post something on craigslist
Wow! A priceless artifact.
This ice cream truck is a thing of beauty. An item like this belongs in a Michigan Museum or in a bar or area place on campus. Maybe at the stadium enclose away from the elements. It should be revered like The Rock or Burton Tower. It should be fixed, coated with some kind of protective wax and displayed. If I could afford it I'd display it properly. It is from my era and it is a piece of Michigan History. I hope someone could save it from the junkyard. I can't believe I'm getting emotional about a BombpopMobile!!!
"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield" --Alfred Lord Tennyson/ John Sheridan B5
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someone should just take the
someone should just take the sheet metal and then do a cash for clunkers with the rest of the van. get yourself something brand new and then pimp that ride with the autographed sheet metal. i'm pretty sure xzibit could find the time in his busy schedule to help out
yep yep
help
we need to find this chariot
we could raffle this off
get whoever has this a tax write off
use this as a charitable vehicle maybe
i don't know much about fixing this car up, but this would be awesome for pimp my ride or overhaul
( maybe they would take the metal off the van for us, and we could sell it for charity, and they give us all new michigan metal on it, and fix it up, and then we get more autographs on it , and a new interior, like a michigan showcase vehicle
ideas ideas
lets roll with them and save this chariot
I will help anyone who acquires
and fixes up this glorious chariot in any way I can. I have no mechanical expertise, but I'll hand you wrenches or beers while you work.
"To me, clowns aren't funny. In fact, they're kind of scary. I've wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus, and a clown killed my dad."
- Jack Handey
734-528-2585
i called and talked to somebody about the van
i guess they will check out our website
you know if that vehicle was donated and it was raffled off
and lets say they owned a house
they could take an itemized deduction for it being a charitable donation, thuis giving it to us
then us raffling it off , if it had wheels and it worked
if i knew it ran and had tires and i could get it back to wisconsin in one piece. it would be mine
i think thats the old number....
when the van still had wheels. over at UMGoBlog.com they say its in a detroit junk yard so i did a little looking here are the possible locations:
Parts Galore LLC
(313) 245-2944
Sheridan Auto Parts
(586) 772-1720
Charity Auto Auctions
(313) 526-6001
unless brian can shed some light on exact location of the junk yard where this van is at, these are 3 junk yards that are in the 8 mile/hoover area.
www.timandsallys.com - good food, good people, good times...
the number is in the pic
look at the windshild pic
its eitehr 248 or 313 area code
Infinity can only happen once. Think about that.
Chip Foose
Ever seen the show Overhaulin? If someone with some some clout that runs the best Michigan blog in the world contacted the show and said he wanted to put this thing back together to give back to his readers as a place to gather to tailgate it might strike a chord. It is currently their offseason but might be work filing away for later.
The Team, The Team, The Team.
lets pool some $$$ together and get this thing
I am sure we can talk this guy down from 2500
i saw we just pool like 25 bucks a person to rescue this thing
buy the thing and raffle it off at 5 bucks a pop
make some money and get it to a good wolverine home
