A couple of months ago, Pam and Mary Anne independently alerted us to a local hidden treasure that they had read about in the July issue of Elmore County Living, featuring Dave Ramsey’s car and plane collection (the article begins on p. 13). Terry ran with that information and contacted the magazine’s editor asking that she forward a request to Mr. Ramsey to see if we could come for a visit to see his car and plane restorations. Of particular interest to many of us were his 1959 Jaguar XK150 S and a 1967 XKE. Many of our members also had careers in aviation. Mr. Ramsey honored our request and arranged a date for our visit.
Fast forward two months to Saturday, September 26. We gathered at the Burlington Coat Factory parking lot where we met new member, Tom Miro, with his TR 6. We left for Millbrook via Alabama River Parkway and arrived at Dave’s hangar at 10:00. From a distance down the road, we knew we were at the right place when we saw Dave’s 1934 DeDoto Airflow and 1948 Chrysler Town & Country parked under the wings of his Cessna 195. Dave gave us free reign of his hangar — answering questions and giving background and history of his many restorations and even provided iced water for us. There were many more cars and planes than I can remember, but Bill pointed out a small flight simulator (the yellow and blue one in the photos below). A partial inventory included:
1959 Jaguar XK150 S
1967 Jaguar XKE 4.2
2005 Porsche 911 S
1934 DeSoto Airflow
1975 Corvette Stingray
1966 Mustang Convertible
1948 Chrysler Town & Country
1931 Ford Model A Coupe
1952 Cessna 195
1946 Cessna 120
1978 Beechcraft Bonanza
We had an unusually good turn out for this event in mostly British cars due, no doubt, to the quality and magnitude of the subject matter. Following our visit with Dave, we adjourned to the Wagon Wheel Too restaurant in Milbrook for personal refueling.
Many thanks to our gracious host, Dave Ramsey, for opening his hangar for us to enjoy and appreciate.
Russell
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