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US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – Franklin D. Roosevelt Room
The Antique Car Museum has one room dedicated to Franklin D. Roosevelt, including this gorgeous bust.
US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – Cool Mailbox
The mailbox in front of the Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale is unusual – rims, spark plugs and what seems to be an oil cap.
US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – Incredible Car Lighter Collection
The Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale has this amazing collection of cigarette lighters from Packard cars.
US: Ft Lauderdale Antique Car Museum – 1909 Packard
This is a 1909 Packard Model 18 Gentleman’s Runabout found in the Antique Car Museum in Fort Lauderdale. It has a 4 cylinder 18 hp engine with 3 speeds. The lamps and lights are all acetylene, with kerosene side lamps and solid white rubber tires. This is one of only 11 left of the 802 produced by the Packard Motor Co., and of only 159 total that exist between the years 1899-1915.
US: Easy and Inexpensive Flying Allegiant Air
Wouldn’t it be amazing to be able to flashback to calm and pleasant airline travel of the 1970’s? Well you can! We just drove from Montreal to tiny Plattsburgh Airport to take Allegiant Air to hot sunny Florida. Easily, we turned off the main road, and drove right up to the airport door. I stepped out with the luggage, and Stan just parked the car across the street.
There was NO line at the Allegiant Air desk and friendly helpful service, I was done in under two minutes. There was NO lineup at security. Since you already drove through the border, there was NO customs and immigration to deal with. In probably about 5 minutes we were going up the elevator to the waiting room.
The room had a retro counter with a man selling candy, snacks, sandwiches and drinks. When I asked him the prices, He said, “What do you want, they’re all in my head?”
There weren’t overhead screens to keep track of the flight. They send any changes to you to your cellphone – and call if necessary, too. The building is going through a renovation so things might be a bit more twenty-first century when you fly.
Those of you already planning your winter sunny getaways will be happy to know that Allegiant Air flying out of Plattsburgh offers low prices with just a short drive away for Montrealers who want a nonstop flight to sunshine. Just be advised that there are extra charges for luggage (even carry-on), choosing seats, and such things as printed boarding passes for you (you can do it at home for free).
Travelers who shop around will find substantial savings when flying with Allegiant, as well as good deals on hotels, rental cars and attractions. Montrealers wishing to spend their hard-earned dollars at their destination, rather than on transportation, can fly to sunny Las Vegas and Florida.
Cosmos: Prague Vienna Budapest – Smart Car Beginnings, Swatchmobile
In Europe the Smart Car is thought of as a vehicle that fits 2 persons and a case of beer.
The Smart car idea started with Nicolas Hayek, the SMH CEO of the Swatch watch company. He saw the potential for an “ultra-urban” car, a small and stylish city car; it became known as the “Swatchmobile“.
First there was some backing by Volkswagon, but the first model was produced by Daimler-Benz (Mercedes) in October 1998, calling the original model “Fortwo” – love that name!
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Cosmos Tour: Prague Vienna Budapest – BMW in Munich
If you’ve ever wondered what the letters BMW mean it’s for Bavarian Motor Works. You can get your fill of everything BMW by touring the BMW museum, located just outside of Munich.
The blue and white colors and pattern on the car’s emblem are taken right from the Bavarian flag.
Cosmos Tour: Prague Vienna Budapest – Trabant Car
The Trabant car was pretty much the only one you could buy in the Soviet Bloc of countries. They had a long waiting list. In Hungary you would have to wait about 4 years. If you thought that was bad, if you lived in East Germany it was a 15 to 20 year wait. You might have ordered it, but by the time you received it, your children were ready to drive it. www.cosmos.com/Product.aspx?trip=46050
US: Allegiant Air Cheap Flights and Cell Plan
Allegiant Air makes leisure travel affordable and convenient by offering low fares, nonstop, all-jet service without the hassle of major airports. The savings can be up to 72% on your flight but also a few bucks on your cell phone plan too.
Ever racked up a large cell phone bill while traveling? Allegiant, in partnership with Roam Mobility, offers a roaming plan that undercuts the big three carriers by more than 90%. Allegiant passengers can purchase daily-unlimited talk and text plans from $3 and data rates from 6 cents a megabyte from the in-flight crew to avoid “roam rage”.
If you sign up for their e-mails, you will get location specific sales – only deals pertaining to your closest airport. Besides flights, there are specials on hotels, car rental and show tickets. You will only get information on Tuesdays, so it’s easy to check then.
You can fly Allegiant to warm winter destinations like Florida, Las Vegas, Arizona, California, Mexico and Hawaii.
US: Allegiant Air Non-Stop Low Budget
Allegiant Air flies from America’s favorite small cities to world-class destinations. Allegiant makes leisure travel affordable and convenient by offering low fares, nonstop, all-jet service. So you get great value and without all the hassle of major airports. The savings can be up to 72% on your flight.
If you sign up for their e-mails, you will get location specific sales – only deals pertaining to your closest airport. Besides flights, there are specials on hotels, car rental and show tickets. You will only get information on Tuesdays, so it’s easy to check then.
Allegiant flies to to warm winter destinations like Florida, Las Vegas, California, Mexico, Arizona and Hawaii.