How much 'woody' is enough for a Wagon?

A lot of things had to NOT change for a long time to make that happen! Funny, but kinda sad too. I guess by the time someone figured out it could be worth something it was too late.

 

Rough on a wagon. A little rougher on a bicycle.

 

Bike from 1914. Nope. Mid 50's.
Famous photo actually. On Vashon island in Washington.

 

care to enlighten us with the truth?

 

care to enlighten us with the true story?

 

I can't help but wonder how long that poor wagon got ignored in order for a tree to grow through it and get that big.

 

In answer to your question, I believe that is more then enough wood for that particular wagon. However, most folks would have placed it on the outside of the car...although techically it is outside, but it's still inside...I guess that makes it insideout.

 

ahhh google...




all you got to do is ask...

http://www.google.ca/imgres?q=insid...tart=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0&tx=89&ty=97

 

I just looked it up on Snopes.......
They just said the tree with the bike embedded into it is fairly famous - listed in lots of 'things to see' books. If you examine the bike, it does look more like it came from the 40's or 50's though. Vashon Island is a small island accessible by ferry only. Has a few thousand residents.

I was actually checking Snopes for the '57 Chevy pic though. They had nothing on it.

 

I've seen both photos before. Apparently the 57 panel sat there without engine or hood sort of forgotten. If it were my property I would just leave it alone now.
As for the bike, if the boy actually went off to war in 1914 the bike would have to be 1914 or older. So the question is which war and when did the boy park the bike?
Things like these are amazing simply because most people can't just leave things alone.
Our son had a place with a very large chain wrapped around a large tree. One with links at least 8" long and 4" thick. It was grown into the tree quite a bit back then and last we saw you could hardly see the chain.
I also put up a porch swing between two trees 18 years ago using what I would call tow chain. Most of those two chains holding the 2X12 up are inside the trees now. The board has cracked so we can no longer sit in what I called our old truckers swing.
Co-workers would visit and we'd sit there and tell truckin stories and fishin tales. Sort of a liars memory swing.
Be good for station wagon visitors too!

 

I was kinda hopin there would be a 57 hood on top of the tree.

 

Maybe there is. And half way up there is the engine...

 

Only the woodland creatures know for sure. It would be interesting to know what kind of a tree that is, where it is, and how long it would take to reach that size. We need Ranger Gorde from the Red Green show to study this tree. Possibly the iron supliment from the engine and other parts aided the tree by supplying fertilizer.
This 57 panel wagon is one of my favorite vehicles---among a thousand other favorite vehicles.

 

Nice to know where the pic is from, I've also seen it several times over the years, minus the false memorial.
And to agree, NO, it's not a 1914 kids bike. the fact that the rubber tires have not rotted clean away proves that...long with the size, the bike design......

I believe the bike pic is real, but call BS on the story, BUT no disrespect to any fallen soldger or war vet.

Again, I have seen the bike in a tree pic lots over the years, trees do wierd stuff! I took this pic (pic of a pic) over 15 years ago on my island.