Our good friend Bruce’s beautiful 1967 Jaguar E Type easing away. What a car!
Calling all locals! We will be back giving tours starting Friday, November 15th! We’re offering 20% for all locals on our downtown Asheville and Grove Park tour. Call or email us at mountaineermotortours.com for more details. We also have killer new stickers designed by Scott Fisk at @studio_669 and printed locally by our pals at @image420screenprinting Anyone who takes a tour or orders merch will get several of these awesome stickers featuring Mabeline the Model T for free! @avltoday @discoverashevillenc @avlchamber @avlhistory @preservationavl @wlos_13 #asheville #avl #wnc
Just a couple of updates from MMT! We are holding out hope we’ll be able to return to tours in time for the holidays! It’s almost Halloween - have you grabbed one of our new Seely Castle t shirts? We are offering free local pick up tomorrow for Halloween - DM us if you are interested in buying a shirt! Printed locally by @image420screenprinting
Just hamming it up a little bit after a tour at the @omnigrovepark 😂 Come see us for a tour!
Having a little fun with the tour mobiles today! Which “Aaoogah” horn do you like better? Ford Model A (first one) vs Ford Model T (second)
Had a good day with @kip_veno checking out all of the @ford Model As in #asheville for the @modelarestorers club national convention. They are all over the @crowneplazaasheville !
Come learn a little bit more about Asheville’s automotive history on North Market Street on our pop up rides - happening from 11am to 1pm at @sovereignremedies with the incredible @street_sinatra singing some great tunes while you enjoy breakfast! Rides are 15 minutes for $25 - cash or card accepted. Rides are first come first served
We had an awesome time with out pop up rides downtown today! @street_sinatra and @sovereignremedies - we had fun working with y’all today! See you tomorrow - same place from the 11am to 1pm! 15 minute rides for $25 - first come first served
Our newest Asheville history t shirt is here! Printed locally at @image420screenprinting in West Asheville. Coming soon to the web store on our site along with a new blog, we wanted to highlight the motorsports history of McCormick Field! From 1955-1958, the baseball diamond was paved and @nascar raced around this oddly shaped track, along with several @sccaofficial autocross events that were held here. While Robert Mitchum was in Asheville filming Thunder Road, he even was an honorary judge at the fall 1957 SCCA Gymkhana sports car event held at this field. Of course the @ashevilletourists have an incredible history on this site but we wanted to highlight a little lesser known piece of Asheville’s history. If you would like to get one before they go on our website, send us a message and come pick one up at our pop up events this weekend at @sovereignremedies DM for more details. Shirts are $25, printed locally on soft Bella Canvas cotton and run from small to ###L. Sizes run a little bit on the small size
Today I wanted to share some Asheville history through vintage men’s neckties. We’ve got a vintage skinny tie from Bob Marche, a department store that was housed in what is the current day @haywoodparkhotel and another killer woven tie from The Man Store, an Asheville institution. The last tie is a recreation of a Biltmore Industries tie, that was handwoven by @dltextiles for me to wear out on my tours. Biltmore Industries was producing woven wool cloth for suiting and ties in what is now @grovewoodvillage from 1917 until about the mid 1980s when weaving stopped. We also have an awesome recreation Biltmore Industries blanket and scarf made by Deanna Lynch for the colder months of our tours. Be sure to check out her amazing weaving in @grovewoodgallery
@kip_veno 1955 Bel Air looks and sounds great rolling through @grovewoodvillage !!
Today’s history short: learn a little more about the 1955 Cadillac Series 60 houses at the Estes-Winn antique car museum in @grovewoodvillage This is a local Asheville car with some unique features!
