thrillerman1 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Posted January 10, 2009 WOW that previous page is just filled with GORGEOUSNESS!
montezooma Posted January 10, 2009 Posted January 10, 2009 Well lets get this page started with the same. here is something you don't see every day
restoca Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Colossus, you say? Â Shane, it looks like yours is one of the rare post cards showing Colossus actually racing. I have no idea of the date of my card (the cars/vans/campers might be a clue), but it shows a five car PTC train, where yours has racing four car trains. Â This coaster debuted with IAD trains, right? Way back in 1978? Â edit: are these the original IAD trains, not PTC?
SeaWhippet Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 Â This coaster debuted with IAD trains, right? Way back in 1978? Â edit: are these the original IAD trains, not PTC? Â Great Colossus cards, guys! I regret never riding those original IAD trains. The lap bars look a LOT like what Schwarzkopf used on his loopers. Â And of course, there was that wicked speed bump after the second drop ...
thrillerman1 Posted January 11, 2009 Author Posted January 11, 2009 Here is Colossus with what appears to be a 6 car Morgan train... Why do I not remember the "climactic jump"? A different train yet again
montezooma Posted January 11, 2009 Posted January 11, 2009 ^That Colossus logo is just awful! Colossus seems to be the theme of the moment so I am going with it. This postcard is pre-neutering with those great NAD trains with the Thunder & Lightning themes. Now this is a LOGO!
restoca Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 Now that it's 2009, how about a card from 1906!? No record of this on rcdb, but looks like it could be a switchback railway. postmark Sep 30, 1906
Nrthwnd Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 ^ That's an amazing postcard to have there! Â And even more amazing how little of an address (and postage) one needed, to get the card to the recipient, LOL!
restoca Posted January 12, 2009 Posted January 12, 2009 ^ That's an amazing postcard to have there! And even more amazing how little of an address (and postage) one needed, to get the card to the recipient, LOL!  Maybe it's still only .01 if you send a postcard anonymously, with no message or zip code... I'll send all my postcards that way this summer and save a bundle!  Seriously though, I can't believe this card went through the postal system and is still in such excellent condition. Must have been a very different system 100 years ago.
thrillerman1 Posted January 13, 2009 Author Posted January 13, 2009 Amazing card restoca! Â According to a reliable friend of mine who lives in the area (Hi James), that is the Scenic Railway from White City in Shrewsbury (i.e. Worcester) as listed on RCDB.
restoca Posted January 13, 2009 Posted January 13, 2009 Amazing card restoca! Â According to a reliable friend of mine who lives in the area (Hi James), that is the Scenic Railway from White City in Shrewsbury (i.e. Worcester) as listed on RCDB. Â Thanks, Mark, for filling in some blanks. I know that there were probably hundreds of parks called White City, but didn't know about Shrewsbury/Worcester being one place. RCDB has little more than the coaster's location and that it's wooden. No dates, etc. Â I have another card from the same park, different woodie, must be the Zip. Will be posted here, of course. In the meantime, here's another blast from Mass. past. postmark Aug 6, 1928 Traver - operated 1927 to 1933
montezooma Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 I am not done with my Colossus postcards yet... I love this shot without Goliath standing over Colossus
thrillerman1 Posted January 16, 2009 Author Posted January 16, 2009 Shane you're probably elated to know I don't have anymore Colossus postcards with awful logos...in fact I think that's the only one in my whole collection. I really must change that someday when I can ever get back out to Cali. Â ^^ I'm always amazed people wore those kinds of clothes to parks in the early 1900's. Then again we saw more than quite a few Japanese people dressed up in the parks in Japan. Girls rockin' stilettos and all!
restoca Posted January 16, 2009 Posted January 16, 2009 I have a few more Colossus cards, but none as pretty as this one. copyright 1988 / postmark 1992 big pretty parking lot thing
thrillerman1 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Posted January 17, 2009 That view of Colossus brings to mind a certain Chris De Burgh song. Sexy!
restoca Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 That view of Colossus brings to mind a certain Chris De Burgh song. Sexy! Â Don't Pay the Ferryman? Moonlight and Vodka? Lebanese Night? The Revolution? Â Â sorry, I couldn't resist... Â Here's another one. From 1979. detail of back showing tiny date something for the specs nerds (some no longer applicable)
thrillerman1 Posted January 17, 2009 Author Posted January 17, 2009 Don't pay the Ferryman...good one although I was thinking more along the lines of Lady in Red.
montezooma Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 Restoca- you have some great postcards!!!!
Electerik Posted January 17, 2009 Posted January 17, 2009 ^^^ Is that postcard showing off the ride's awesome exit path? That's amazing! Â /Colossus was my first wooden coaster. //Don't feel sorry for me. It used to be awesome.
astroworldfan1 Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 Did anyone notice the spelling of Lightning on restoca's post card? Â After seeing this thread, I'm going to search the post card section at the anual antique show really hard for roller coaster/theme park cards! Â -Tatum
restoca Posted January 18, 2009 Posted January 18, 2009 A new day, a "new" Colossus postcard. From 1986.
thrillerman1 Posted January 18, 2009 Author Posted January 18, 2009 It has been a week of some of the coldest weather yet of the off season. So, it seemed appropriate to present this woodie of colossal proportions, Shivering Timbers. BRRRRRRR!
restoca Posted January 22, 2009 Posted January 22, 2009 Don't know the date of this card, but this coasterwas relocated from Paragon Park in 1986 to what is now now Six Flags America. This park was called Wild World through its 1993 season. Â A forum member in another thread is looking for photos of this ride prior to its 1932 reconfiguration due to fire.
thrillerman1 Posted January 23, 2009 Author Posted January 23, 2009 ^ Classic postcard restoca! Alas it's one of the few John Miller designed woodies still operating. I rank this at #31 on Mitch's poll, and really I would rank it a good bit higher had my visit to SFA in 2005 been better. EXTREMELY lackadaisical ride ops can definitely kill a good coaster vibe for me, but this coaster was fun, and one can only imagine how amazing the back turn was before reprofiling!
montezooma Posted January 23, 2009 Posted January 23, 2009 I've gotta break the theme and go back to the Revolution for a bit. This postcard shows the three versions of the trains when they had the different colored lead cars. I can never get tired of looking at this ride!
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