Fathers Day AC Show/Curtis Mabe Farms

Hey y’all..been a little bit since I’ve posted but like most of y’all last year was absolutely atrocious and a lot of times I need social media break.But our fellow farmer/AC collector and neighbor just south of us about 15 miles decided earlier this week along with Bobby Vause of Vause Equipment,Fayetteville NC to put on a little Fathers Day AC gathering at Curtis’s farm since not much happened last year to get some folks together.And it looks like he may put it on next year with a little more broader AC family…he wanted to see how it went this year.And with a weeks notice it went really well…NC and SC were in attendance and brought some of their own,including Dad and I. We’ve known Curtis for years with my dad working for Vause Sr when he was in high school so these farms in central are pretty well connected but I knew Curtis bleed Orange but he bleeds AC green PO1 and PO2. And not just his love for Orange but his collection of Americana in general from AC to Case and Old Timer knives,tools to Rawlings baseball gloves.
I’ve got bunches of pics so I’ll be slow and maybe I can get Chris( Sugarmaker) to help me…which I think this all will be in the Allis Connection too at some point.I got most of these Friday before anyone showed up in the shots.The black AC is his NC Soldier Memorial tractor he takes everywhere.Then his AC car that has to take a horse jockey to drive and the famous Prototype D18.

Whew!! More to come.

DougG wrote: Looks like he had alot of time to play with the d 19,s !

Yeah Doug,there was a story to the Caribbean Queen but I always forget to ask him about it.

WOW... looks like a nice show !!  Thanks for posting photos !

Guys I’ve got some more to pics to post but it’ll be tomorrow and as far as the future goes Curtis said he’s all for doing it again next year,same Fathers Day weekend so keep it in mind especially for the folks on the east coast …our farm and his are right off I95 in central NC.

What a great show that will be. Just the pictures make it look Great. Thank you for posting them. Love those D21's and 8550's.

I know where I want to go for Father’s Day weekend next year.

Great pictures MD, single wheel front end must have been popular in NC for vegetable farming I’m guessing?

Great show.  Thanks for posting pics

AC720Man wrote: MD, the one picture with the 8070, center rear wheel weights, faded cab, is that Bobby’s? Sure looks like my neighbors 8070 that I completely serviced and installed a new Pioneer stereo in a few years ago. Bobby bought it and a 180 gas from him shortly after I did that work for him. I saw his 4W-305 at the NC farm show, its sweet with that big Cummins in it.

Yessir,sure is…the 8050 & 8030 are his too I just forgot to mention that last night.

@ Leadoff ,Ed,Mike, Steve….absolutely and I’ve got some more to post shortly.

Here’s Waukesha B…can’t recall the serial right off but I believe it’s under 10. And then the Allis car again and a herd of pedal cars,bikes and Allis chainsaws.

And I’m sure for next year which will likely be posted in Allis Connection for anyone wanting to come down should definitely bring a tractor or few if you want to and since he’s right off I95 just south of Fayetteville there’s hotels at the south Fayetteville exit HWY 53 which has 3-4 hotels ,Cracker Barrel and other restaurants about 15 min north as does the Parkton exit off I95.
And a HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!

Edited by MDWilliams338 - 20 Jun 2021 at 12:28pm

Wes (VA) wrote: A nice collection! Did that 8030 come from around Dunn? I looked at a long axle 8030 for sale there 3 or 4 years ago.

Wes…I’m not gonna swear to it but I think it did.Several in Bobby’s collection has come from and around Dunn.

Edited by MDWilliams338 - 20 Jun 2021 at 8:29pm