September 18, 2006

  • Car show was fun, although we got there late. Should have been there by 8:30, but didn't make it til 10, and we wound up three blocks away...oh well, hopefully it will make an impression on them for next year...lots of nice comments on the El Camino and the Camaro. Both boys had a good time all day. Slices of pie mysteriously kept appearing in the back fo the El Camino...seems our relatives were trying to feed us...there were 158 cars there. I will post pics soon...

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    Kyle's Camaro the morning of...

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    and now for some of the show cars... a '56 Ford Crown Victoria, with Continental kit...

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    a 70 Chevelle Super Sport 

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    a 70 Mustang Mach 1.

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    one of the "new" style 'Stangs...

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    Olds Cutlass Supremes were a hit...

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    this one was an '86 I think...

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    a '72 Mach 1

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    Ford Falcon Futura convertible, original except for wheel covers...

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    late model stuff like this won the "75 and up" category, where Allen and Kyle's cars were at...

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    '68 Ford Fairlane 500  GT with a 426 Cobra big block in it...this would move you down the street...

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    '66 Chevelle Super Sport, 396 big block...

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    This '70 Chevy stepside drew quite a crowd with the murals in the box, on the tailgate, and even on the metal strips between the wood floor slats...

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    '71 Dodge Charger with a 383 in it, he had a model of it on the air cleaner...

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    This '71 AMX Javelin had a 360 and was quite a contender in its day...

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    there were more Mustangs around than you could shake a stick at...