Applejack Car show continued...

'66 Dodge Coronet with a 440 Tri-power, with Nitrous...

very nice stock '39 Ford, except for the wheels...

'61 Chevy Impala - powder blue...

the only other El Camino to make an appearance... an '80...

'69 Chevelle Super Sport...

'65 Mustang...

This Chrysler Imperial only has 21,000 original miles on it...

a few little modifications here and there....

 a '56 Hillman Minx. Unrestored with a really crappy paint job, and incorrect wire wheels...but you never see them...

this '73 Camaro was the color scheme I had originally thought of for Kyle's...but he is happy with his...

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...

Kyle's Camaro the morning of...

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

a 70 Chevelle Super Sport 

a 70 Mustang Mach 1.

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

Olds Cutlass Supremes were a hit...

this one was an '86 I think...

a '72 Mach 1

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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

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

And wouldn't you know, the day before the show, Allen gets in an accident. Some lady turned into him... minor damage, but still....

fortunately she had insurance, but trying to find a rubber strip for that front bumper will be a treat. I did temporarily glue it, and buffed out the scuffs, so it at least looks a little better...always something.

And now I have lost my cell phone...can't find the dumb thing anywhere... be my luck I left it at Walmart, and will have to make a trip back in there....sheesh...

Finally about ready for the show. Got the headlights in and aligned,  license plates and escutcheons on, mudflaps, etc.  Aside from reinstalling the rear seat, and setting the speakers in the rear deck, it is pretty well ready to go. I have to reattach the gauges temporarily. Stereo is just going to have to wait. I know Kyle won't mind. I am looking forward to going down and enjoying the day tomorrow.

Hood Scoop turned out nice...

Managed to get the clear coat shot. Sadly, I only bought one quart of hardener, which limited me to two coats. But, two coats are enough to make it work. Just wish I'd have had the other quart, then I could have shot the whole gallon on there. Oh well. Turned out  pretty nice, except the occasional hair and dust speck. But to be expected given the situation. I probably should have moved it down and used the paint booth, but I just didn't have enough time. Still looks really good, especially from a couple feet away. Pulled the masking paper and tape, and all of the tape gum stayed on the trim, so I have at least three hours of cleaning to do. Then to try to get the scoop on, and start in on speakers, console and so on. At least it will be driveable for the show, so even if the stereo isn't done, no matter. Looks really nice, and will look better with the tires shined up and windows cleaned. Paint will harden by morning. That was the other mistake, I bought slow hardener, instead of medium or fast. I was thinking reducer...oh well....

A bit hard to see the gloss, but it did turn out nice...now to go out and spot Tornaodes....no I'm not kidding, we just got called out! Lively times ahead!

Had to shut the Garage to keep the cats out and off the fresh paint, so not able to take the best of pics...cats were NOT happy....pulled the tape and looking the stripes over....

so far so good...

front end looking pretty good...

trunk looking good as well....

roof looking pretty good too....

Rear end looking good too. Next to get the overspray figured out, then shoot clear coat. Let it set a few hours, pull tape, and let it harden overnight. So the cats get to go "camping" another night. Won't they be thrilled...then Sat am I can start reassembling lights, trim, etc. Figure out the hood scoop, then tackle center console, stereo and speakers...all while babying the fresh paint and 6 mad cats...

Now we start shooting paint....hood scoop looking very white...

hood and front end looking good so far....

we decided to leave the grille black....

roof looking a bit white.....

and the tail end...

hood scoop with its second coat....

Let everything set a while and now to pull tape and see what it looks like...

Next came masking off of stripes...

now for the masking paper....

so far so good....

Well, it was paint the Camaro day....

black turned out well.....

Well, we were in Beatrice today moving Capitol Title into their digs, and lo and behold, opened up a door to what we thought was a hallway, and ...whala!    a restored '55 Ford Ranchero... yeah, we took pics...

very nice!!