1959 Edsel Villager station wagon. Fantastic example of an automotive icon, and I feel that Edsels have a totally undeserved bad reputation. I'll defend this contrarian view when I do a feature on this car later on.
This '31 Ford roadster is done classic, traditional hot-rod style.
Here's a 1926 Ford with an aftermarket Huckster produce truck body. I'll talk about how specialized vehicles like this come to be at a later date.
This 1936 Ford Sedan sports all the popular "modern" modifications, and would contend for a trophy at any show.
I like the odd and unusual, and it doesn't get more o & e than a 1967 Ford Good Humor ice cream truck, in perfect restored, functional condition. When you see the feature on this, it will knock you out of your seat!
I love these little Ford Rancheros, like this 1961 example, my favorite year because of the grille shape. Would this make a cool commuter car, or what?
This 1961 Chevy Bel Air was in pretty good shape, and the asking price was very reasonable. The '61 was conservatively styled compared to the wild-winged '59 and '60's, but there were still some funky touches. That little lip sticking off the back of the rear window is a rear visor; hard to see here, but we'll take a better look later.
This 1936 Buick custom convertible has many modifications, and the level of detail is first-class. If you have ever wondered what "pearl" paint is, take a look at the blue on this car. That, my friends, is pearl paint.
So many exciting cars...this is a 1958 Ford Retractible. This is a hardtop car, where the roof folds up and retracts and stows in the trunk compartment. All automatic. In 1959. Why? Well, I'm not sure, but this was an actual production car feature. And look at those colors; turquoise and white two-tone. Fantastic!
This 1929 Ford roadster pickup was nice, and eye-catching. But as bright as it is, I became more attracted to it the more I looked it over. Details and details, little trick things you have to study for a minute to appreciate. When I saw on the placard that it was 100% owner-built, I was really in awe of it. Hard to believe someone could achieve that level of finish at home.
I'll finish with this, I believe, 1947 Pontiac, heavily modified and customized. I say "believe", because the info placard was missing. These placards are usually displayed in the windshield, but this one is only 4" tall, so perhaps that's why it's nowhere to be found. I did find "Silver Streak 8" badges on the front fenders, but this was such a wild custom, it was hard to believe it was ever a production car.This was a really great show, and I hope to have the '58 ready to enter next year. There was fantastic weather, a great location, and it was nearby to home for me. I'm not a big car show guy by nature, but I saw a ton of cool cars here. There had to be over 100 cars in total. I'll definitely be back.
Well that's all for this week. Oh, I almost forgot I saw this cute little guy at the show. I decided to have lunch right after I took this shot.
This nice 1957 Ford was done up as a Sheriff's car. I don't know if it was authentic or not, but it had many period perfect details and looked pretty convincing.
A tasty 1967 Ford Fairlane GT in burgundy, with a white interior, and factory chrome wheels.
I don't have an overall shot of this 1960 Chevy Impala, but this is the money shot anyway. You have to see this when it is featured. It is immaculate.
I love this 1952 Ford Mainline, done up in street-race style. It's an early "shoebox" style car with some cool modifications.
This 1973 Plymouth 'Cuda was one of several Mopar pony-cars there. For this year, and possibly others, it was simply " 'Cuda", and not "Barracuda", as it was earlier.
Well 1966 Chevy Chevelles will always have a place in my heart, as my late grandfather owned one briefly. I'll tell you more about a ride he gave me in it when this car is featured. His was not Marina Blue, like this one, but the lighter blue metallic.
I really dug this 1951 Buick straight-8 four-door, even though it is not a car I'd like for myself. But it was perfect for what it is, and I'll explain what it is when I do a feature on it.
One of motoring's icon's for sure, this early Ford Mustang hardtop was perfect. I regret that I did not note it's year, but it looks like a 1964 or '65 to me. Speaking of pony-car, this is the model that gave that genre of car it's name.
Here's a 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aero Coupe. This is actually owned by my friend Joe V, who discovered the show as he was driving by, and pulled in. He just came into posession of this car, but under quite unfortunate circumstances. A friend left it to him in his will.
