my dad used to have a 928, so i kind of understand why people love porsches. not only fast as hell, but beautiful styling and aerodynamics.
found this 1957 porsche 1600 super at the trabuco canyon show. maybe it was just someone's car, not actually part of the show, but there it was, and there i was, so i took a picture. looks fast just sitting still.
i think this car has seen better days. this hood ornament is on a 1936 chevrolet sedan 2-door. looks like nothing has been restored yet, as if the car has been wasting away in a garage for a long time.
owner wasn't around, so i don't know the story, but i found the image interesting.
i see this car at a few shows almost every week. finally got a shot that i like. would have been better if the hoods were down on the other cars, but oh well. not gonna ask them to close them because they're ruining the picture of this other car, especially since i didn't take pictures of those two. hoods up, cameras down.
guessing by the radiator that it's a 1929 ford model a roadster. i like the reflection in the window. just now noticed it while writing this post. yes, there were hooters girls milling about, serving drinks and food to the participants, and posing for pictures.
check out my husband's version from the broiler in downey here.
found a new car for my collection at ruby's in whittier: a 1949 hudson classic sedan. not too many people bothering to look at this car. i don't know why. just as clean and classic as any of the other cars there. well anyway, i liked it. owner wasn't around, so i don't know the story on this one.
this 1957 ford thunderbird was spectacular. spotless. wow. this was on an overcast mother's day in trabuco canyon at the classic chrome car show at friends bar & grill.
i heard the owner telling a small crowd of admirers that he'd won seven best-of-shows and that he doesn't bother to enter anymore. well good for him. doesn't need the ego strokes any more...he knows it's da bomb already. lol.
anyway, he's got my card, so maybe he'll see it here for one more hurrah.
almost as buff as those guys in that 300 movie, this 1962 chrysler 300 caught my eye last week at the show at the former spires restaurant off the 605 and alondra. first time visiting this show. great selection of cars. a bit farther than i usually go, and i got there later than i intended on surface streets, avoiding the freeway. lots of friendly people, really good crowd waiting for the raffle/trophies.
talked to many people, watching the sun slip away. then decided to pack it up and head to the broiler. late, too cold, not many cars left. and more people stopping to chat. seeing more people showing up with tripods too. interesting.
oh, and my road trip to seattle was interesting too. you would not believe how many classic cars are sitting and rusting in junk yards and backyards along the highway through oregon and washington. too bad i did not have time to stop and check some of them out. anything from the 30s to late 60s frequently made me snap my head around to see.
I had hoped to squeeze in a car show, but the only one in town was too far away and it was raining. thought maybe i could visit the lemay auto museum but was taken on a tour of seattle instead, lunch at cheesecake factory and quick run through pike's place market, before being dropped off at the airport.
facing a tough week at work, extra hours...hoping to be able to post a picture each day, but not sure that i will be able to. probably won't be able to hit any car shows until friday at the earliest either. hmmm friday: ruby's in whittier or main street in garden grove...both so tempting.
this is an interesting car. don't see too many of these around often. actually, there was another one next to it, but it was a truck. nice gills on the side and the swooping grille up front, this is a 1934 hudson terraplane k at the whittier founder's day celebration. i know this for sure, because the owner has fortunately/unfortunately prominantly displayed a plaque in the window saying so, and wants everyone to know he owns it, and where you can find it, should you have any nefarious intentions, i guess. sort of ruins the image, but oh well.
did i mention that it was my birthday that day? what a great gift to stumble across this little display of cars on a day that i had declared, "no car shows this weekend!" really, i did say that. i had to go back to the house to fetch my gear...i couldn't help myself...lol. my husband watched patiently while i took all my shots. i think he was just enjoying the view from behind.
it was such a nice day, i got a bunch of decent shots, i really didn't have to do much to them. and that's the way it is.
i hope you've got your fix of my photos...i'm driving up to seattle this weekend on business while my hubbie stays home :(...back late monday, and no access to my computer. patience grasshoppa.
this glittery '53 studebaker custom was at the santa elks lodge in may. pal joey puts on a well-attended once-a-month show, with a live band, food, trophies and raffles...the whole sheebang.
nice orange sparkles, combined with the reddish-orange flames made this a quite striking car. then put it butt up against that sunny-bright car behind it here and my eyes were burning. i don't know if it won anything, but it should have.
this was a sweet 1964 ford galaxie 500 at flabob airport's fly and drive show way out in riverside last saturday. owner was very proud of his baby, kept polishing it and brushing the dust off. it was kind of a windy day, but the light was just perfect for pictures.
he explained about the manufacturer's plate on the front...says they're hard to come by with numbers that low. had found it at a swap meet or somewhere, and that he just puts it on for the show. you gotta do what you gotta do—first i've heard of that. guess it adds to the authenticity or old-timey feel? maybe adds to the overall collectability of an old car.
i remember i asked him if he thought he'd win anything, as they were announcing last calls for votes. he didn't think so. maybe he figured there were other, better, more popular cars. as i mentioned before, i hung around for the awards, and doggone, if he didn't win a trophy after all. good on ya.
found this old chevy rat rod at fuddrucker's a couple of weeks ago. it's kind of beat to hell and back, but it was just more interesting that way. wonder if they're stopping here, or if they will continue fixing it up.
love the hood ornament (see a close up here). i like the added old coin inserted on the radiator emblem, i've seen that more than once. even better, the big engine sticking up reminds me of the little robot from wall-e, but on steriods.
on a more humorous note: soon after this shot, i packed up my gear, threw it the trunk, with plans to stop somewhere for dinner. but, as i was sliding into my seat, my back pocket caught on something, and then the entire left side of my pants got a big vertical rip in the backside, from the waistline to the top of the back thigh. i'm talking full cheekage hanging out. oh shit. there go any plans for dinner. i wear long shirts, but it would have been no help that time.
very fortunately, i have a detached garage i could drive in to at home, shut the door, change back into the pants i had worn to work, and then go back out. tried to pick up my dry cleaning, but they locked the door as i circled the lot looking for parking. guess it just wasn't my evening to be out.