I went to an open house for my 85-year-old uncle last weekend.  Happy birthday, Jim!  It was a nice day, so we brought the '47 Ford along for the ride.  It turned into a one-car car show in my uncle's driveway, and I would say about 10 percent of party attendees came out for a look.

Car shows of all sizes are here to stay, all over the world. Here are some pictures from two of them.

These pictures are from my friend Dean in Germany.  The little sign on the big American V8 that says "Herrenloser Porsche im luftfilter gefunden" translates to "orphan Porsche found in air filter"...  which I have to believe really means "my big American gas guzzler will blow the doors off  your Porsche in a drag race."

 

 

 

 

Dean says the little pink pickup is a very rare Polish vehicle ... now equipped with a Chevy V8 engine.  I like the German license plates on all these American cars.  I like the variety as well.  These German car nuts must be dedicated, because Dean reports that the price of gas "over there" is currently $7.65 a gallon!   

Many of these "show cars" would be pretty ordinary stuff here, and some (post-1984) might even be "clunkers" on this side of the pond.  But if you like a vehicle, and it is rust-free, I say shine it up and head for a show.

One of these casual car shows has been going on all summer (Saturdays) at Canterbury Park.  The last show of this series will be this Saturday from noon to 5 p.m., and is billed as the "Classic Saturday Extravaganza".  The show is open to cars of all makes and models from any year, but please don't bring your mom's rusty minivan.

Visitors to this Saturday's show can register to win a 1966 Ford Mustang convertible and Kwik Trip gas cards.  Oh, and there might also be some horses running around somewhere as well.  You know, the kind of horsepower that isn't under the hood.

Here are a couple of pictures from a Canterbury show earlier this summer ...  and more information on this weekend's final show of the season.