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.
