The turnout was fantastic with about 1000 cars entering the show. The gates were closed around 6:30, and a great many cars were turned away as the place was full.
I went with a friend of mine and we fell over ourselves trying to figure out what to look at first. There seemed to be 2 or 3 of everything, we were like two kids in a candy store.
We arrived about 5:30 and were directed to the overflow cornfield. This absolutely mint Road Runner pulled in behind us. |
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This gorgeous Old Chevy was ahead of us on the highway coming in. It zipped along quite smartly..... we found out it has a modern V6 drive train. |
This magnificent Lincoln (1960 maybe?) sparkled in the sun. |
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I snapped this super little 54 Ford on it's way in. |
Being north of Oshawa (where the GM plant has been forever) there was a very large representation of mint old Chevrolets like this one. |
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There were a boatload of hot rods of every shape size and description. |
This is a customized Crown Victoria.... notice the glass roof is removable! |
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Another mint Chevrolet... I don't think this is the original colour! |
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I think this is an Oldsmobile..... but it had rear quarter panels from a 49 Ford! |
I forget what this was.... but it was stunning.Probably a Chevrolet. |
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Another row of hot rods... including a pickup with a tilt front end! |
This is a great old Lincoln. |
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With a flat-head V12! |
The owner was guarding it proudly! He is looking for a tool for adjusting Ford adjustable lifters! |
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There were a couple of mint Mercurys as well. |
One of the larger collectibles at the show! A real mover! |
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A totally classic looking Mercury Custom. |
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A Ford Club Coupe. 50 I think.The police car next to it has a working siren. I know cause I pulled the knob and made it work! I always wanted to do that. |
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A 1957 Dodge.... in the original colours by the look of it. |
Being out in God's country, there was a large proportion of restored pickups. This one is a Chevy.... 1960 or so... |
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A 57 Ford Hardtop Convertible, half way up! Or down.... it was stopped. |
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A early 50's torpedo back.... Pontiac I think. |
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This regal looking automobile is a Packard. |
The proud owner showed us the engine room. |
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This 40's Mercury has "Roddin Pumpkin" written on the back... I wonder why?? |
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A new one on me..... a Buick Limo complete with jump seats. |
As mint as could be.... with a modern drive train.This is the first year for factory installed turn signals.... the lever is on the right side of the wheel! |
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An honest to goodness Cord. |
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This fellow has owned this car for thirty years! |
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Flat head V8, turbo charged, Front Wheel Drive, Electric Shifting... there is nothing new under the sun. |
Another superb Mercury. |
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And yet another. |
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I just received an Email from the owner of this car (October 17, 2000) . It is a 1938 McLaughlin Buick Special built right in Oshawa, Ontario by General Motors.It has been in the man's wife's family since new, and he is now the third owner. His wife's great uncle bought it new and kept it for thirty five years! It looks like it just rolled out of the plant today! |
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This Buick was absolutely immaculate. A 52 maybe? |
Just about perfect, inside and out. |
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This has to be one of the sharpest 55 Chevs I have ever seen. |
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A giant Oldsmobile. 1960 maybe? Or 59.... |
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This Oldsmobile couldn't have been much better. A 51 or so... |
If they built a new car with these lines, I am sure it would sell at least as well as the PT cruiser! |
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One of my very favorite cars... a 53 Cadillac. |
It was the styling of these early 50's Caddys that defined the look for Cadillacs for decades. |
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This one had what appeared to be original paint, and a mint interior! |
This pickup was just about perfect as well. There wasn't the slightest flaw in the paint. |
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Here is a meticulously restored 40's Chev sedan pulling a 40's house trailer. |
He restored the wooden trailer from near derelict condition.The little girl is looking at photos of the work as it progressed. |
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Rumbling along in the rumble seat! |
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Another "everybody's favourite". |
This Mercury is missing two thingy's in the grill. |
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Another of the dozens of well built rods. |
Terrific looking Chevy Pickups were everywhere! |
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As nice as could be. |
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This is a LaSalle. |
This looks like a LaSalle as well. |
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A quadra-door convertible! |
Another Chev that just drove out of a time machine. |
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A 53 I think. |
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A pair of behemoths. A 59 and a 60 I think. |
Another car out of the time machine. |
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From about a week after they built it! |
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This might be the same 54 I snapped as it was driving in. |
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You don't see many of these preserved. |
And this one looked great! |
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The king of chrome! |
a 1958 Oldsmobile. |
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I think this was the only 50's Corvette I saw. |
The steering wheel is on the wrong side!A Jaguar race car.... it didn't corner too well in the cornfield. |
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