This is the biggest car show/cruise in the state of Utah. It's a 3-day event (although we just attended one day for the car show and cruise-in) and had over 1000 cars entered. There were entries from Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona, Colorado and California. Way too many to photograph and post pics of on the web. I just got some pics of some of the highlights. I wish I could have a shot (or two or three) of each car there. But I ran out of diskettes for the Mavica and the battery went flat about the same time. So I have a spare battery and next time I'll take the laptop to save and edit pics.
The show was followed up with a cruise of Main Street. We had to get a couple of disposable cameras and take some shots of the crowd, the cars and the cruisin. I'll have those pics on here soon.
The Cars
As usual, we start off with a Model T Ford. Why? Because I sort the pics by year and add them to the page in that order...and the Model Ts are usually the oldest. But this one is a little different. Its a 22 C-cab tow truck. It even had a desert water bag filled with water hanging from the radiator cap... and the American flags on the windshield posts were a nice touch on the 4th of July weekend.
Here's the more typical T bucket. Those calliope pipes really sounded nice. Loud but not obnoxious. On the other hand (and in the background) you can see a dark colored Maverick. It had a hot 302 and the young kid owner opened up the headers and kept firing it up to show off to all his buddies. Since we were right behind him, it was sort of irritating and downright rude. So I asked him politely to knock it off (well, maybe not as politely as I could have) and he shut that sucker right down.
This 27 T has a turtle back and a couple of "pouting brat" dolls that might have looked better under the wheels.
Here's a cool highboy 27 Model T touring car. I had to look a couple of times to make sure it was really a smallbock Chevy and not a V6 under the hood. It's very compact and fits very nicely.
This is a 31 Model A Victoria with a 32 grille shell. I liked the different color combination...
and the flathead Ford motor with Offenhauser heads and twin carbs.
There were lotsa Deuces (32 Fords) at the show and I was only able to get pics of a few of them. This one has very clean, simple lines and appeared to be owned by one of the hosting club's (Cache Valley Cruising Association) members.
And another. A channeled roadster with rat motor, blower and coated side pipes.
This smooth 32 Cabriolet was very low with full fenders and smallblock power.
You don't see a lot of 33 Chrysler convertible street rods. This one has chrome wire wheels.
Here are a pair of 33 Fords that could be a matched set...but I don't think they're related. This one is a roadster...
...and this one is a 3 window coupe. Both of them are very high-tech.
This 33 Ford is a little more original. Check out the 50s-style portable radio behind the seat.
Here's a 33 Willys coupe with big block power and a flip-up front end. I like this car a lot.
I thought a 58 Buick had a lotta chrome on the front end, but this 34 Hudson coupe comes awful close. It's really cool and unusual, though.
This is a replica of a 35 Auburn 810 Boattail Speedster. The advertising kinda detracts from it, though...and I couldn't find the owner to ask if I could photograph it with the sign removed.
The top on this work-in-progress 35 Ford Tudor sedan has a radical chop.
Here's another 35 Ford, this one's a "woody" wagon that's almost completely stock. (The beer tap shift knob is sorta non-original...but it's not bad.) The wood on the body is beautifully done.
This 36 Ford 5-window coupe in flat black is what the bad boys drove when I was in high school. I'd love to have this one.
Another unusual basis for a street rod, a 36 Pontiac 3-window coupe.
This 37 Chevy has the most beautiful pearl white paint. I walked around it several times just to watch the highlights change color.
Here's a tastefully done 37 Ford slopeback sedan that came in from Wyoming.
And a VERY bright 37 Chevy coupe.
You don't see too many 39 Ford Deluxe 4 door convertibles around (although almost 4000 of them were built.)
This 40 Ford Deluxe coupe is pretty bright, too.
A 40 Willys coupe with a blown big block...
...and the 41 version with aonther big block, this one's carbureted.
The couple with whom I spoke about this 41 Ford convert made it clear that the car was "hers.". The plate even reads "Karen's Cool 41."
This 42 Ford 1 1/2 ton cab-over had hay bales and crates of veggies and fruit in the bed, just as if it was being driven to market.
A very, very clean 49 Ford woody. Wouldn't that make a great surf wagon?
I love this 51 Henry J...
...and its 425ph 409 "W" motor. Not many of those used as hot rod mills.
The interior is also very well done.
Here's a classic lead sled. A 51 Merc convertible.
This 53 Studebaker Starlight coupe is tubbed, caged and blown.
Here are a couple of yellow tri-5 sedan deliveries. This one is a 55...
...and this one is a 56.
I remember when these 58 BMW Isettas were being sold new. Everybody laughed at them then, too.
The original "Flip-Top Box.". It's a 59 Ford Sunliner in the process of flipping its top.
60 Chevys always remind me of Bob Seger and his music. (From Night Moves.)
This 61 bubble-top Impala needs a couple of pieces of trim, but is otherwise immaculate.
A 63 Mercury Monterey with Breezeway back glass. The owner and his wife live near me and we're always waving to each other, although we'd never met until I saw them at the show and introduced myself.
We sat next to the guy who owns this 63 Nova (and his girlfriend.) Real nice folks. The Nova has the original 194 L6 motor and 3 speed manual transmission.
Here's our 67 Camaro RS/SS. It was a great car for the drive to and from the show...cruised at 65 mph and 2200 rpm... engine temp never got over 170 F. But Gayle and I agreed that when it's time for a new muffler (it has a Flowmaster transverse unit on it now) we're gonna put Warlocks on...just so we can uncork 'em for cruising. It's just too quiet.
The lady who was with this 67 Camaro found a convenient (if small) shady area for a nap.
Here's another 67 Camaro...
...with a supercharged smallblock (the block was painted purple) and all kinds of shiny parts under the hood.
The 67 Chevelle had a great metalflake paint job. I wish I could include a sample on the page.
Here's a Pro-Street 67 Nova...
...and a 70 Buick GSX.
This 71 Monte Carlo was done in "double black& and had a 350 motor.
A very interesting rendition of a rat rod. A 71 VW with chopped top, no fenders and brushed-on paint. Decorative. Very decorative.
I included this 74 GMC 4x4 because I'd never seen anything painted with Rhino Liner...on the exterior. Speakin of decorative....
This 74 Nova has a 68-72 front clip and fiberglass bumper.
And the owner of this 95 Z-28 offered to trade me straight across for our orange 67 Camaro. If we didn't have so many cars, I might have considered it.
The Crowd
After the car show, the main street of the town was opened up for cruising. Not just a couple of cars driving sedately out of town, but many of the show's entries participated, some with open headers, slicks, bouncing the front end up and down (even a couple of low-riders bouncing the whole car.) Anything was allowed except for racing and burnouts. But people lined the streets for about 4 miles, some with signs that said, "Crank it up" and "Honk!" and everyone was more than happy to do just that. Since the digital camera's battery was flat and I was out of disk space for pics, we stopped at a local store and got a couple of disposable cameras. Here are a few pics we took with them:
We thought there might be a few spectators out to see the cars, but we never expected anything like what we saw: Thousands of people all along the streets; at Wendy's...
...and Arby's...
...and in front of banks..
...some businesses put up small grandstands in front of their shops.
This car lots had lots of people...I wonder if they sold any cars.
The downtown area was completely packed. It was standing room only...
...even the 7-11's sidewalk was packed. It was a whole lot more than we had expected.
The Cruise
And then there were the sights along the cruise:
This Delorean was driven by a guy and lady who both had stainless steel hair to match the car.
If you can't cruise the car, cruise the rollback with the car on it.
A couple of model Ts are visiting with a couple of cops.
Looking at the long line of cars in front of us, you can see why my clutch leg got kinda tired and sore.
Here's a Shelby GT350 Mustang going by more grandstands.
And another shot showing the line of cruisers.
Finally, the most fun appeared to be had by this Camaro full of "bubble-headed bleach blondes" who just loved the attention and waved and giggled and seemed to be having the time of their life.
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