firelake car show June 2009

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The front line was for original pre-'49 cars.
There were not a lot of
these cars, in contrast
to a big crowd of street
rods. 		a
My '31 Ford Model A
Town Sedan (photo by
Pete Rodriguez)		 b
A nice '30 A coupe with
rumble seat. The owner had just recently bought
it, and plans to attend
to some details that
need work.		 c
Carrying the Studebaker
banner was this coupe ...		 d
and this pickup. e
It appears nice old VW
Bugs are prodiguous trophy winners ...		 f
But I like the looks of a
Karmann-Ghia		 f
Wow, deja vu! A '50 Merc that looks just like
the car I had in high school
next to a turquoise and
white '57 Chevy hardtop
like I had in college.
(OK, to be technical, my
hardtop was a four-door.)		 g
Yep, the flathead V-8 in
that Mercury looks just like I remember, odd-
looking carburetor
and all.		 h
I talked to the guy who owns this fine '30 Chevy.
He said it was in sad
shape when he got it a
year ago. He and his
son accomplished a lot in
time for the show.		 i
Not your average pickup. j
This artwork is on what kind of car?
A Dodge Dart, of
course.		 k
You know, I don't recall the Slant-Six engine in
the Dart I once had ever
looking this sexy. 		l
A '40 Chevy, mildly and
tastefully customized.		 m
Red never looked this good
sixty years ago.		 n
If I recall correctly, this Ford is a '48. o
The Buick Grand National
was one of the finest muscle
cars of that era. Very fast.		 p
Nevertheless, the federally-mandated "55"
speedometer was the
only kind then.		 q
No car show can have too
many Camaros with big
racing stripes.		 r
I still do not understand
these doors.		 t
The owner of this custom
job thought it'd be cool to
have "Pontiac" on the middle of the hood.
The longitudinal middle,
that is.		 u
Flower child: Blossoms on
the bag, the tag, and--look
carefully--in the "o" on the
tailgate.		 v
Here's a big, fancy wheel v
And another ... w
And another ... x
And another ... y
And yet another! Gosh,
those big wheels and
utltra-low profile tires
must make a car ride like
a Roman ox cart. Can
you actually get any air
in those tires?		 y
Now for something you
don't see every day: a
Rolls-Royce street rod!		 aa
The sign on the windshield
says this contraption is a
'28 Mercedes. No, it
isn't.		 bb
Just how does the driver
see what's ahead? That
isn't a windshild, it's a
gun slit.		 cc
This street rod started life
as a Model T.		 dd
Pure, classic hot rod. My
favorite.		 ee
And that was the Firelake
car show.
Oh, one more thing:
my car won first place
in its class!
Congratulations, car.		 ff