Perkins Car Show
September 27, 2008
I was one of and maybe the last to enter. There's my Lark, at the very end of the row.
Rodders are very inventive. The owner of this car apparently found a way to burn home-made ethanol.
The guy reflected in the headlight--with the hat, flag and camera--is me.
With competition like this, I knew I would not be taking home a trophy.
Wait long enough, and everything becomes collectible.
Sanford and Son? Seems like I've heard of them.
Studebaker was always short of money, so they had to be do more with less. This '55 President has
the same basic body (not the similarity of shapes of frong and rear doors) as my '60 Lark.
A stud hauler? Lumber or animals? Oh, a Stude hauler. Owned by a fellow member of the SDC.
Lots of bling. Better wear sunglasses.
Chrysler continued to use the "Dodge Brothers" name into the 30's. Now, about
that logo: were John and Horace Dodge Jewish? No. And they never explained
how they came to select that logo.
My neighbor had a Barracuda (not nearly as nice as this one) stored in his back yard for years.
A unrestored car in great condition.
The sign says it's all original.
Another great Olds.
Some people are really into tricked-out pickups. A matter of taste, I guess.
Shelby Cobra. Fast and noisy.
Raymond Loewy's classic Starlite Coupe; still beautiful after more than half a century.
A Studebaker enthusiast.
When I was in high school, seems like every issue of Rod & Custom showed a car like this Merc.
Oops!
The "Crude Stude" was entered in the "unfinished project" category.
This car's custom touches had a "Native American" theme. Note the unusual hood-prop poles.
You gotta have a matching trailer!
That is one powerful Coke box!
Yet another fine Olds.
The inside's nice too. Oldsmobile used the "two pods" dash theme for years.
Olds' "Rocket V8" was a bragging point for decades. There was hell to pay when owners learned
in the 80's that GM had started putting Chevy engines in some Oldsmobiles.
It's been rode hard and put up wet, er, I mean, rusty.
Swamp box air conditioning! No, it didn't work all that great.
From right to left: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
And another nice Oldsmobile. They did flamboyance well.
The Pontiac and the Chevy used the same body shell (note rooflines) but nobody would mistake one
for the other. Different engines, transmissions, etc., too in those days.
All original, and very nice.
The classic "James Dean Mercury," subtly--and masterfully--chopped.
Like I said, you gotta have a matching trailer.
A Mustang's trunk might best be called the "spare tire compartment."
A sharp supercharged '57, but the '56 Golden Hawk with a big Packard engine, is more memorable.
An Edsel pickup? No, it's a Ford Ranchero with an Edsel front clipl
And Edsel dash.
I repeat, you gotta have a matching trailer!
Now for something completely different: a Super 7 race car.
The fellow with his head under the hood is the owner of this Chevy. He bought it new in '54 and
finally has decided to sell it.
A nice old car.
His asking price: $25,000. He'll need a lot of luck to get it.
My car drew large crowds of enthralled spectators.
And now, a final word:
Remember, honesty is the best policy.
