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Car show Monday! (Pic heavy) (Original Post) Archae Jun 2014 OP
Oh...I thought it said CAT show..... BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #1
That funny looking Chevy pick-up is a Corvair! Archae Jun 2014 #3
well all I know is, BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2014 #5
Me too! Sanity Claws Jun 2014 #8
Beautiful Cars IrishEyes Jun 2014 #2
My best guesses catnhatnh Jun 2014 #7
Nice! shenmue Jun 2014 #4
What year is the red Caddy convertible? csziggy Jun 2014 #6
There was one car there that really stood out... Archae Jun 2014 #14
love the corvair rampside pickup tk2kewl Jun 2014 #9
The owner replaced the "hood" with a big sheet of thick plastic... Archae Jun 2014 #10
All photos after the first one are irrelevant. Throd Jun 2014 #11
I owned a 1971 Gremlin... Archae Jun 2014 #12
I knew a guy that would stick the same Ford 390 into unsuspecting Gremlins Throd Jun 2014 #13

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
1. Oh...I thought it said CAT show.....
Mon Jun 9, 2014, 07:50 PM
Jun 2014
Oh well, I'll be on my way now.


But the olllld Ford pick-up and funny looking Chevy pick-up are cute!

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)
7. My best guesses
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:17 AM
Jun 2014

67 Chevelle
68 Camaro
68 Mustang
73 Pinto
? Triumph TR6
? Triumph TR4
70 Plmouth Sattelite
74 Nova
62-64 Corvair
56 Chevy
57 Chevy
? Chevy wagon
70 Caddy
61 Ford F-100
57 Fairlane
72 Beatle
? Corvette

Nice photos!

csziggy

(34,135 posts)
6. What year is the red Caddy convertible?
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 12:51 AM
Jun 2014

The front reminds me a little of my Mom's Caddy. Hers is a 1977 four door Sedan deVille powder blue with a white vinyl top, not convertible. It's got about 40,000 miles on it (maybe less) and is in great shape. The worst part about it is it's hardly ever driven anymore and it suffers from sitting. It's the only car Mom ever bought brand new and she will keep it as long as she lives. Since Dad passed away every couple of weeks my BIL starts it and takes Mom for a spin. People wave them down and offer to buy it, but she's not interested in selling it.

Archae

(46,314 posts)
14. There was one car there that really stood out...
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:36 PM
Jun 2014

Not the Caddy, but a 1934 limousine.
(Picture didn't turn out too well.)

The car had this winged figure on the radiator cap.
But I'd look at that car, and I'd ask my friend standing with me, "You know who I see in the back seat of that car?"

"Hitler?"

"No."

"Al Capone."

'Yeah."

I have no idea if that car was a gangster's, or bootlegger's car, or just a rich guy's car.

Archae

(46,314 posts)
10. The owner replaced the "hood" with a big sheet of thick plastic...
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 05:08 PM
Jun 2014

So he can watch the engine while it's running.

Archae

(46,314 posts)
12. I owned a 1971 Gremlin...
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:04 PM
Jun 2014

Easiest car in the world to work on, (straight 6,) and ran beautifully.

Throd

(7,208 posts)
13. I knew a guy that would stick the same Ford 390 into unsuspecting Gremlins
Tue Jun 10, 2014, 10:14 PM
Jun 2014

Apparently they fit rather easily. He would buy a clapped-out Gremlin for 200 bucks (this was 1985, mind you) and torture it until the body twisted up so much it wouldn't drive straight and then he would get a new one. Running over shopping carts and mailboxes didn't contribute to the longevity of the poor Gremlins.

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