Thread: Went to a car show today, lotsa pictures.

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Thanks for the nice words guys.

Pat, you are right, that Caddy was HUGE!! We forget how big these things were until you see them up close again. I had a '59 Caddy four door hardtop in about 1968. I bought it for $ 400 for a winter driver so I could park my GTO until Spring, and it was mint. For some reason I stopped using it (I think the fact I couldn't get a date to go out with me in it entered into the decision ) and a junkman came one day and I sold it for something like $ 25.00. When I came home from work that night he had chopped it into a zillion pieces in my carport with an axe! Then he came the next day and hauled the pieces away. I still don't know how he did that one.

Steve, what ever inspired you to come aboard here was a good thing. You have always been one of the most active, nicest guys on here. Glad to hear I had some little part in that happening. As for the trophy in the passenger seat, that is exactly where it rode. It isn't the biggest one ever, but I feel pretty good about it nonetheless. One time I went to a show with my '27 and somehow won a trophy that time too. It was the biggest darned thing I have ever seen, kinda Grand National Roadster Show size, almost. They must have gotten a good deal on them because all the trophies they handed out that day were big. I rode home with it in the passenger seat of my '27 and it stuck way above my rollbar. People must have thought I was showing off or something, riding around with my trophy.

dmw56, yeah, like I mentioned I don't know one newer car from another, they just aren't of any interest to me. I do think those Mustangs are a new Ford creation, or maybe like you said, Roush. Looks like they are getting 427 cubes out of some new motor.

Brad, hope to see you this year at Daytona. Stick around a little longer this time, they actually rent rooms for the night in that town! You probably won't be seeing Dan's car this year, he has taken on managing another property, and is working 15 hour days right now, so between that and me going back to work full time we only have weekends to work on it. But he is ok with that and realizes taking his time will let it end up much better in the long run.

Don

Thanks for the pix Don.....that was enjoyable.

The last pix of the frame is kick-ass.

Paul

Great pics Don and congrats on the trophies!!.....What kind of car was the silver one in the background to the left? Looks like a Vette and a model T matted!!

Thanks guys. Yeah Paul, he is getting down to the short strokes on the frame. Won't be much longer now...................I hope. Big question is, how is your car coming? Have you gotten any more done on it since I was up there?

T42, I have NO idea what that car was, and I looked it over pretty well. He was busy talking to some other people and I couldn't ask him. Best guess is that it is some company's kit body and he put it on some chassis. Beyond that, I haven't a clue.

Don