On Saturday, August 8th, a classic car show was held in the bandshell parking lot in Forest Park. The event was organized and sponsored by Crossbay Cruisers to benefit the Glendale Volunteer Ambulance Corps. Beginning early that morning, cars began arriving and the car owners, many of them old friends, began meeting and greeting one another. For the spectators, this was a car show -- but for the participants, this was a party. Here is our video coverage of the event:
There were over a hundred cars on display -- and all of them beautiful. We took our time wandering about the parking lot, checking them out. It was a beautiful day, a great day to be in the park. The first thing that strikes you about the classic cars is the gorgeous and vivid colors the automobile companies used to produce.
Here's the interior of a 1956 Oldsmobile. Now that's a dashboard! When I was young, my Dad had a 1962 Oldsmobile and the interior was similar to this. The cars today can't touch the design of the old cars -- they don't even seem to try.
Check out this pair of old beauties. You can almost picture Bonnie & Clyde riding off in one of these, can't you?
These cars, in particular, had much smaller interiors. Which explains why they needed the rumble seat for extra passengers (the Plymouth, below right). The car at left is a 1938 Packard and it had a genuine 1939 World's Fair license plate! A few more beauties. We don't know enough about cars to identify the make and model of each. This one was one of our favorites. Today's automakers should take a cue from these cars when designing new ones. I doubt my Toyota Camry is going to be starring in any car shows 50 years from now. A lot of the car owners brought their own chairs and umbrellas and they needed it. It was a lovely day but the sun was a little strong. We drained a couple of cold bottles of water. And with the benches by the bandshell nearby, we had a perfect shady picnic spot (we'd stopped off at Manor Deli beforehand). How would you like to take a ride in the taxi below? And from a car you'd need a ladder to get into we move to a low-rider. I really loved the shade of purple on this car. There were a number of painted cars there -- this one, at left, had a fantasy theme. And check out the doors on the car at right. Another old classic. I'm real partial to the old red cars. A few more real oldies. These have to be worth a fortune. A tremendous amount of work has to go into keeping these cars looking like this. Just keeping the engines clean has to be a full-time endeavor. But I imagine the payoff comes when you get to drive it out in the open. And, of course, a car show would not be complete without awards and trophies. And if you were fortunate enough to win a trophy, you might be able to add it to your collection and put them on display. Update: You want more? Here's a video made by Woodhaven's Premier Video Blogger, Bobby "Flash" Gennaro:
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