Vintage cars from a car show this summer

[rickr]

I go to several vintage car shows during the Summer with my friend Tim. He has a 1961 Olds Cutlass and I have a 1961 Olds Super 88. We parked those two cars next to each other at the Muddy River Run car show at the fair ground in Indiana. It is an informal vintage car show,and all proceeds go to charity.
Here are a few photos from that show.

 

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Tim with my Olds. He did the body and paintwork to this car a few years ago, and did a great job! He also paints my vintage appliances. What a good friend to have! Our tent is in the background. It was a good thing to have that day,as it rained twice.

 

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And Tims Cutlass,which he painted years ago and still has not found the replacement belt moulding for.

 

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1956 Oldsmobile! Loved the colors!

 

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Rear of 56 Olds

 

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1959 Buick convertible!

 

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Look out!! It will BITE!! Front view of the 59 Buick

My Aunt had one of these when I was a kid. Us kids were afraid to get the bikes out of the garage when it was in there!

I called it the "Mean Machine"

 

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1951 Ford!

 

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1957 Oldsmobile.
This was a "fifty footer" The closer you got the worse it looked! Sanding marks all over the place (with black paint yet??) and it was so wavy I almost got sea sick looking at it. Still was great to see the "other" 57's.

 

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Speaking of 57's. Here is the most original 1957 Chevy I have seen in many years! We usually don't even look at 55-57 Chevy's as there are so many in the shows. However this one was so unusual I even had to get a photo of it.

 

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1959 Cadillac Eldorado convertible!

And I had to take a few of this one,just for Cory and Ben!

 

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And the rear!

 

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1959 Cadillac

And the dashboard!

 

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And old faithful! 1922 Dodge Brothers Business coupe. This car was part of our group,and was the oldest car at this show. I really like to inspect this old car,as it is made of very heavy gauge metal,built like a tank,and is all original!

 

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And this got caught in the rain with it's top- down.... 1963 Plymouth convertible.

 

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And we got some traffic,in spite of the rain...

 

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Vintage cars are always a great way to "meet the boyz" too! (which is just perfect for me!!)

 

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Other times your busy taking pictures.

 

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Oops! I almost forgot! A very nice 1958 Chevy with rare factory air conditioning!

This model and year were the first car I ever owned!

 

[drmitch]

Car Shows

Nice photos Rick! I went to one car show at our town festival and won first place with my Riv, But I was the only one in that class! Ha! They had 75 trophies and only 35 cars so everybody got a trophie! Heres a nice 68 Camaro SS 396. I sold the guy an original walnut steering wheel for it.

 

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The engine compartment. All bussiness!

 

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Interior, Deluxe houndstooth seats, moulded door panels and walnut trim. A well optioned SS.

 

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Nice Camero Don!
We won for *something* on my Olds this summer too. Tim went up to get the prize and it was a bunch of car stuff that mostly we did not even want or need. I gave most of the stuff away at the show. We kept a nice fender cover,a set of three vice grip pliers,and the car soap and tire dressing. The shows are just somthing fun to do for us anyway.

 

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Nice rides!

I love going to car shows in hopes of seeing cars like that. Around here it is Mustangs and Camaros, and not the older classics. I love the 60's cars the most! Thanks for posting those, nice to see some classic, powerful Olds being preserved. Someday I will get around to getting my Impala back up and running, I used to hit all the local shows and the Carlisle events with it.
Scott

 

[super32]

Nice pixs of cars! I love going to cars shows. I almost busted a zipper looking at the 59' caddy! lol

rickr- do you ever get to any of the car shows in Aurora, Lawrenceburg, or Rising Sun?

Scott

 

[frontaloadotmy]

'58 & '59

Rickr was your 58 Chev a Ba or an I? I love all of the Chevy
2/3 rear light styles, even the rectangular horizontals or
verticals but more so the rounds. What was the 59 Buick;
Electra, Invicta, or Lesabre? I think 59 was the last year
they had the starter engaging accelerator pedal. I loved those!!

 

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My 58 Chevy Belair

Which had a 348 engine,and we replaced with a 409 engine. don't know what model the "mean machine" 59 Buick was. I do recall the step on gas starter in the 59 Buick.

I always go to the big ACD Festival in Auburn,the James Dean Festival sometimes,Muddy River Run(which is the most fun BTW) and usually a couple of smaller shows in MIand or OH. Have not heard of those others. Are they good shows?
Scott,
Where is Bright Indiana?BTW I have never heard of it. I am in Fort Wayne.

 

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My 62 Grand Prix

My sister owns this car now. I am going to sell it on ebay next year for her.

 

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bright

rickr

Bright is actually in Lawrenceburg. Lawrenceburg is in the S.E. corner where Ohio, kentucky and Indiana meet. Right outside of Cincinnati Ohio. The car shows here are usally good. The one in Rising Sun being my favorite.

Scott

 

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Heaven

Rick, you have owned an awesome aray of automobiles! I'm a big fan of '62 Poncho's, and the 62 GP is a personal fav. Loved the photos you shared, have a soft spot in my heart for any Olds, and I really liked the 59 Buick and the Caddy. You have a very nice taste in cars!

Ben