We have moved on from the Pinal Co. Fairgrounds and are currently in Gila Bend, AZ, on our way to Quartsite for the big RV and rock show.
Here are some photos of the cars in the car show over the weekend. Here I am admiring the 1954 Buick Special 2dr HT just like the one I had, only mine was maroon and white. Sure brought back memories. This was the first year for the vertical valve V8. The special had the 150hp version and the century and others had the 200 hp engine. The special would get off the line quite well.
The other cars were all very nice. Some were still in primer, but they were looking good and ready for color. There were 3 or 4 bucket T's with beautiful chrome engines, one with a tri-power intake all chromed up. Many were in original condition and others had minor modifications and/or custom touches. The only thing I found incorrect
with the 54 Buick was the headlight bezels had been painted red instead of being chrome, but otherwise it looked pretty stock. There were a few Corvettes and Thunderbirds as well as several 3 and 5 window Fords.
There were several special interest vehicles there as well. I will show you photos of them as time goes on.
I did see an interesting thing today. We were getting fuel for the motor home and I heard a Harley fire up. It was a 3 wheel Harley with packs on behind the queen seat and an extension on the back with a trunk on it. The trunk only cleared the ground by about 6 inches. As they left, I noticed a white curly haired dog laying across the guys lap with his hind feet hanging off on one side and I assume the head hanging off the other. They were really loaded and ready to hit the road. We were at the edge of Casa Grande and they headed west toward Yuma, maybe they were going to Quartzite for the action. What a site.