We had no idea there was a car show this weekend but it turns out the River Cruizer’s Car Club was having their annual event. It is a charity event and admission is $2. Hundreds of cars….old ones, just like us!
Eric went outside this morning to check the inline fuse on the front jacks and it’s really windy and as his hair keeps getting longer he created this look. Turns out it was a blown fuse which is a good thing. Not the switch or the motor so it’s an easy fix.
I walked down to the street to watch the car parade but it really wasn’t a parade. Nobody on the street and nothing blocked off so the cars just travelled down one lane.
I managed to get a few pictures.
After lunch Eric and I walked across the street to have a look.
There really were 100’s of cars and even though Eric and I aren’t car buffs we really enjoyed the event.
Not sure what this was but it was tiny.
This 1968 Dodge was original except for a new paint job and upholstery. Bought in 1968 and used by the family as a farm truck and only has about 60,000 miles on it.
Lots of color on these old cars.
Wouldn’t that be fun to race around in!
Some cars like the one below are really rare.
Eric knows a fair bit about the old cars that were around when he was young. I on the other hand know very little.
A Willys car. They used to make dragsters out these and race them at Mission B.C. in the old days.
Fins….hmmm….didn’t like them then and….don’t like them now. Nice car though.
Look at that Woody…really well done.
I don’t know what this car is but….it’s my favorite. I’d have no problem running around in this. Well..if I lived somewhere that it didn’t rain all the time! Definitely a dry climate car.
This one looks like it was out of “Roger Rabbit” or something.
Lots of neat old trucks.
This is a Jeepster and they didn’t make it very long. Eric says it’s because it’s so ugly.
Look at the little trailer behind this one.
I think my Dad had a station wagon just like the one on the left.
A real beauty.
These could be in a gangster movie!
Corvette anyone?
The engines were so clean you could eat off them.
In this climate nothing rusts. At home where it rains all the time and there’s so much salt on the road in the winter everything gets destroyed.
Lots and lots of 55 and 56 Chevys.
Couldn’t you see Eric driving around in this! He really liked it because it hadn’t been chopped.
Lots of information on the cars and way too much to take in. You’d need a couple of days to really enjoy them all.
Did I mention that the engines were really clean?
This very loud monstrosity came rumbling in….it looked like it had rocket fuel on the back! Apparently a Rat Rod with a blower on it.
I think the flames make it go faster. That’s pretty much the same yellow as our new little Jeep.
Not sure why it has a Coca Cola trailer.
I mucked up on this picture because I could only get it shooting into the sun and I couldn’t see but it’s so cool I put it on the blog anyway.
The Riverside Casino had cleared one huge parking lot for the car show which really isn’t a big deal at this time of the year. Not a lot of people around.
We’ve been up to Seligman a few times and hope to go this time if the wind ever dies down.
It doesn’t look like this one even has a top.
A very pleasant afternoon enjoying a walk down memory lane. I bet you can guess the age of most of the people there!
We must have been here around the same time a number of years ago. I recognize the car lot and there were lots of old collectibles there then also.
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