Car Show in Town

         A car show was held in Sherman today and some of the cars entered were cars that I have featured in previous posts, so I may skip some of them to display some of the ones I have not seen.
The voting was conducted by everyone in attendance and I now see a gigantic flaw in this kind of decision-making. Some of the voters went for shine and chrome and not for the hard work of restoring some of these vintage beauties.. See if you don't agree.

    Case in point !  This is a 1937 Chevrolet coupe...It now features a 350 cubic inch Chevy V8 replacing the 216 cubic inch straight six cylinder engine that came from the factory.

   To say this was a tight fit might be the understatement of the year. I figure the engine went in before the fenders and front grille were installed since room was at a premium in this beauty.

    The interior has no rolled and pleated treatment, nor button and tuck, but a simple and clean interior of black Naugahyde. It does not overpower the custom dashboard and glove box. The Chevy has a four-speed transmission, and note the starter/ignition on the far left of the dash. In 1937 the starter was a knob on the floor just to the right of the accelerator pedal.
   They gave plaques and trophies to the top six cars and this car did not place in the winning. I find that completely unbelievable. This was a super entry and I understand the owner leaving a very unhappy individual. I would have been the same way.

    Another car that did NOT finish in the top six was this 1933 Plymouth 5-window coupe. The car was immaculate in its presentation and was flawless. I apologized to the owner for the ignorance of the voters in not recognizing a great and clean example of hot rodding. This kind of voting made the hanging chad of Florida in 2004 pale in comparison.

     The Plymouth is powered by a Chevy V-8 and under the hood  was as clean as the outside. The car is for sale as the owner has another project already underway back home.

      The interior of the Plymouth was done in a mauve color and really looked good against the purple exterior. That is a towel on the floorboard to keep it clean as possible until just before the judging took place. Great looking car...but not even in the top six.

      Another car that did not finish among the winners was this 1930 Ford Model A coupe... but that is because the owner did not enter it in the contest. He just wanted to allow fellow car enthusiast to see where all his hard work has gone.

      The flathead V8 came out of a 1952 Ford and has been bored 100 thousands of an inch. The Offenhauser heads and 3 two-barrel carburetors give this old girl plenty of pep. The fabric covered top also has a sunroof to provide an abundance of fresh air while cruising in this great ride.

    Inside the Model A is as beautiful as the outside. Check all the custom woodwork on the dash, console, and window treatments. The radio/CD player above the windshield is also a nice touch. I especially liked the rear opera window. A great example of fine detail put into a car that garnered a lot of attention.

       This is a 1923 Ford T-Bucket roadster... and it was one of the winners today. The wishbone front-end was completely chromed and the paint job was out of sight.

     This is a close-up look at the radiator cowling to display the paint job. It was like this all over and featured flames down the side of the car.

      The roadster is not only blown and injected, but also features nitros-oxide. I'm not so sure I would have mounted the tank on the wheelie bars, but to each their own taste.

       1960 Chevrolet Corvette and this is another car that finished among the winners,..but other than being a clean example of that model year, what is so outstanding? The 1960 was the first Corvette to have dual headlights and other than that was almost a reproduction of the 1959 Vette.

      1957 Chevrolet Bel-Air Convertible... This was one of the iconic cars from Chevy over the years and helped usher in the year of the tail fins.

      1969 Chevrolet Camaro... This one featuring a 396 big block engine. Super clean Camaro and showed a lot of attention to detail. There was an abundance of Camaro and Mustang cars in the show and I am sorry I can't feature them all. It was a good show and the weather cooperated with sunny skies and temperatures in the 80 degree range. Thanks to all the exhibitors and the crowd that turned out to see them.