Sunday, June 30, 2013

"Texas Dream Cruise" car show

Yesterday's intense heat and humidity didn't keep me or about a thousand other people away from a new car show in town, the Texas Dream Cruise.  They did a great job of advance publicity and had a good turnout of interesting cars, but otherwise they were obvious amateurs....ex: no marque organization, and worst of all, no vendors selling water.  (Or if they were there they were stuck off in some corner where nobody could find them.)  Luckily I took my own.  The Frisco FD was there hauling people like crazy on their little golf cart/ambulance rigs.  They'll figure it out.

Now, for the cars....





There seem to be a lot of British classics in North Texas, which suits me just fine.  This MGA was especially nice.


My kind of Christmas ornaments!


While it's not British Racing Green, this TR6 works just fine for me.  Except for the Gubment Baby Buggy Bumpers.


This Austin Healey Bug Eye Sprite wasn't the most authentically restored, but it definitely had the sweetest sounding engine.  And the owner of this fixed up this one....


....an early MGB for his daughter.  Lucky girl!  (Or is it an early MG Midget?)


A Jaguar XKE Coupe.  Doesn't it look like that hood just goes on forever?  And it's not a camera angle trick.  It really does.


The Italians had a substantial presence, too.  Here's a nice Fiat 124, complete with that gubment mandated locomotive-cattle-catcher front bumper hanging out there.  Ugh!


This Alfa Romeo Giulia GT makes all the area shows, but I'm impressed enough with it I'll offer it to you once again.


While conventional wisdom says Ferrari's should be red, I must admit sometimes they look good in Screaming Yellow, too.


Of course I found a Fiat 500.  ;)


A Fiat X19....with that darn bumper again!

How about something weird and wacky?


I love these little oddball micro cars.  This is an absolutely showroom perfect BMW Isetta 300.


Yep, that's all there is.


0 to 60 in....umm....NEVER!


How cool is this Ford Woody?


And it gets better....




There were lots of hot rods there, too.  This was probably my favorite.


Yikes!  Somebody paid money for this kit?  *gag*


Here's something you don't see every day, complete with matching fuzzy dice.  Exactly what color would you call that?  


"My udder car is a '57 Cheevy!"  :)


A Chevrolet Corvair, the car that made Ralph Nader famous after he wrote "Unsafe At Any Speed".  This one looks unsafe sitting still.


This is about the closest I could find to my first cool car, a '71 Camaro.  I believe this is an RS, where mine was an SS.  It was fast....


....but not as fast as this Sebring Daytona.  And finally....


....whatever happened to the "thrill of the chase"?  *wink*

Next Saturday....Cars and Coffee.  ;)

S



12 comments:

  1. Why do you torment me with those MGA's? You know I have a weakness to them.

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    1. Because I know you have a weakness for them. :)

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  2. My favorite is the Isetta! The midwife who helped bring me into the world drove one of those.

    Well, and my other favorite is the Fiat. Though the Ford Woody with the canned ham trailer has a certain charm, too.

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    1. I'll bet if that "canned ham" trailer was you're you'd hold your nose high in the air and in your finest Thurston Howell III voice call it a "teardrop" trailer. ;)

      And yes, that Isetta was the finest I've personally ever seen.

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  3. So many great cars. That Woody with matching trailer is an eye-popper.

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  4. I think I would have had fun looking around there. Such good looking cars.

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  5. There is a funny story (maybe even true) about a parking lot attendant who pulled the little Isetta right up to a concrete wall...right up to it... and couldn't find reverse.

    fin

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  6. That would be pepto bismal pink I do believe!

    I want an Isetta! How adorable? But I wonder if I, my lunch bag, my purse & my crochet bag would fit in there?

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