Again, a very friendly crowd and a show put on by some great people. The River Valley Cruisers is a large group of locals who know where to go to get their cars painted, or they just do it themselves in that big pole barn behind the house!
The day started out great with cool weather for looking at kool cars. As the day progressed, the clouds rolled in and, darn, it started to rain. The cars fired up and all headed for home....oh, no! They did not!! I don't think one car left even with the rain coming down! What a group!
Mike's Show-N-Shine showed up with some goodies for the crowd, thanks to our friends at Hagerty Insurance. We had Hagerty bags, pens, magnets, "Don't touch my car" stickers and some fliers telling why Hagerty is the greatest insurer of classic cars. I hope all of the people got some of the freebees. Take a minute and click on my sidebar to get more information about Hagerty Insurance!
I spoke to many of the car owners and all were happy to speak to Mike's Show-N-Shine about their rides. And what kool rides they were. Last year I mentioned the awesome paint jobs. I was even more impressed this year. You know, when you go to a show, you see a few fab cars, a few "ok" cars, and some that are under construction. I would safely guess that 85-90% of the cars were fabulous! Clean, straight and standing tall!
Ok, enough of my chatter. Take a look for yourself. I hope I didn't forget to take a picture of your car. I just couldn't get all of them. Maybe next year!!
The tables were set, the volunteers ready to go, and the show was on!!
Do you think there are enough trophies to be given out? Same last year. But believe me, there were not enough to recognize all the beautiful cars here today. I never got a final count, but my guess was about 170-180 top notch cars. So if you didn't get a trophy, I hope a picture on Mike's Show-N-Shine will make you feel a little bit better. You deserved a trophy, too!
Ready for a nice long day. Bring on the baskets of food. Mugsy's would deliver to your car. They are a real, old fashioned, drive in diner. Our waitress was a nice young lady who did a great job!They were all pretty busy feeding this large crowd!
Can you believe it? You could actually get a tattoo. That young man looks a bit underage for a tattoo, mom.....OH! They are not permanent! But they looked very real!!
I believe this was a trophy winner. A real two door, no post, coupe. I bet there are very few of these around. I actually saw one more later in my walk.....
You know how they have a spot on the window sheet (the one that you have your assigned number on) that asks what is the "special" item about your car. This one just had "paint" listed. And he hit it on the head. Tremendous paint job. The striping was deep into the paint and looked so sharp. I wish I could have seen it in the sunshine.
I had to take a second look at this car. First look, well, just another black car. But, second look, a really, really, sharp!! car!! What a paint job. Another one of those "Newaygo" paint jobs. Now, don't tell me, it was painted in another city. Underside was as clean as the top. Needed some mirrors underneath and maybe a slight tilt to the side to show it off better.
Another trophy winner. Again, paint so well done that it looked an inch deep. Great job guys
Set on a side street, this great '55 should have been in the main show area. Nicely done, paint clean and special, under the hood, well, see for yourself!
Not only was this Fairlane a block long, the color was just as well done as the length was, well, lengthy!
Very nice 442. I run out of things to say about the quality of the paint and the efforts of the owners to make their cars so pristine. You succeeded here.
There were a lot of Ford Model "A" cars at this show. I can't put a finger on which one is the nicest, so congrats to all of you Model "A" drivers. Great cars, one and all.
Great paint, great engine, great car. Thanks for bringing her today! Or him, if you please....
Not too many of these Studebakers made it through the 70's and 80's. I am glad they did. I once had a '55 Studebaker President Speedster. I am sure the owner loves this car as much as I loved mine. It is probably the reason I love classic cars to this day.
Plenty of early Mustangs here today. The GT body style seems to be popular with the Mustang crowd. I got a few pics but there were so many, I just couldn't get them all. But they all were looking great and standing tall. The two blue ones sitting side by side got my attention, but not the camera shot. But, rest assured, I loved the cars.
Early 50's Chevy, like a 53? Like new paint, interior and the owner enjoys the ride, I bet! Nice car!
Up here in Newaygo Country, a 4x4 is a necessity. Well, this is a "show" 4x4. Hope he doesn't take it for a ride on the two tracks. Nice job getting this thing looking so sharp!Next post will be about a car that really caught my eye. The entire post will be on this "special" car, so don't miss it! Since this was a big show, I will be doing multiple posts until I get through all the wonderful pictures of the show cars present.
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