2008 Holland Car Show

Here are the last, but not the least, of the shots from the 2008 Holland Car Show.
I would like to point out that this show was presented as a joint venture of the Lakeshore Corvette Club and the Vintage Car Club of Holland. It was hosted by the Lakeshore Corvette Club. My thanks to the president of LCCH, Rick George, for that information. Rick and Deb, I hope to see you at some other West Michigan car shows! Feel free to stop by our Mustang. We will be in Jamestown at the Searchlight Ministries Fred Koning Memorial ClassicCar Show tonight, Friday the 13th. Zeeland will probably be next, unless we can pull it together for the Tony Betten & Sons Ford dealership on Plainfield.



What a row of Hot Rods. These were all 100 point cars as far as I am concerned. I am sure a number of them won trophys. I wonder what that is like....




This sharp 2000 Corvette belongs to Kim. I liked what he did to the arm rest. Blending the yellow and black leather adds something unusual to this car. Nice job, Kim.






When I was a kid, I used to see one of these, in white, running around Muskegon, MI. on occassion. I remember well thinking, man, this is something special. Bill brought this car today, a 1955 Corvette Roadster. This is a unique car in that it has never been restored, has over 92,000 (careful) miles on it, and Bill has owned it for over 30 years. This is #483 of 700 made, has a 265 V-8, 12 volt system, and produces 195 HP at 5000 rpm! Dual exhaust, Hi lift cam, and 3 speed stick shift. Thanks for sharing that information, Bill. Hope to see you again. By the way, that is yours truly in the driver's seat! Thanks again, Bill!!





Clark brought his one owner, 1976 Pontiac Firebird to the show. It has the 400cid engine and looks sharp. Clark, is it true this car can get 30mpg? I heard that somewhere...



This is a 1939 International Fire Truck, with a D-30 body and a 232 engine. Don, I would like to have added some more info. If you write me, I will add whatever extra information you would like about this wonderful fire truck.








"We did it" was what Allan wrote in the "special features" section. And "did it" they did. Clean, straight and ready to rumble, this 1964 Dodge Polara 500 with a 470cid engine, showed so well. Thanks for bringing it to the show, Allan!




I thought this was a nice touch, the gull winged doors, on this 2000 (?) Mustang. It was loaded with features, but I didn't get a shot of the window tag to give credit to the owner. So, if this is yours, please write me and I will update the shot with some good information.






I am taking a shot at this one. I was not going to publish the pictures since, again, I didn't get the information about it. I believe it is a 1946 Chevy Coupe.
Again, if I am wrong, please write! Help!!





What I liked about this sharp Plymouth GTX was the book of restoration that was there to look at. This car was a basket case! Look at the picture! They had to cut away the entire rear quarter panel and replace the sheet metal. If you look closely, you will see a perfect looking car! Is it yours? Let me know!





This 1929 Ford Model A Town Sedan belongs to Steve. I am ending this post of the 2008 Holland Car Show with these shots of one of my favorite cars of all time. I just love the Model A. Someday maybe I will own one again. This car listed a "Keri-Keen Karrier Trunk" as a feature. Pretty nice!

If you have anything to add to a picture, please write. If you would like to leave a comment, please do! Simply click on the comment button below. Mike

Garmin. Have You Tried GPS? Have You Tried Garmin?

Folks, I received my new Garmin just a few days ago. I ordered it on-line from Meijer Inc. at a very good price. It is a Garmin StreetPilot c340 and it is a blast!

I have been looking for a good price on a GPS for about a year. When I first saw one, they ran about $300 to $800 for an average priced GPS. While looking on the Meijer Website, I ran across a very affordable price of $143.99 for the c340 that usually sells for $399. And free shipping! That is a savings of over $250! Now, before you write me, I know that this was a discontinued model. But remember, the "shelf life" on most electronics is six to twelve months before it is either discontinued or replaced with an upgraded and up-priced model.

Back to the Garmin c340. Take it out of the box, put the mount on it, stick it to the windshield and you are ready to go! It is truly that simple! I do think they should have a warning on it to make sure you put it into the car before trying it out. Mine would not connect to the satellite from inside the house the first time. Now I can bring it back in and load up all of the addresses that I will be visiting that day for my job, all over town. Then just click on the preloaded addresses and I am off and driving. Clear display, bright colors, easy to follow! Touch screen for easy use. Many selections in the menu make it so fast and easy.

The voice is easy to listen to, although she does sound upset with me if I go a different direction than what she told me to! She seems a bit stern when I make her "redirect" her planned route. But the truth is, it is done quickly and effortlessly. There are always two ways to go around here to get to your destination. So if you take a right when she says go straight, she will recalculate the destination using your direction traveled and do it within a few seconds!


Did I say I love my Garmin?


If you would like more information on the Garmin, go to their website, or visit Meijer on their website and take a look. Meijer even has a "buy two" deal for about $288 for both. A package, one for you and one for the missus!

I bet you think they paid me a bunch for writing this post. Nope! I am just so exited to have this Garmin that I had to tell everyone to take a look. Don't wait long! They won't last at this price and then you will have to pay more for the "new" model.

For you classic car buffs, all you need is a "cigarette" plug to help charge the batteries. If you don't have a smokers model, it should still have the plug-in.
It is sure going to help me around the state this summer so I don't get lost finding the next car show!

Jamestown Fire Department Mack Truck Giveaway

It's close! Take a look at the counter on the right side of this post. Less than a week to go before our kick-off this summer with the LCCC Road Rally! We have a full house with ten cars scheduled to go on the rally this year.

















Anyway, since I will have no new pictures until after the rally, I have decided to have a contest. Yup! You will have the opportunity to win BIG! This is a way for me to say "thanks" to all of you who have followed my blog during the lean times and, hopefully, get you all back to see the photos of the cars in the garage we will be touring prior to taking off for the rally. I guarantee that you will be excited to see these very unusual and rare, did I say RARE, automobiles. I have toured this garage in the past (with no camera! Ugh!) and know what I will see again.

So, take a minute to come aboard and you may win this 1/30th scale die cast 1929 Mack Firetruck bank, made by Ertl, presented by the Jamestown Michigan Fire Department. A great collectible to display with pride in your shop or home.

Here are the rules.

Visit this site (you are there!) and leave a comment telling me the year and make of the first car you owned. For a second chance at the drawing, put a link on your blog to my blog. Be sure to tell me that you did this so I can count you twice. In either event, make sure I have an email address so I can respond and tell you that you are a winner! For you non-bloggers, enter your email address to the right of this post to receive a notification each time I post a new blog and you will also get that second chance to win. This feature is supported by FeedBlitz.

Hey, how simple is that? Friends, relatives, car club members, you are all eligible to vote. Drawing will be held the Monday (04/28/2008) after the rally. When you come in to see who won, you will be able to view my pictures of the garage tour. So watch for the "LCCC Rally" posting!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I have been receiving entries with no email addresses. I cannot contact anyone to tell you that you have won unless you give me an email address. You will be disqualified if I can't contact you!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Hosted by:
Online-Sweepstakes
Bloggy Giveaways , and
Contest Girl