Local car shows
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From: Jefferson City, MO
We also have the Ozark Mountain Run in Branson Missouri, on July 21st and 22nd. That is an all Ford truck show.
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From: Angier, NC
Last weekend some from the car club I am a member of went to a cruise in at a country club.
A guy drove a 1915 model T touring 5 miles 1 way, others that showed up 59 el camino, 2 66 austin healeys 3000, 2 early mustangs, a TRV, 34 ford hot rod with a hemi, 66 malibu ss, 2 90 jags and a bunch of rice cars I did not even look at.
A all 1 make show gets boring to look at after a few min. in my book
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Come on down this weekend to Shelbyfest in Jefferson City, MO. I've got a spare room: https://shelbyfest.net/
We also have the Ozark Mountain Run in Branson Missouri, on July 21st and 22nd. That is an all Ford truck show.
We also have the Ozark Mountain Run in Branson Missouri, on July 21st and 22nd. That is an all Ford truck show.
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From: Bakersfield, CA
Old stuff has more character and is often a less valuable labor of love.
Fleet Mechanic
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Best in show? 2023 Audi/vette/Porsche/Lamborghini/bank loan. My hard work on the 48 under a shade tree in my driveway was all but ignored. The most work the went into these cars was filling the gas tank, oh, and I paid cash for my truck and every single part I bought for it.
Back on topic, John’s yellow truck is a thing of beauty, love it!!
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From: Lovely Hueytown Alabama
I admit I mainly look at trucks... not just ford.. chevy , dodge, international. You never know when you'll see a neat idea to copy. I also love the old street rods '32 duces and old sedans.... I usually walk past all the muscle car stuff except for admiring some nice paint or details in the engine room... Camaro, Corvettes, Vipers, foreign made and anything before 1990 ...go somewhere else.... maybe like the donut stop that mOROTBREATH mentioned. I guess I'm a truckist...latent of course.
Just a mention...took my wife to her first participating car show last weekend... and her first ride in the truck. She was pleasantly surprised in the truck and the show... disappointed in the food trucks though. Now she's started mentioning things we need to add to the truck and travel accessories...what have I done
thanks for the nice words, Bob
j
Just a mention...took my wife to her first participating car show last weekend... and her first ride in the truck. She was pleasantly surprised in the truck and the show... disappointed in the food trucks though. Now she's started mentioning things we need to add to the truck and travel accessories...what have I done
thanks for the nice words, Bob
j
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From: Jefferson City, MO
When I go to shows I walk past a lot of stuff. I'm not much into vehicles post 1965. I never really have seen the attraction in muscle cars. I do like unique vehicles of any kind.
Remember when PT Cruisers were going to car shows. I'm glad that fad faded. They were pretty good looking cars, but car shows..come on.
I'm always looking for Y-blocks. They are rarely seen.
Remember when PT Cruisers were going to car shows. I'm glad that fad faded. They were pretty good looking cars, but car shows..come on.
I'm always looking for Y-blocks. They are rarely seen.
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From: Kemptville, ON,
I’m pretty new to this stuff, I only bought my truck 3 years ago. I saw a FB post last year about a local car and coffee and went. Not a single vintage vehicle, not even a vehicle that the owner had worked on. They were all cars that people took out 10 year loans at rates they couldn’t afford, and burned up tires they hoped to get 40k miles out of but will kill in 5K. I hope none of those folks need to buy new shoes anytime soon, cause that would mean missing a payment on their (fill in the muscle crap here).
Best in show? 2023 Audi/vette/Porsche/Lamborghini/bank loan. My hard work on the 48 under a shade tree in my driveway was all but ignored. The most work the went into these cars was filling the gas tank, oh, and I paid cash for my truck and every single part I bought for it.
Back on topic, John’s yellow truck is a thing of beauty, love it!!
Best in show? 2023 Audi/vette/Porsche/Lamborghini/bank loan. My hard work on the 48 under a shade tree in my driveway was all but ignored. The most work the went into these cars was filling the gas tank, oh, and I paid cash for my truck and every single part I bought for it.
Back on topic, John’s yellow truck is a thing of beauty, love it!!
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We all have our "thing" Some guys save money by building it themselves, others by saving and buying what they want. Both are proud of what they have. Nothing wrong with it either way. All in what you can do, what space you have, etc. They took shops out of high schools over 20 years ago and put in computer labs instead. Sad as far as I am concerned. It was a shop class and teacher that led me to a life in the construction world. And the love of working with my hands. Now these computer guys have no idea what it is like to work with their hands. So they buy there stuff instead. And hire construction guys to fix their house.
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I appreciate those that have the money to buy the toys they have. Without them we would not see near as many classic cars and trucks on the road. But, seeing a car or truck that someone has built on their own is something special.
You have people like Jim that can build an amazing truck. Then you have guys like me that love the challenge but don't have the skills. My work may not be pretty and it takes me forever, but I learned and can say I did it myself. This hobby has a wide variety of skills and taste. I'm just happy to see these old beauties out there.
I'm one of those computer guys as well. The rural schools tend to have more shop courses. My son was in an Ag Construction course and learned welding and such. He built my flatbed in his shop class. That makes my truck even more special than it already was. It was my wife's grandpa's truck.
You have people like Jim that can build an amazing truck. Then you have guys like me that love the challenge but don't have the skills. My work may not be pretty and it takes me forever, but I learned and can say I did it myself. This hobby has a wide variety of skills and taste. I'm just happy to see these old beauties out there.
I'm one of those computer guys as well. The rural schools tend to have more shop courses. My son was in an Ag Construction course and learned welding and such. He built my flatbed in his shop class. That makes my truck even more special than it already was. It was my wife's grandpa's truck.
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I appreciate those that have the money to buy the toys they have. Without them we would not see near as many classic cars and trucks on the road. But, seeing a car or truck that someone has built on their own is something special.
You have people like Jim that can build an amazing truck. Then you have guys like me that love the challenge but don't have the skills. My work may not be pretty and it takes me forever, but I learned and can say I did it myself. This hobby has a wide variety of skills and taste. I'm just happy to see these old beauties out there.
I'm one of those computer guys as well. The rural schools tend to have more shop courses. My son was in an Ag Construction course and learned welding and such. He built my flatbed in his shop class. That makes my truck even more special than it already was. It was my wife's grandpa's truck.
You have people like Jim that can build an amazing truck. Then you have guys like me that love the challenge but don't have the skills. My work may not be pretty and it takes me forever, but I learned and can say I did it myself. This hobby has a wide variety of skills and taste. I'm just happy to see these old beauties out there.
I'm one of those computer guys as well. The rural schools tend to have more shop courses. My son was in an Ag Construction course and learned welding and such. He built my flatbed in his shop class. That makes my truck even more special than it already was. It was my wife's grandpa's truck.
Cars Shows and even Cars-n-Coffee events typically frustrate me for the very reason that the guys who buy the toys (has no clue how to work on them themselves) or the dozens of "wanna-be" spectators who do nothing but walk around the show or event criticizing every little thing about a vehicle to look cool in front of their friends or family.
My vehicles will never win best of show compared to these beautifully painted & assembled vehicles (and that is not sarcasm) that these guys spend easily 6 figures on having built for them, but I have the pride of knowing that I turned every bolt on the vehicle, installed / prepped every body part on the vehicle, laid every layer of finish, ran every wire in the vehicle, did the interior, glass, engine, etc. so my normal response when someone at a show starts spewing gibberish and criticism from there lips is to say "I appreciate the feedback, let's take a look at your vehicle you built with your hands so I can learn from you" and 99% of the time they shut up and quietly walk away looking like an idiot.
My stuff is far from perfect, but I have the pride of knowing I did it.
Jim
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We all have our "thing" Some guys save money by building it themselves, others by saving and buying what they want. Both are proud of what they have. Nothing wrong with it either way. All in what you can do, what space you have, etc. They took shops out of high schools over 20 years ago and put in computer labs instead. Sad as far as I am concerned. It was a shop class and teacher that led me to a life in the construction world. And the love of working with my hands. Now these computer guys have no idea what it is like to work with their hands. So they buy there stuff instead. And hire construction guys to fix their house.
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From: Hillsborough NJ
Yup, fully agree (and Thanks for kudos Joe)
Cars Shows and even Cars-n-Coffee events typically frustrate me for the very reason that the guys who buy the toys (has no clue how to work on them themselves) or the dozens of "wanna-be" spectators who do nothing but walk around the show or event criticizing every little thing about a vehicle to look cool in front of their friends or family.
Cars Shows and even Cars-n-Coffee events typically frustrate me for the very reason that the guys who buy the toys (has no clue how to work on them themselves) or the dozens of "wanna-be" spectators who do nothing but walk around the show or event criticizing every little thing about a vehicle to look cool in front of their friends or family.
My stuff is far from perfect, but I have the pride of knowing I did it.
Jim
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