From a car show Saturday in Calabash, NC:

1956 Studebaker:
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1940 Oldsmobile:
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1964 Chevy II Nova:
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1947 Ford truck:
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1969 Firebird:
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Triumph Stag parked near the show:
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1963 Mercury Comet Custom convertible:
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1955 Mercury Monclair, with the hood up, the jet hood ornament looks like it was taking off:
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1967 Austin Mini Cooper S:
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1934 Terraplane coupe:
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1958 Pontiac Bonneville:

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Full album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmdD75iE

External door hinges, sliding windows, so agree Austin Mini Cooper S, Mk2 so Oct 67 to Oct 69. But MYC 169L doesn't belong on it at all - listed as a green September 1972 ("Austin") Mini Van with 998cc, SORN since unknown date.

From a show last month, the Spring Show on the Boardwalk in Wildwood, NJ. A lot of what was there I have seen before. Here are the more interesting pics to me:

1977-78 Datsun 280Z:
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1975 Firebird:
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1953 Buick Special Eight:
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Punch Buggy Red:
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1962 Austin-Healey 3000:
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1957 Mercury Monterey:
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1993 Cadillac Allante:
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1970 Plymouth 'Cuda 440 convertible:
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1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe:
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1959 Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Sunliner:
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1972 Plymouth Duster 340:
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1970 Dodge Challenger:
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I couldn't remember what replica this is:
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JDM Mitsubishi Minicab Van:
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1968 Chevy Caprice Estate Wagon:
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AMX in the parking lot:
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Whole album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmn1qv7f

Healey Replica looks like one from Classic Roadsters.

Cool spot, night cub

Local car show from this weekend. Was very Chevy-heavy, with lots of Novas, Malibus, Corvettes and Camaros. Here were the most interesting cars to me:

1973 Maserati Merak:
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1940 Ford Panel Van with hidden Moonshine shelf:
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1978 Ford Mustang II Ghia:
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1953 Olds 98 Holiday Coupe:
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1984 Buick Electra Limited coupe:
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1940 Dodge Sedan:
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1960 Thunderbird convertible:
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1973 Plymouth Gold Duster:
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1957 Cadillac Eldorado Seville coupe:
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A truck that claimed to be a 1967 Peterbilt, but it was much smaller than the other trucks there, and looked like it was homemade on a large crew cab pickup chassis:
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1978 Toyota Corolla Wagon:
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1963 Chevy Bel Air sedan:
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1970 Dodge Super Bee:
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1989 Toyota MR2:
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1931 Chevy coupe:
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1967 Barracuda Notchback:
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Full album here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmoYs22X

Went to two car shows this weekend. Highlights from the first one on Friday night:

There were several AMXs there, this was the only 1970:
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1951 Pontiac Sedan Delivery:
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1948 Pontiac Silver Streak 8:
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1964 Karmann-Ghia coupe:
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1964 Chevelle 300 2-door sedan:
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A well patina-ed Buick sedan:
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This 1970 Olds 98 Coupe that was at both shows, when was the last one you saw?:
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A mutant C3 Corvette:
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1948 Chevy Stylemaster sedan:
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1973 Cougar XR-7 convertible:
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A 1989 non-GTI Golf, a rare sight now:
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1931 Olds F-31 sedan with a very thirsty owner who was pushing everyone to look at the interior:
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A very pretty 1969 Coronet R/T convertible in teal:
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Jeep Gladiator J-2000:
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Red MBG:
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And a matching red Midget (for sale!):
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1956 Lincoln Premiere coupe:
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Another one at both shows, a 1978 Mercury Zephyr Z7 coupe:
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And the one that's been the most popular so far, a blue 2017 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Turbo S from a local dealer, only $170K:
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Full album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskHdpg1C

Nice pics night cub. That '68 Caprice Estate

The second show from last weekend (this one was a complete washout), was a Labor Day show at a diner in Cherry Hill, NJ, sponsored by a Pontiac club. Huge show with I'm guessing 200+ cars.

Some highlights:

1965 Plymouth Valiant V-100 wagon for sale:
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1931 Pontiac sedan:
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1940 Oldsmobile coupe:
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Tiny 1948 Crosley that had a single taillight:
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1986 Bertone X 1/9:
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1986 Dodge Daytona CS Turbo Z:
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1989 Jeep Comanche with Corvette small block engine:
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1966 Pontiac Catalina coupe:
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1973 Nova hatch:
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1969 Ford Torino GT Talladega:
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1988 Mustang ASC/McLaren roadster:
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1963 Kellison:
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Some more:

1979 Chrysler LeBaron coupe (also for sale):
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1973 Pontiac LeMans GTO:
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1979 Datsun 280ZX:
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1979 Ranchero:
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1970 Dodge Coronet 500 coupe:
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Opel GT:
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Lime green Lamborghini Aventador that was stealing the limelight:
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1970 Ford Torino GT:
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1964 Mercury Comet Caliente, one of two that were painted this color:
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Matching 1958 Pontiacs, a blue Star Chief and a black and red Bonneville:
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1967 Impala convertible:
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Full album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmn6NkMY

With this LEDs headlights makes me

This week's show, we had beautiful weather, blue, blue skies, old-timey village setting. Highlights:

1964 Ford Falcon Futura convertible in lemon yellow:
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1977 Chrysler Cordoba with factory T-Tops:
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1983 Hurst/Olds 15th Anniversary Cutlass:
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1960 Chevy Bel Air Sport Coupe:
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One of the surprises, a 1965 Renault Dauphine bought off eBay a few years ago:
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1973 AMC Ambassador Brougham:
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1931 Ford Model A with a custom-made wood boattail body:
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1961 Buick LeSabre:
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1978 brown Pontiac Trans Am parked appropriately under the "Hot Chocolate" sign:
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1972 Olds 98 coupe that drove away before I got to it:
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Part II:

A custom-made 1963 Chevy II Nova 2-door wagon:
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1961 Chrysler 300G coupe:
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Matching white coupes, a 1936 Chevy and a 1940 Ford:
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A brand I've never heard of, a 1928 Erksine (Studebaker):
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1967 Dodge Dart hardtop:
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And a 1961 Bel Air 4-door sedan out in the parking lot:
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Full album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmqaHviH

Back to the boardwalk. There were over 600 cars lined up the boards for the fall show in September. Went on Friday and Saturday, took over 1800 pics.

Highlights from the first batch:

Mid 1960s Dodge D-100 Sweptline:
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1969 SC/Rambler:
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1983 Plymouth Scamp GT:
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1935 Chevy sedan:
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1967 Newport convertible:
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1970 Ford Mustang Mach 1 Twister Special, a region (in this case, Kansas) specialty model. Only 96 were made, and 52 survived:
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Part 1 album, lots of great cars:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmjGVZaG

Part 2:

1974 Road Runner:
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1965 Buick Gran Sport:
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1970 Torino GT convertible:
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1965 Chevy Corvair convertible:
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1971 Super Beetle:
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1965 Ford Galaxie 500 sedan:
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1953 Chevy Wagon:
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1958 Chevy C-30 Apache Panel:
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Buick GS400 convertible:
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Part 2 album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmtpQnUW

No C-Series until 1960: it's a model from the Task-Force truck line, and the short wheelbase indicates a ½-ton truck, i.e. a 31 Apache. A 1-ton model (38 Apache for the 1958 and 1959 model years) would be lot more long:

(1955 1-ton 3800 model shown, but the wheelbases stayed the same over the duration of the truck line)

Clearly a home-made UFO (Unidentified Four-wheeled Object)
1967 was the first year of production of the 359, which seems to be the (vague) inspiration of this "thing". This could explain the claim.
The UFO's owner should claim to own a 289 as the truck has a single rear axle


(1967-86 359, here with the 'Unilite' cab which was dropped in 1972 - To learn a lot about Peterbuilt's trucks, see TimsTrucks.com, a site made by an episodic contributor of the IMCDb)

This past Sunday was Radwood in Philadelphia, a show dedicated to cars of the 80s and 90s. It attracted mainly the yuppie cars of the era, mainly European and Japanese cars, with some Chrysler K-car derived models, including several rare Euro-spec and JDM cars. Lots of BMWs, Porsches, Benzes and VWs. Japan was represented by Toyota Supras, Mitsubishi sports cars (Starions/Conquests/3000GTs), Integras and Subarus (courtesy of Subaru of America, who's headquarters are across the river in Cherry Hill, NJ). I saw there were over 600 cars.

So what was missing from the 80s/90s? There was a lack of GM cars, only saw a few Camaros, a couple Cutlasses, an El Camino and a Riviera. No A's or J's or X's, B's or C's or H's. No Cadillacs, Saturns or Pontiacs. No pickups, vans or SUVs. No captive imports. It was bizarre.

Ford was slightly more represented, but not by much. No Tauruses, Escorts or Tempos. Just a few Mustangs and one each of Probe, Contour SVT, T-Bird Turbo, LTD CV, Econoline, F-150 and Bronco. The only Mercury was a Colony Park. I don't recall any Lincolns.

Chrysler had several K-cars, Daytonas, CSX Shelby Shadows, a Sundance, a Caravan Turbo, an Omni and Charger GLHS, a Spirit R/T, a Ram Wagon and a Chrysler TC. No LeBaron converbiles or Fifth Avenues or Dynastys.

From Japan, there were no Civics or Camrys that I noticed. There were a couple Accords, Corollas and Celicas. Only saw two Mazdas, one RX-7 and one Miata. There weren't many Nissans/Datsuns. Not many Japanese tuner cars (which I'm fine with).

From Europe, there weren't many Audis, only a few Volvos and Saabs and no Maseratis or US-spec Alfa Romeos or other roadsters (Fiat/MG/Triumph). I did count at least 4 DeLoreans and several Euro-spec Alfas, Citroens and Lancias.

The highlights:

Lancia Delta HF Integrale, Mustang SVO with double spoiler, and a JDM Nissan JS President:
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One of the Conquests/Starions, a Euro-spec Alfa Romeo 155 V6, and Audi Quattro coupe:
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Subaru RX Turbo 3-door, a JDM Nissan Gloria, and a mint green Porsche:
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Some more:

From album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmtTxZAw

Caravan SE Turbo:
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RHD Ford Fiesta:
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Euro-spec Citroen BX:
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Renault Encore:
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My personal highlight, a Sterling 827SLi Fastback:
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VW Golf Harlequin and some of the other Golfs:
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One of the first gen Sciroccos:
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Citroen CX Ambulance:
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One of the Toyota Soarers there:
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