Part 2 (of 3) of the Atlantic City Classic Car Auction Weekend:

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

This group had a lot of Super Cars and some unusual sightings:

Due Italiani: Yellow Testarossa and Fiat 500 Jolly:


More Italians with an American: Viper, Hurracan, & 458 Italia:



2001 Ferrari 360 Spider:


2014 Ferrari FF:


1952 custom-bodied Cisitalia:


1962 Abarth-Simca GT 1300:



1962 Cadillac Park Avenue, a short-lived short Caddy:


Custom-bodied 1973 Porsche 914 that had a Chevy V-8, owner called it a 914-8:


1986 Corsair Navigator (I never heard of this one, and have several pics on Flickr):


1991 Land Rover Defender Pickup:


1984 Porsche 911 Carrera Turbo Slantnose:


1988 Lotus Esprit:


A mint 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury coupe:


1954 Chevy 210 Wagon:


1952 Buick Super Estate Wagon:

And from the last group of pics at Atlantic City. This group was before I used up all my camera batteries. After that I took another bunch with my phone. I'll post them in a few days.

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

1974 VW Thing:
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Fisker Karma, first time I've seen one:
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There were 3 or 4 1999 Shelby Series I cars together, I don't think I've seen any of these in person either:
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In the car club section, a member's 1975 Excalibur with a Willie Nelson mannequin driving:
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Another member's bug:
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1955 Chevy Bel Air Wagon:
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2000 Monte Carlo Jeff Gordon Edition:
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Old Dodge Challenger Funny Car:
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1962 Mercury Monterey dragstrip racer:
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Big old Lincoln, a 1978 Continental Coupe:
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Couple more Mercuries, a 1958 Monterey:
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1956 MontClair coupe:
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And a 1968 Dodge Dart GTS Convertible clone:
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i've already had a few encounters with the Fisker Karma ( mostly on auto show, 1 one the road ) but i don't think i'll ever see a Shelby Series I

btw : Nice that you met Christine and survived

Last batch of pics from AC. All my batteries for my camera were dead, so I had to switch to my phone. I liked the pics better. When I got home, I realized that I never reset my camera before the show and the brightness level was too high. Anyway:

Something unusual, a 1954 GAZ 12-ZIM, probably the only one I'll ever see:
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Another foreigner, a 1972 Lancia Flavia Coupe from France:
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1951 Pontiac Sedan Delivery:
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1956 Chrysler New Yorker:
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1966 Buick GS:
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1962 Studebaker Gran Turismo:
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Several Olds, 1976 Delta 88 Royale coupe:
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1990 Ninety-Eight Regency:
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1995 Cutlass Supreme Coupe:
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1983 Continental Mark VI Emilio Pucci:
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1963 Volvo PV-544:
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1976 Pontiac Astre:
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Another oddball, 1927 Rolls Royce Shooting Break:
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1939 Cadillac Fleetwood 75 Convertible Sedan:
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And yes, I did survive Christine:
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Rest of the album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskNZPeXg

This weekend is an event in my hometown where car dealers introduce new and old models. So I was there today and photographed some interesting vehicles. For the brand new models I will post an extra post on the "soon in movies" page.

At first, there were some lowered Seat Leons:




And the only American car: 30s Ford Model A



And now what you can expect in the east of Germany: cars from the GDR:

1964 IFA P3 of the NVA:



1959 Trabant P50


Of coures a Trabant 601


1990 Trabant 1.1



And a 1981 Mazda 323 FF, made for DDR


Finally some rallye BMWs:

3 Compact [E36/5]



3 Coupé [E36]

The first show of the year for me, was a small one held at a classic car dealership. It wasn't bad weather for the end of March (it was warmer that day then it is here today)

Outside (the actual show):

Yellow Nomad:
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Couple Chargers, neither in General Lee garb, which is nice:
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Couple old Ford pickups, green one matches the one in the 1973 brochure:
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Some early Camaros:
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1961 Impala convertible:
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Some older Mustangs:
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Duster:
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1937 Ford and Chevy:
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Slick black Galaxie:
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And a couple of Cutlasses:
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Full Album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskQFcSWa

I see you found Ranger XLT trim level


Is that Super Sport package?

that yellow Nomad..

As much as i love the General, its nice to see original ones

@rjluna2 - It did not have SS badges

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Some of the more interesting cars on the inside (the dealership cars):

We'll start with my favorite one, a 1961 Corvair 700 Lakewood wagon:
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1978 Olds Cutlass Salon Brougham, another oddball car that I like even though they are universally hated:
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1964 Rambler American convertible:
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1972 Mercury Marquis Brougham coupe, it's sold already:
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1956 New Yoker next to a 1960 Olds Super 88
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Couple of 50s Fairlanes in Easter colors:
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School bus colored 1971 MG B-GT:
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1989 Alfa Spider Quadrifoglio:
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1971 Trans Am:
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A whole row of Cobra replicas:
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I'm not usually into mods, but there was something futuristic about this 1942 Chevy AK:
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A couple Plymouths, a 1968 GTX and a 1973 Duster 340:
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1969 Cougar convertible:
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1972 Olds 442 convertible:
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1975 Avanti II:
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More pics here:
https://flic.kr/s/aHskQFcSWa

Drat

Car Show from April - Part 1:

https://flic.kr/s/aHskUmxsdA

1974 Opel Manta, owner told me he also has a blue Opel GT that he takes to shows:
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Ford F-350:
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1972 Hahn Fire Truck:
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Plymouth Belvedere:
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1969 Olds Toronado, owners bought it last year, just had the interior done, exterior work next:
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Triumph TR-3:
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1965 Cadillac Sedan DeVille:
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1963 Fleetwood Eldorado:
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1961 Pontiac Bonneville convertible:
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1955 Chevy Wagon:
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Ford Customline:
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1966 El Camino:
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Ruby 1971 and Plum 1970 Dart Swingers:
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Pontiac Sedan Delivery:
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Early Chevy Vega:
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1968 Imperial LeBaron:
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Part 2:

https://flic.kr/s/aHskUmxsdA


Grumman-Olson Kurbside:
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1966 Olds 442:
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A dirty 1994 Mazda MX-6 LS:
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1966 Plymouth Valiant V-200:
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1970 Dodge Super Bee:
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1964 Ford Thunderbird:
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Midget and the Boss:
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Pair of LeSabres, a yellow 1963 and a black 1964:
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1978 Plymouth Volare Road Runner and 1979 Dodge Aspen coupes:
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1988 Chevy Celebrity wagon:
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1981 Olds Ninety-Eight Regency:
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1957 Cadillac Coupe:
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1964 Cadillac Sedan:
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1969 DeVille Convertible in Wisteria:
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1955 Packard Patrician:
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1984 Porsche 911:
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GTO:
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This Chevy convertible was "Xtra Krispy":
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Chevy "Esso" pickup:
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And finally this Ford F-350 wearing what could have been the theme for this show:
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The generic yet unofficial 'Art Deco' name would probably be a better identification, especially if it's a genuine 1942 truck: AK model code was just for the 1941 ½-ton model, (AL, AM & AM for ¾-ton trucks, AR for heavy-duty models, that year). If sure of a 1942 ½-ton model, it's then a BK, but it really looks like a heavy-duty model. And it has a GMC grille, but this could be due to the mod.

It's still for sale there:

https://www.gatewayclassiccars.com/PHY/427/1942-Chevrolet-AK

I'm not good at identifying lengths in pictures, but this truck is more likely made on a ¾-ton wheelbase (125¼" / 3.18 m) or a heavy-duty one (134½" / 3.41 m), not on the wheelbase of a Light Delivery (115" / 2.92 m): clearly not an "AK", for me. But a lot of people (even owners, apparently) use mistakenly that name...

Except for the cab and the (GMC) grille, there's in fact nothing left from the original truck. But even if the engine is not the original one, the 160 mph speedometer is maybe a bit optimistic?

I haven't posted anything from any car shows recently, so I'm going to pick my Top 5 from each album.

Spring 2019 - Wildwood NJ Boardwalk Show - Part 1:

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

We'll start with the father-son team that owned this Gremlin:
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And this Econoline Pickup:
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A 1962 Buick Special sedan:
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A perfectly preserved Eagle Talon:
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And a MP Lafer roadster, a Brazilian MG replica that is pretty rare to find in the US:
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Click on the pic to go to Flickr, I have more pics of each car there.

Spring 2019 - Wildwood Part 2

Full Album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmDMPdVW


My Top 5 picks:

1966 Bonneville convertible:
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Yellow Cadillac Allante, there's a NYC Cadillac club that usually shows with 1990s Caddys, this was one of several Allantes there:
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Off the Boards, I stumbled into this 1965 Rambler American 440 Coupe:
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And a 1959 Chevy Task Force Apache 4x4, a rare combo then:
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And near the winner's circle was a white plain-jane 1977 Malibu coupe:
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Shine in the Pines - Part 1

It was hard to only select 5 from this show, there were lots of interesting cars there. Held on the lawn of a historic park/village in the lower Pinelands of NJ. There was a strong contingent of Studebakers from a local club. A group of 1957 Fords. Some old Willys Jeeps. And lots of things that you don't see at most shows. So my picks are:

Representing the Studebakers, this blue 1964 Daytona convertible. There was also a red one there:
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1949 Jeep Station Wagon, probably in better-than-new condition:
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A wonderfully weird 1977 Mercury Bobcat Villager with period-correct tan plaid interior:
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There were two 1940s suicide-door Chrysler products there, this is a 1949 Plymouth Special Deluxe, the other was a 1940 Chrysler:
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and a 1953 Mercury Monterey coupe in Bittersweet Orange:
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Full Shine in the Pines album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmDYDWrc

Shine in the Pines - Part 2

When the show ended, I positioned myself under a tree where most of the cars were passing by to get to the road. My top 5:

1956 Studebaker Sky Hawk:
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1967 Barracuda notchback:
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1953 Oldsmobile 98 Holiday coupe:
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1957 Ford Custom:
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Meeting of Volkswagens, the Beetle had a V8 stuffed up front however:
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Full Album:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsmE3UF3s