Well another Orphan Car Show has come and gone. The show was put on at the fairgrounds here, and the premiere vehicle this year was the Corvair(so it got the pavilion). The show was a little smaller this year, but a nice one nonetheless. Our Lark and the Avanti made it to the show this time around, but what was funny was our spot was behind one of the outbuildings, in a place that was thought to be level, but turned out to be a little less than level. So we all got our "parking rocks" from the construction pile nearby and put them under the front and rear wheels. The humor with my Lark was it probably wasn't necessary, since the Park position on the Powershift has more than been plenty strong in times past in these instances. Anyway, here's some of the cars from the show:
This is a Packard, and what a Packard!!
I've always liked the Rampsides, and the extra feature behind and beside the bed .
This was actually a dealer demonstration model, but I can't get enough of the plexiglass see through hood on it .
We had Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, old Chrysler Corp, but the only representation from Ford was Edsel
mmm Abarth ....
Something's up with the VW, no engine in the front, nope none in the front let's try the back, nope none in the back....
Found it, it's under the floor in the back ....
I love this post war Velorex, the whole body was made out of canvas due to supply shortages:
Wine anybody?
I think this was on display, but the jet is a J-5 from a retired military jet....
For more pictures, here's the rest of the album:
Enjoy!!
P.S. Pardon if I was trumping the Orphan of the Day pictures on the other forum, but it was a great show today ....
I should also add that the show is put on by the Chicagoland Corvair Club, and they had 70 Corvairs at the show, which according to them equalled a regular Chicago convention meet. Orphan or not, they always do good work for us other orphans up this direction, with folks coming in as far away as Iowa!!
This is a Packard, and what a Packard!!
I've always liked the Rampsides, and the extra feature behind and beside the bed .
This was actually a dealer demonstration model, but I can't get enough of the plexiglass see through hood on it .
We had Pontiacs, Oldsmobiles, old Chrysler Corp, but the only representation from Ford was Edsel
mmm Abarth ....
Something's up with the VW, no engine in the front, nope none in the front let's try the back, nope none in the back....
Found it, it's under the floor in the back ....
I love this post war Velorex, the whole body was made out of canvas due to supply shortages:
Wine anybody?
I think this was on display, but the jet is a J-5 from a retired military jet....
For more pictures, here's the rest of the album:
Enjoy!!
P.S. Pardon if I was trumping the Orphan of the Day pictures on the other forum, but it was a great show today ....
I should also add that the show is put on by the Chicagoland Corvair Club, and they had 70 Corvairs at the show, which according to them equalled a regular Chicago convention meet. Orphan or not, they always do good work for us other orphans up this direction, with folks coming in as far away as Iowa!!
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