Ok folks this is going to be a long one....with lots of pics. Had a REALLY REALLY good time in Dallas this weekend. Just got home a little while ago. Tired but happy! The wagon did great on the trip, as always.
The BEST thing about this car is that I can use it daily, use it for family trips, AND put it in the car show and it gets a TON of attention. It's the only car I can think of that can server double-duty like that! Such Fun!
Here we are gassing up to head north. Family all in the car and rear loaded with luggage and kid junk...bikes on the back. Family Truckster Fun
On the highway....MAN IS IT HOT!
Got up to Dallas Friday night. Ready for the show!
My in-laws let me put the Roady in their garage. Gotta keep it clean for the show!
My father-in-law and brother-in-law went to Cars and Coffee with me. We got there at 8am and EVERY PARKING SPOT was full! Will got even earlier next time. Ended up parking next to a curb in the show. There was a tree right there, and my father-in-law set out a chair in the shade, and I opened the hood. He had a BALL watching people's reactions to the engine on my car. He said it made everyone do double-takes, and he has new respect for the Roady.
Here's my father-in-law giving the thumb's up between two BMW SUV's (the show is in the Classic BMW dealership parking lot in Plano). Nice new "Bumblebee" Camaro in front of him.
My wagon was a big hit! Lots of fun!
THIS IS AN AWESOME SHOW! If you get a chance, GO TO THIS!
Here we go!
Olds F-85 mild custom
1960 Impala Convertible
Jensen Healy
The North Texas Viper Club was there
Gorgeous Split-Window Vette
Late-model GTO
Chevy SSR Pace Car/Truck?
Mean Plymouth Satellite
Sharp Toys!
Datsun 280-Z
Year One "Bandit Edition" Trans Am
Sharp Anniversary Trans Am
LOTS of pretty Vettes
MEAN 68 Camaro
Cobras and Model A's! Odd mix of cars!
Pontiac G8s. MAN I miss Pontiac!
Hot new Caddy's
Camaro and Vette
Unrestored "bathtub" Nash
Here come the hot rods!
This '55 was set up to RUN!!
Toys Toys Toys
MEAN Chevelle
Laird also showed up (in his '96 Bonneville ) and was in love with this rolling fishbowl, ha!
He LOVED it!
YUGO???
Land Rovers
Lotus Esprit V8
BMW M1
And a REAL Yugo, a GVX...the "sport Yugo". Ha! Funny!
Shining Monkey?
CLEAN BMW coupe
I LOVE E-type Jags...SO Sharp!
Clean 57 Chevy
Sunbeam Alpine...with factory paint
MG, Aston Martin, and Lambo
Bentley
New Ford SHO
1st gen RX7
Mustang GT Convertible
T-Rex
My brother-in-law bending over to check out a Buell motorcycle....at least I think that's what he was looking at.....
VW Fun
Porsche Fun
GORGEOUS Camaro SS
Not one but TWO Shelby GT-350H Mustangs. These were originally Hertz rental cars out on the west coast. The one one the left has an owner-installed vintage Shelby/Paxton supercharger. These were SHARP cars!
Mean Nova rumbling by
Spice Red GTO
GORGEOUS 78 Trans Am
More Late-Model Goats
Another nice Camaro
And another Nash...this one restored and gorgeous!
Modded Olds Lead Sled
62 Corvette
70 Road Runner
Check out this Olds Jetfire with LS2 power. SHARP!!
1972 Cutlass
Clean 3rd Gen Camaro
GORGEOUS 69 Camaro
70 Cuda with wild Billet wheels
92 GMC Typhoon
Trans Am with "interesting" bird on the hood
MEAN CHEVELLE!
Modern Shelby
67 Camaro
Camaro Split-Bumper...these look so sharp
CLEAN Grand Prix
67 DeVille ragtop
Corvette with interesting hood insulation
Pretty C3's
New Nissan GT-R
Clean 72 Cutlass Convertible
Elky and Vette
Sharp K5 Blazer
Checking on my father-in-law and my Roady over an Miata
New Grand Sport Vette...WOW!
"Barn Find" Vette Ragtop.
Laird put his 96 Bonny in the show next to a 68 Firebird. I know it's just a standard Bonny (actually it's a rare SLE..he needs emblems), but with only 50K miles and detailed to-the-hilt, he's really proud of it. It looks new. Glad he joined in and the Pontiac folks were glad to have him!
68 Firebird next to Laird's Bonny
Do you want a notchback or fastback Cuda? Had both options here!
Orange GTO...neat color
And "Yenko Tribute" modern Camaro
Plymouth Suburban wagon
Triumph Speed Triple....love these!
GORGEOUS AMX! Check out the bumper sticker. Classic!
Awesome Resto-Mod 55 Chevy
Another new GT-R
Lambo
Mean Mustangs
Modded MR2
66 Mustang 2+2
Ferrari
Acura NSX
Cobra
Brand New Alfa Romeo. First one I've seen in person.
Lancia Montecarlo
Ferrari F40
Lots of Exotics
Callaway Twin Turbo Alfa
More Mustang Fun
Allante
Shelby Ragtop...sharp!
and Fastback
Mercury Cyclone Spoiler
Another Gorgeous 55 Chevy
This is a rare car...wish they'd washed it before putting it in the show. It's an ASC/McClaren convertible. These are 2-seaters, not many left.
I still really like these Bullitt Mustangs. Just simple and clean
Mercury Marauders
More sharp Vettes
It's a Vespa scooter with a sidecar!
CLEAN!
Supra
Lightning
More Vettes
442
Another pretty Chevelle
Cyclone Grey GTO
Awesome 442
Model A
Buick Special
Clean Ford
Classic Poncho
82 Z28
Elky and Trailblazer SS
Classic Chevy Pickup
Lots of Chevelle's there!
An entire scooter club pulled in
BMW's
80's Eldo ragtop
MEAN 55!
Lemans/GTO Clone
Fairlane ragtop
GrandVille Ragtop
More GTO's
Holden Monaro tail lights
Back.....to the FUTURE!
I LOVED this Challenger
This C3 was for sale at a very good price...not the most sought-after or the fastest, but a clean cruiser!
Jeep wagon
We pretty much closed down the show! Good times!
That was a great show, and a really good day.
After the show my brother-in-law took us out for a catfish lunch. It was GOOD, and then we went looking at motorcycles...my other passion besides cars. Good times.
That afternoon my brother and sister-in-law took me out for a "surprise". Misty took the kids mountain-biking so I had a pass for the afternoon. THe in-laws would not tell me what the surprise was. I was brave.
We went to Lower Greenville to a place called Richard Avila's Mextopia for "The Widowmaker Happy Hour", which consists of "Beer and Bacon"....yes, actual bacon. It was awesome..ha! I had a large glass of Fireman's Four beer, and they brought out a plate of fried bacon, half regular, half cooked with brown sugar on it...wow. Ha! We also had chips and queso, followed by a another plate of bacon, then switched from beer to margaritas. I hardly ever drink and let me tell you I was feeling pretty good..hahaha!
sidedish.dmagazine.com/2011/05/27/the-widowmaker-happy-hour-beer-bacon-at-mextopia/Lower Greenville is an area of old buildings that have been converted to clubs and bars. We next walked up the street a bit and went to The World Beer Lounge, which claims to have over 250 different kinds of beer....and man they did. My sister-in-law got me some kind of Belguim beer...all I remember was that it was GOOD and it was COLD.
All in all we spent about three hours in Greenville, and man did I enjoy it. Don't get to do stuff like that much.
BUT the evening was not over! My other sister-in-law and her new husband were having a get-together at their home and wanted us to come. They live near Lake Lewisville, which might as well be Oklahoma... It's about an hour from where we were. We drove up there and my new brother-in-law was cooking out, lots of family and friends there, so I finished up the evening eating steak and chicken and drinking homemade cherry vodka. Holy cow!
Now please remember I hardly ever drink, so don't think I'm a booze-hound please...this was just a fun and odd day! Since Misty had the kids I got to let loose a bit. Nice break!
So lets see.....huge car show...catfish....motorcycles.....beer and bacon....cookout...and lots of family and friends.
I CAN NOT remember when I've had such a good day.
Hope everyone had a great weekend!
-Mike
Videos from Cars and Coffee Dallas 6/4
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUC3eU5coTo - Part 1
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmNOyUUwRtQ&NR=1 - Part 2
