All about the parts, a photographic journal of a car show

 car-tografi

This is for the car collectors, car aficionados, and car lovers. It is for all the vintage rides, trucks, bikes, and trailers in all stages of perfection. car-tografi is for the refined classic, perfect paint job, and original parts. It is for the pinstripers, hood mascots, artistic displays, and rusty finish. This is the Jordon, Nash, Packard, Chevrolet. It is the Buick, Studebaker, Lincoln, and Dodge. car-tografi is for the Griffin, Cadillac, Pontiac, and Fords that take the street line the grassy knolls, driveways, and fairgrounds on hot summer afternoons. This is car-tografi, a photographic journal of a car show.                           

For all Car Show Pics go to The Rancher & The Blue Q

CAR SHOW PICS

The Car Show

They get up early,

taking to the road to show off their rides, engines revved up, waiting for a turn to move into the allotted space, the neighborhood park, or empty parking lot. They pull out their tools of the car show trade-soft white cloths, fine bristle brushes, and special cleaners to begin getting the car ready for the car show. Like a dance they have done before, the car gleams in the morning sunlight.

They stand in line

greeting old friends and car club members. Collect their bags full of car show treats, car show advertisements, and this year's tee shirt. Some shows serve breakfast and have raffles or toy drives. Others line the city streets so vendors can enjoy the car show. The true homage is to the ride no matter the theme, all Fords, mopars, cruisin' classics. The classic car is pinstriped, dropped, chopped, cropped, and paneled, showcasing history.  The car show,

catch one if you can.

The '65

This is how it started

Always in the backdrop was the want for a '65 Ford Ranchero. The color from memory was black with bucket seats. So on a Sunday morning at the Pomona Swap Meet, there it was, a clean blue '65 with a for sale sign attached to the front window. The perfect ride. 

The glove box held the original manual with the sell date of 1965 New Year's Eve,  Herb Gold Ford, Santa Paula, California, written on the inside. With patience and a lot of wrongs, renovating the car back to a great daily driver began.  When the Blue Q was discovered in Bakersfield, California, everything changed.

The Ranchero & the Blue Q

For the full story-line go to www.65bbq.com