Classic Nation

Get ready for the 5th annual Argonne Village Classic Car show on Saturday July 21st at 6 PM at Argonne at Montgomery. This classic car show is a little different, because there are no entry fees, no judges, and no prizes! It will be a great time with friends, family, live music and food. All classic autos are welcome. For more information, call 924-3300 x 571.

For those of you who have been following the Buried Plymouth Belvedere, here is a little video update.

There have been a number of great write ups about this blast from the past Belvedere. It’s a shame that the car is in this poor condition. But then again - what would you expect from a car which has been buried for 50 years?

Here is a great example of a 1967 Shelby Mustang (clone) that has been set up “Eleanor style”. This one was at the Car d’Alene car show last weekend in Coeur d’Alene Idaho.

This Classic Mustang had some great work done to it. The side ground effects were molded into the body seamlessly, as well as the front apron. The interior was meticulous with upgraded pieces and parts designed to improve on the original performance of the original stang.

At the annual Car d’Alene car show in downtown Coeur d’Alene, the event features a classic car auction which was located over by the park and the resort. On Saturday afternoon we visited the stable of cars that were parked in a parking lot while waiting to go up for auction. We came across this beautiful Jaguar XKE coupe.

While I happen to prefer the convertibles over the hard-top models, this car definitely caught my eye. I am not sure if this silver paint was a factory color for this early sixties Jag, but it sure looked great!

We just got back from the 2007 Car d’Lane car cruise and show in Coeur d’Alene Idaho this weekend - what a great time! This year the weather was decent for the Friday night cruise, but it rained a little today at the show. Luckily, it didn’t seem to stop the thousands of spectators and hundreds of cars that filled the main drag of downtown Coeur d’Alene. As always, this cruise and show had many cars that we hadn’t seen in other local car shows or on the street around town.

Here is the full gallery of pictures that we took - well over 100!

The cruise started at about 6pm. The sun was shining and the smell of vintage Detroit iron was in the air!

Here is a short video that I captured when we first got to the cruise.

Oh yea - there were some flame thrower cars there too! I took a few quick videos.

As the sun started to set, the backdrop of the Coeur d’Alene sky made the classic cars really stand out.

We posted up at the Iron Horse downtown and enjoyed the evening until the wee hours of the morning. Hot rods were still out on the street and people were having a great time.

The next morning, we rolled on over to the show with the overcast skies threatening rain. It started sprinkling a little bit, but it didn’t stop anyone from showing off their cars. There were so many great looking classics at this show that it is hard to only post some of the pictures here.

Here is a sweet little 1964 Buick Riviera.

This classic muscle car looks like it is ready to hit the drag strip.

This 1964 Impala SS had a great lowered stance and fantastic paint.

This corvette was stunning! The paint is similar to the color that might go on the 1962 Impala SS. This Sting Ray was a show-stopper!

I wouldn’t really call this car a sleeper though - it looks fast just sitting there.

If you have pictures of the 07 Car d’Lane that you would like to share, let us know!

Make sure to check out the rest of the pictures from our trip to CDA.