Classic Nation

I added the rest of the pictures from the 2007 Queen City Car Show and Cruise. There are a lot of them! Here are a few of my favorites.

Here is a great picture of my favorite classic car wheel - the torq thrust 2 from American Racing.

Here is the sweet Impala Convertible that it is on. This one actually won the best of show award at the show this year.

Here are the Judges taking a closer look at this beauty.

Here are some other sweet cars. Be sure to check out the entire gallery of the event here.

This Studebaker won best work in progress. This one really does have some potential.

A great classic Jaguar XKE convertible.

I have sourced a set of new quarter panels that I will have put on soon. I decided to do this after speaking with many people, and after all I want it done right and don’t like the idea of covering rusty panels with bondo. Also, I have and will be installing a Edelbrock Performer Carburetor and Intake. This will be a great step up from my stock setup with my one barrel carb. Also, I will be putting on a new HEI distributor and new wires this week. I anticipate being able to feel a difference on how the car drives. The next few weeks will consist of me sanding and sanding….and more sanding. I will keep you all updated with pictures.

These days, many people are trying to immitate SS models of cars to make them look like Super Sports. People do this with Nova’s, Chevelle’s, Camaro’s and Impala’s. It is getting very tough to tell what cars are an SS model and which ones are not. For $50, I can get the SS emblems for my car, which could turn any non SS into an SS look-alike. But, there are a few things that give the non-SS away. On a 65 impala SS, rocker molding was not included on the SS models from the factory (although it was put on a handful as an option).

The 1965 impala SS came from the factory without a mirror on the passanger side (the SS mirror is also more sleek on the driver side). Obviously, the “Chevorlet” script emblem that is situated on the grill on non-SS models has been replaced with a Supersport block lettering emblem in the same location (there is also Super Sport script on the fenders and just below the trunk molding). For impala’s with original wheels, the SS versions had a different hubcap with a three bar spinner in the center, sporting the smooth, red, SS letters. There were many interior differences as well but we will just stick to exterior. With all of these differences, you can usually weed out many of the imposters, but to be 100% sure, you would have to check the cowl tag. SS models were designated as such on these tags.

It would be hard to imagine a nicer place and time to have a classic car show than the one held this last weekend in Nelson, British Columbia (Canada). A picturesque little city tucked away in the Canadian rockies on a drop-dead gorgeous fall weekend is a tough venue to top. It was my first visit to this car show/cruise, which is sponsored by the Road Kings Car Club of Nelson.

The event was well-planned; the Club did a super-job of putting it on. The cars? Just a really great gathering of a wonderful cross-section of autos and trucks. Although there was a nice contingent of U.S. cars, (most notably the Spokane- based Dukes Car Club), it seemed like most of the entries were from British Columbia, and these folks have got it right. Lots and lots of old Chevelles, Mustangs, Impalas, GTOs, Fairlanes, Mopars, roadsters, fat-fendered coupes, shoeboxes, and all sorts of other very cool stuff mixed in…XKEs, Rolls Royce, pickups, old Pontiacs, Buicks, Studebakers…the pictures tell the story. These Canadian auto enthusiasts share American car enthusiasts tastes in a lot of ways. There were 352 entries, arrayed up and down historic Baker street, and lots of very friendly people. It was a nice-size show, with a good cruise on Friday night with what seemed to be most of the town out at the curbs, waving and checking out the rides. I’ll be back for this one.

Update: More pictures coming soon!

Attention classic car owners: Have you searched the web time and time again for an affordable and effective option for selling your classic car or truck? Well - so have we! That is why we are very excited to let you know that we are nearing completion on our new classic car classified section! The best part is - it will be completely free to post your own classic car for sale!

While we are still a week or so from launching the new system and working out the bugs, we are just so excited that we couldn’t keep it to ourselves anymore. You can read more details about our classic car classifieds here to stay posted for the next few days.