Post by Volktales on Oct 18, 2014 14:46:40 GMT -8
Well this is the first year that I did not actually enter a car in this show. Neither did my Dad and this was one of the reasons why I did not enter. (We have been doing this show as our father's day event for years). Anyway we did decide to go up there as a spectator for a change. So myself, Dad, Don, and Brian (owns the yellow '72 Ghia project) took the '74 Orange bus out for a cruise up island. The weather was iffy but did not rain at all during our time at the show. While it seemed a few registered cars might not have shown up, even more spectators then ever before did! By lunch time it was difficult to walk around due to the huge numbers of people! There were a surprisingly large number of VW's in attendance too. I intended to post a bunch of pictures but our computer caught a nasty virus. Will post hopefully soon...
Ok the computer turned out to have blown a RAM board so currently is running on 2/3 capacity. Still working though so here are pictures from the Qualicum show...
First up is a 1963 Splitty camper. Don talked to the owner so he can provide some comments...
Interior of the '63 camper.
A highly modified '66 Beetle.
Super Beetle was painted a nice metallic blue.
I have a soft spot for this generation of GM trucks. Brian was intrigued by this colour. He is considering painting his Ghia in a softer yellow instead of its retina searing original colour.
Again Don talked to the owner of this '62. From Port Alberni, the car was apparently sold in Sweden when new.
More to come...
I unfortunately have forgotten the name of the owner of this Beetle, but Reagh knows and he will likely chime in.
This '62 Deluxe Microbus is a 23 window and is rather high on the desirability meter. The owner has had it a long time before they were worth the big $. He and his family enjoy it a lot and use it as intended. I cringed a bit when I saw his kids climbing all over the bus and putting their feet on everything...
This is an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser which was quite the car of its era. Some of us saw this at Beban Park when we were scouting out potential show sites...
I freely admit I am not into hot rods in any way... but the quality on this Anglia could not be ignored. Had what looked like a 4.3 L Chevrolet V6 installed.
Don liked this '63 Falcon Sprint. This model is quite rare and featured an early 260 V8. These cars were completely overshadowed the next year by the Ford Mustang.
It was nice to see that Harbourview displayed some of their collection. Mark liked this '71 Ghia convertible.
They also have a Thing as part of their collection. Forgot to check the year as Things are not my thing.
I do like this however.. Harbourview has owned "Casper" for a very long time. This '69 once belonged to a customer, and when they traded it in, the dealer kept it for promotional duties. It is nice to see one that looks original like this. Hard to believe some uneducated VW people still call these "fat chicks"!!!
"Casper's" engine. The Samba perverts would freak out at this shot as the fuel filter is beside the distributor and there are no clamps on the fuel lines. At one time this was considered normal as the German fuel lines were good quality and would fit tight without the use of clamps. Putting the fuel filter there was extremely common when VW's were everywhere. Amazing how ideas change over time...
A piece of Canadian history. This is a 1957 Meteor, a model sold only in Canada and with significant trim differences to the Ford it was based on.
How about a purple Gremlin? There were quite a few AMX's on display as well.
Overall the show was nice as usual. Most of the vehicles on display were nice and shiny, not too many patina/rad rods as before. If you know me, then you know I was happy about this! This show is one of those that awards trophies for best in class. In a perfect world, the best quality car would win each category, wouldn't it. My Dad raved about how nice this one particular car was and stated it deserved to win. I didn't really notice it so we went back to take a look. Nice interior but an average paint job with some very amateur repair work. (Things like sanding marks in the paint, sinks and cracking in the body work, dull spots, etc.) So how come this guy won his class??? LOTS of much nicer cars in attendance, so it makes you really wonder about "judging". This is the down side to car shows and one reason why I like our "cruise-in". On a lighter note, I spotted a '67 Cougar like my old one. Although unable to get a picture due to gobs of people in the way, this car had a very interesting story behind it. Apparently the owner's wife, "borrowed" his original Cougar without asking and totalled it. This was over 30 years ago and she felt so bad that she promised to replace it. Well life got in the way and it never happened... until a few days ago. His wife secretly bought him a restored Cougar and presented it to him just before the show! This explained the personalized plate which read "promise kept" What a cool story...
Ok the computer turned out to have blown a RAM board so currently is running on 2/3 capacity. Still working though so here are pictures from the Qualicum show...
First up is a 1963 Splitty camper. Don talked to the owner so he can provide some comments...
Interior of the '63 camper.
A highly modified '66 Beetle.
Super Beetle was painted a nice metallic blue.
I have a soft spot for this generation of GM trucks. Brian was intrigued by this colour. He is considering painting his Ghia in a softer yellow instead of its retina searing original colour.
Again Don talked to the owner of this '62. From Port Alberni, the car was apparently sold in Sweden when new.
More to come...
I unfortunately have forgotten the name of the owner of this Beetle, but Reagh knows and he will likely chime in.
This '62 Deluxe Microbus is a 23 window and is rather high on the desirability meter. The owner has had it a long time before they were worth the big $. He and his family enjoy it a lot and use it as intended. I cringed a bit when I saw his kids climbing all over the bus and putting their feet on everything...
This is an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser which was quite the car of its era. Some of us saw this at Beban Park when we were scouting out potential show sites...
I freely admit I am not into hot rods in any way... but the quality on this Anglia could not be ignored. Had what looked like a 4.3 L Chevrolet V6 installed.
Don liked this '63 Falcon Sprint. This model is quite rare and featured an early 260 V8. These cars were completely overshadowed the next year by the Ford Mustang.
It was nice to see that Harbourview displayed some of their collection. Mark liked this '71 Ghia convertible.
They also have a Thing as part of their collection. Forgot to check the year as Things are not my thing.
I do like this however.. Harbourview has owned "Casper" for a very long time. This '69 once belonged to a customer, and when they traded it in, the dealer kept it for promotional duties. It is nice to see one that looks original like this. Hard to believe some uneducated VW people still call these "fat chicks"!!!
"Casper's" engine. The Samba perverts would freak out at this shot as the fuel filter is beside the distributor and there are no clamps on the fuel lines. At one time this was considered normal as the German fuel lines were good quality and would fit tight without the use of clamps. Putting the fuel filter there was extremely common when VW's were everywhere. Amazing how ideas change over time...
A piece of Canadian history. This is a 1957 Meteor, a model sold only in Canada and with significant trim differences to the Ford it was based on.
How about a purple Gremlin? There were quite a few AMX's on display as well.
Overall the show was nice as usual. Most of the vehicles on display were nice and shiny, not too many patina/rad rods as before. If you know me, then you know I was happy about this! This show is one of those that awards trophies for best in class. In a perfect world, the best quality car would win each category, wouldn't it. My Dad raved about how nice this one particular car was and stated it deserved to win. I didn't really notice it so we went back to take a look. Nice interior but an average paint job with some very amateur repair work. (Things like sanding marks in the paint, sinks and cracking in the body work, dull spots, etc.) So how come this guy won his class??? LOTS of much nicer cars in attendance, so it makes you really wonder about "judging". This is the down side to car shows and one reason why I like our "cruise-in". On a lighter note, I spotted a '67 Cougar like my old one. Although unable to get a picture due to gobs of people in the way, this car had a very interesting story behind it. Apparently the owner's wife, "borrowed" his original Cougar without asking and totalled it. This was over 30 years ago and she felt so bad that she promised to replace it. Well life got in the way and it never happened... until a few days ago. His wife secretly bought him a restored Cougar and presented it to him just before the show! This explained the personalized plate which read "promise kept" What a cool story...
