Shelby/Dakota

Walked by the first gens, saw project covid and Ollie. My 5 year old was done with the day so I did not stop to chat or say hi. Hopefully next year we will go out again and maybe spend some more time in the show field.

Did anyone here see the black/emerald 68 w200 just up from the vendor section? That had to be one of the nicest trucks I saw. Owner was saying that it was still being assembled at the end of june.

Seeing the white/red crewcab and prototype was cool, again didnt get to spend much time looking at them.

Lots of cool 80s chargers/Shelby dodges to check out.

oliver foster

The black and red rig is a Plymouth trailduster and is super clean and sharp. It is way nicer than it was when it came off the dealer lot.
It had 2 miles on it last year. It had 12 miles on it this year. I am guessing those are on and off the trailer miles to make to a years worth of car shows. the rig is too nice for me if you can not drive it more that 10 miles a year.

oliver foster

Sorry to have missed meeting you and the family.
I agree there was an extra strong showing of 80's turbo charged cars to check out this year .

KRB

Ah, I didn't notice the badging on that Trail Duster. WOW, 12 total miles since rebuild. So basically it is a piece of art, not to be used, only admired. That explains the pristine condition. Maybe after a few years of admiring their work they'll want to enjoy it in another dimension. I can understand preserving an original as an antique. An artifact to show the new generations what was reality before them. But that rig is modified with "upgrades", begs to be used and enjoyed. I'll never be able to afford nor desire a new or pristine vehicle. Scratches and dings are inevitable and I sleep better when I'm not the first to apply them. All mine have lots of farm customized pin stripes but all the noticeable blemishes are thanks to cows, horses or previous owners. Sorry, I digressed...

Thanks all for sharing the pictures, observations and memories.

Maybe I'll see some of you in September in Bowling Green...

Rug_Trucker

I had 2 new cars in my life. '81 Charger 2.2, and an '87 Toyota long bed regular cab. The Charger was a turd in many ways. It looked good!

NJTman

I agree with everything you said, and I wish I could stay the week as well. It's way to nice, and my wife is way too happy there, so it's a win-win for me.

Great hanging with you, the Mrs. Ollie and the gang. You're all dear to both myself, and my wife, and the only way things would be better is if we were neighbors, and I could see ya's more often.

Ollie saved us on Saturday. My toyota froze it's belt tensioner, and fried the belt as we were getting it the truck to go home from a week in VT. Luckily, it's parked in our driveway, and we weren't stuck on the side of 91 in some far off mountain range with no cell service. Ollie taking us to the ONLY car rental saved the day, made good memories, and had me and my wife to watch yell at each other for leaving ship back at the house, having to go back up an hour to get the dog medications.

Fun, fun fun. Was an enjoyable ride with Ollie, none the less, riding in a real 1st gen with 37" baloney skins on it. Since I'm never a passenger, I was blessed to see the countryside on the way down.


And as USUAL, I'm looking forwards to Next year's carlisle aready. We couldn't have had better weather on Friday, other than being a comfortable 82 degrees F. I prefer the 60-ish range F, but that's just me.


BTW. when you pick up any rental car, DEMAND that the person working there inspect the car with you, and TAKE PHOTOS. They tried to pin a damaged muffler system on me, and it was a real PITA to get out of it, simply because the person who was checking the car out for us, was too busy to go outside and inspect the car we took. Almost cost us $2500 in repairs for something we did NOT DO.