Classic Car Show - Oak Harbor, WA - Aug 2009

Wow, what fun -- on Saturday the entire expanse of Windjammer Park was taken over by the 24th Annual Whidbey Classic Car Show. There were over 250 cars here -- dating from the 1920s to some as "young" as 1990s. The Ford Mustangs were hands down the most populous, but the Camaros, GTOs and Corvettes held their own. There were imports too -- the most impressive were the 7 Ferraris -- all lined up in a row and more remarkably, all owned by one man. Talk about an investment in your hobby!

We saw sedans, convertibles, coupes, trucks, muscle cars, roadsters and off-roaders -- and just about every manufacturer was represented. The paint and restoration on most of them was incredible. There sure are a lot of folks in Washington who enjoy this as a pastime.

The cars started arriving at 7:00 am and we had a front row seat in our RV as we sipped our coffee and watched as car after car came cruising into the park -- right by our window. I have to say that watching them drive by was a lot more fun than seeing them parked -- something about hearing the engines and watching the striking paint jobs roll by and trying to guess what each one was.

Once all 250+ had arrived, we wandered around the grounds and ogled all the cars. I took over a hundred photos and have tried to narrow it down to my top 20 favorites, but it was hard, so you're going to get to see a few more than that. The show lasted all day and then at 4:00 pm all 250+ cars formed a procession as they left the park -- again, right by our RV -- it was very impressive and a fun day for us.

This is just one small section of cars (mostly GTOs) that were parked in front of our RV area. Our RV is parked to the left of the middle - way back. When these muscle cars all fired up their engines to leave it was deafening -- of course, they were all gunning their engines trying to outdo each other.
Growing up in Southern California, the Woodie was a familiar car for me. It was used by surfers to carry their gear to the beach. Most were washed out and faded junkers and looked nothing like this beautifully restored 1951 gem. The lacquer finish on this one's wood panels -- inside and out -- was gorgeous -- like wet wood. This deep red/purple color was called Bing Cherry and was used on a lot of the cars -- probably a Washington state favorite.
This truck's paint job was impressive -- the flames were even painted under the hood. Most of the cars were owned by guys, but this lady was a proud owner.A 1936, flamingo-pink Chevy truck - how pretty is that!Now that is a purple coupe -- and look at the seniors who own it. Who would have thought they would be inspired to go with such a wild color.
What a great flame paint job on this roadster.A beautiful purple 1936 Ford Cabriolet -- complete with a gorgeous lavender interior and suicide doors.
Here are the Ferraris -- I overheard someone say that all 7 cars were owned by one guy. The license plates had sequential numbers, so it must be true.
And a close-up of the sleek and sexy Morgan Special.The pick-up truck row -- a colorful group.
And more pick-up trucks from behind.Drool -- a gorgeous Jaguar.
An oldie, but a cutie - 1924 Ford C Cab.
Another elderly Ford -- this one a 1929 Model A.
A few more Fords from the 30s. These were all restored inside with luxurious upholstery, rosewood dash boards, crystal control knobs and even flower vases on either side of the rear window. One even had beautifully etched glass on the wing windows.
Such amazing paint jobs on all of them -- especially these 1937 Chevy Coupes. And just think of the hand waxing that's been done to keep them so glossy.
An old time hearse -- it even had a coffin in the back.

A low-rider in it's "seated" position. I remember seeing these "hopping" down Van Nuys Blvd. in the San Fernando Valley when I was a teen, but I never saw one lowered all the way down to the ground.
Some specialty biggies -- the off road toys. Wonder why they are all painted yellow?An RVer from the 30s.
And finally, the old and the new -- this guy on his Segway was roaming about looking at the cars.