My second car was a 1984 ex-Texas DPS highway patrol Mustang. That car was fast! It could also corner like nobody's business. When I first got it, it was painted a drab taupe color (they called it bronze, but that name is definitely too ambitious) and it still had the cop spotlights on the front. It was funny watching people slam on the brakes when they passed me on the highway. My dad had it painted an obnoxious orangey-red (Porsche Guard Red, I believe) and had the spotlights removed. It was a pretty sweet ride. The only weird thing about it was that the rear tires wore out every 5 to 6 months. Never could quite figure that one out... (*scratches head in bemusement*)
Anyway, all of this is to say that I *love* cars. Especially older sports cars. So whenever I hear of a car show nearby, I try to go, which led Spork and I to Lindale over the weekend. It was a beautiful day for a drive in the Triumph and there were quite a few cars there to ogle, around 200 or so. It was billed as a classic car, motorcycle and tractor show, but there were only 2 motorcycles and 2 tractors (Spork felt ripped off! He also felt the British cars were underrepresented.). There were also quite a few modern cars and while I'm sure the owners have put in a lot of work in them, I'm there to see the old cars.
Sadly, my camera batteries died immediately upon arrival, so I had to resort to my cell phone for pictures.
Here is a very nice 1966 Mustang. Want.
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| From Lindale Classic Car Show |
A 1930s something-or-other. I think these cars are pretty, but I'm useless at identifying them.
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| From Lindale Classic Car Show |
The coolest car at the show was a 1926 Rolls-Royce that is still regularly driven today. It was parked by a Ferrari, but no one was paying the Ferrari any attention. Poor Ferrari guy.
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| From Lindale Classic Car Show |
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Y'all have a Triumph. What model? I bought a '69 TR-6 in 1974. I barely fit into it but I loved driving it around. It was the only car I ever had in which I felt confident enough to drift around curves with. I got rid of it in the late '70's. I wish I had kept it.
Yeppers. It's a 1975 TR-6, the first car Spork ever bought (he's not one for trading cars very often!). You can see a picture of it here.
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