March 29th, 2022

Woohoo!  This past Sunday was the Car Show in Venice.  I love this event.  With the exception of the past two years (pandemic, what ya gonna do?) the Antique Automobile Club has been having this event here since 1987 which is 30 something years.  Don't make me do the math.   I think this will have been our 3rd time attending.  

It's an easy walk over from our house to show and it takes up a lot of space.  I'm told that more than 250 cars were entered and 70 awards were given. Wow!  It's always very well attended and this year even more than usual. But since it's an outside event, it doesn't feel quite so crowded as it otherwise night.

Now I will be honest, I don't know a V-8 from a Slant 6 and I don't even know what those terms mean. It's just words I've heard bandied about from car people.  And I never really considered myself a "car person". Except for this show.  I love the older cars.  They had such style, such panache. I'm all about the little details and they have details for days:

I honestly never know what specific detail is going to be the thing that catches my attention.  It might the the hood ornaments and/or fancy radiator cap.  I do love those.  I'm sorry that they are a thing of the past because the just are the bees knees:

Sometimes it's that front of the car.  That grill, those lights, the colours, it's the whole package.  And you know what they say, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.  I'm impressed:

It could be something as crazy as the steering wheel or the dashboard.  Yeah, I know. I'm a little bit strange.  (little bit?)

Maybe it's the tires?  Why would a tire appeal to me? I don't know.  I do not question my instincts I just follow them:

I could be a particularly snazzy paint job.  Seriously, it could!

Is it the fins?  Is it really?  Am I that shallow?

Perhaps it's the trunk.  And I finally learned why they call a trunk, a trunk.  It was so obvious!  And so literal!

Occasionally the thing that catches my eye and therefore my camera's eye are the little additions.  The things that the owner adds just for fun:

Now and again, I have to admit, it's just the entire dang car. There are some that just appeal to me more than others, as a whole.  Tim had a few favourites too:

I guess I got my fill of cartoon cars and super fun details and car talk.  I'm good for while. But I am already looking forward to next year's car show.