Kimal Lumber 21st Annual Car Shows ~ Details

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The cars show here in Southwest Florida have been experiencing some very agreeable weather. The Kimal Lumber 21st was no exception to that. What a beautiful day filled with gorgeous cars. The participants and the attendees were festive. The music was great, there was plenty places to put a fold out chair in the shade. 

I always try to arrive early. There are good reasons for a photographer like myself to get there early. Trying to take photos of individual cars becomes more difficult as the crowd shows up.  Early the owners are normally with the cars so I can get some interesting details from them. The morning sun helps eliminate glare and shadows. 

When I first arrive the car owners are busy doing last minute detail work. I love to photo them with their detail sprays and fiber towels in their hands after all I market detail products with my affiliate partners.

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As in all the Car Shows and the Cars and Caffeine get togethers I find a car that stands out and choose it as the “Shine of the Show”. This is judged on two factors 1.The quality of the detail job 2. The car’s photogenic qualities......So here’s my choice for the Kimal Lumber 21st: 

"Shine of the Show"

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The car owners have some great stories about their cars: 

Stuart Keen and Sunny (his awesome dog) had a map of the cross country trips he had taken in his 1951 MG TD MK2 

Cole Keen a sixteen year old young man with his father and help from a friend, put together a basket case 1973 Triumph TR6. Cole was here showing his work, this now pristine car

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A day at a Car Show is a great place to get a good walk in 

But it can be quite tiring

Go to page two here for the car photos and their owners 

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Hupmobile ~ Details

Following a distinguished career with Oldsmobile, Ford, and Regal, Robert Craig Hupp established the manufacture of motor cars bearing his name in 1909 in Detroit, Michigan. 

Hupp Model 20 contributed to its early success. The Model 20, is a compact affordable, and durable car that gained popularity for its reliability and fuel efficiency. 

Its reputation for endurance and reliability continued to grow when a Model 20 completed a transcontinental journey from San Francisco to New York in 48 days. 

As the Hupmobile company grew it introduced larger and more sophisticated models, catering to a broader market. 1911, following a disagreement with the board, Robert Hupp left the company. Hupmobile continued and their 1912 Model 32, an all-steel-bodied car, became the mainstay of pre-Great War production.

The introduction of the Hupp 8 in 1925 marked an ambitious move into the luxury car segment. The Hupp 8 featured a smooth eight-cylinder engine and upscale amenities, attracting a more affluent clientele.

The Great Depression hit the automotive industry hard, and Hupmobile was no exception. Despite attempts to adapt to changing economic conditions by offering more affordable models, the company struggled financially. By 1936, Hupmobile attempted a fresh start with a new lineup, but the market conditions and competition proved insurmountable.

Hupmobile bought the Cord 810-812 body dyes after Cord went bankrupt in 1937-38.  Hupmobile and Graham, who were also in financial trouble, joined as partners in building these cars. Graham had a brand new factory, so all the cars were built there. The cars came down 2 separate assembly lines. Graham called their car, the Hollywood Graham, using a Graham supercharged engine, and switching to rear wheel drive. They made approx 1600 cars.

Hupmobile did not produce a car in 1937. They did produce cars in 1938 & 1939. Then they went to the Cord body Skylak in 1940. The same engine was used in the Skylark in 1940) 

In 1940 Hupmobile used a 6-cylinder engine, but switched to rear-wheel drive, and called their car the Hupmobile Skylark. They built 319 Hupmobile Skylarks in 1940 and went bankrupt that year. The cars that weren't sold in 1940, were retitled as a 1941 model. 

1940 Hupmobile Skylark ~ owner Alan Weinstein 

The company officially declared bankruptcy in 1941. While Hupmobile may not have endured through the decades like some of its contemporaries, its legacy lives on as a symbol of innovation and quality craftsmanship during the early days of the American automotive industry.

At this time there are approximately 35 Hupmobile Skylarks left in the world.

Car Show Detail Update 3/20/25

Coming up this weekend is Ideal Classic Car’s & Coffee event. 

Ideal Classic Cars is not only a classic car dealership, its a Classic Car Museum. They open their doors to the public so we can appreciate their collection of fine automobiles. 

So while you are there take a walk and browse. Who knows, you may find your next show car.  

I will be looking for the “Shine of the Show” 

The show and coffee start at 7:30am. See you there!

Cars & Coffee Venice at Ideal Classic Cars    

Saturday, March 22, 202 7:30 AM  10:00 AM

11th Annual Naples Motorfest ~Cars in Paradise 

Saturday, March 22nd 10-3pm

35th Annual Venice AACA Classic Car Show 

Sun, 30 Mar, 2025 at 08:00 am (EDT

Kimal Lumber’s 21st Annual Classic Car Show 

Sun, 06 Apr, 2025 at 09:00 am to 01:00

River Car Show

Saturday, April 26th 2:45 - 530 pm 

Weekly/ Monthly:

Ideal Classic Cars 2224 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice, 

Every 2nd Saturday of the Month, 9am -1 PM

Classic Car Museum. 5500 Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, 

Every 3rd Saturday of the Month, 9-1 PM

Cars and Caffiene Wellen Park 19745 Wellen Park Blvd., Venice Fl

First Saturday of the month  730am - 1030 am

Sarasota Cars and Coffee  295 N. Cattleman Road, Sarasota Fl

Every 2nd Saturday of the month  8am- 10am 

Cruzin on Dearborn ~ Englewood Car Show 

The first Saturday of every month, 2pm -8pm Dearborn St, Englewood, FL 34223

 

 

Jorge Garcia Artist Details

Jorge Garcia was born in 1951 in Buenos Aires. At the age of 11, he was bedridden for 40 days. Trying to distract himself and to feel positive, he started to paint pictures of Disney cartoons. An artist was borne. 

A couple years later, after his parents gave him an airplane kit, his drawing reflected his interest planes. 

Of course this wouldn’t be a good article for Classic Car News unless he eventually got interested in what we all love, Classic Cars. 

By the mid 60s, auto sport became very popular in Argentina and many people spent their weekends at the race track. Jorge and his brother also visiting the track very often to attend practice days. The noise of cars, their shape and sponsor’s advertisement attracted the Garcia brothers, so Jorge began to draw the cars which started his devotion to this sport.

Below you can find two of my favorite Jorge paintings:

   

Packard 1931 acrylic 

Aston Martin DB4 Zagato acrylic 

 

Be sure to go the Jorge Garcia’s story here.

Details of “Curwensville Days Car Show”

 My first ever car show. 

It’s an off week for me. No car show scheduled. Let me share with you how I got involved in Classic Cars. 

Curwensville is located in the Appalachian Mountains in Pennsylvania. (As of 2024 population  ~2458) Yes, they have car shows there too. 

It was a perfect day in a nice park under the pine trees. Pine trees are not car finishes friends. I was there because we had detailed an awesome Cobra for one of our customers. 

A friend and I, looking to pick up a few extra dollars to pay for some necessities, golf, whiskey, and so on, started car detailing in another friend’s empty garage bay on Saturdays. It’s good exercise and nice extra money. Soon we were busy every Saturday. 

Both of us loved the feeling one gets when you get to stand back and look at the end product. We did some great work. 

On one Saturday one of the regulars brought his wife’s car and asked us to detail it to showroom condition. It was an anniversary gift. We did and he was so impressed he asked us to do the same thing to his show car. Not a classic car officiant at that time and not much of one now, I believe he brought us a 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 pink.

Pretty soon we had others bringing their show cars to us for the “treatment”. Then something life changing happened.

One of the customers expressed his desire to sell the love of his life,  a 1957 Ford Fairland 500. I just happened to have a website that I was using to share photos. We made a deal, if the car sold from my lead he would pay $100.00. I detailed the car and posted my first car for sale. 

This was way before any of the heavies had websites. Hemmings, Barrett Jackson, and Mecum. In fact at this time you would be hard pressed to find Classic Cars sold via the internet. 

But I wasn’t the only one. As time went by I got really interested in the high end cars. I came across a Ferrari Dealer in California who had 2 Italia 458’s for sale. Those two cars got the interest of the owner of WeBE Autos out of Long Island, Michael Runnalls. Michael had been involved in internet sales for longer than I and was and is really good at it by the time our paths crossed. He helped me and we started sharing cars. Eventually began represent WeBe Autos in SW Florida. 

A couple cars and one truck there that we had detailed. Unfortunately I can’t remember much about that day except the weather was perfect and I loved the cars. I didn’t take many notes. I got little to none of the details that day. 

I took these photos using my phone. Let me share some of my first car show photos:

Detailed by All About Detailed

 

A good friend’s Honda Goldwing Trike. 

I started off loving to detail a car and stand back and look at the product. I still love a beautifully detailed car. 

I have started back up this blog so I can be engaged in the Classic Car Business. This blog will be used as an affiliate marketing in the near future.  Any product I recommend I have either used or got a review from someone I trust. 

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Do you use Ceramic or Wax for your shine? 

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