I attended the Ideal Classic Cars & Coffee Saturday Morning. It was a beautiful morning but a chill was in the air evidenced by the slow trickle-in of the cars. But they did come and by 9am there was plenty of gorgeous metal in the parking lot next to the awesome museum. What a great morning, with great cars!

The show was sponsored by AACA of Venice: 

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“The Shine of Show” 

1968 Ford F100 ~ Way to Go Harry Kimmel!

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The day had a theme “Mellow Yellow”

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An item of interest: 

      Harry Mintz putting the last minute touch to his 1955 Nash Statesman, a Swamp Cooler. 

I never heard of these devices before and found it very interesting. They were an add-on accessory that used water- evaporation from a wet cloth, directing the cooler air into the car interior to provide a basic form of air conditioning. 

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Go to page: Ideal Classic Cars & Coffee for photos 

 * Shine of the Show is judge on two factors:

* How well the car is detailed

• * How photogenic the car or truck is

1950 DeSoto Custom Station Wagon Woodie ~ Details

The Wood-Bodies have always been one of my favorites. This 1950 Desoto Custom Station Wagon shown here truly stands out where ever it’s parked.

 

Station Wagons began in the twenties. They were just the car to have for hunting trips, family vacations and family outings. Also, they were great for carrying light loads,children,and pets. 

By the 1950 these became stylish with great lines and woodies became vogue. Of course that fine wood added an item to car detailing. The fine wood needed to be cared for and a yearly varnishing was prudent. Even at that, the wood was a constant nuisance. 

 

This car was a six seater with a fold down second row seat. One of its innovative designs was a two piece transom tailgate with a window that would retract into the tailgate. 

This car was one of the six hundred that came with the wood-trim. It sold for $3903. It displays a very toothy chrome grill. Under its hood 236.6 cid L-head six and produced 112 bhp. It came with either a 3spd manual or a semi automatic transmission (Tip-Top Hydraulic shift with gyro Fluid Drive). These all resulted in a smooth ride with plenty of power for the uphill climbs. 

I love this car. It has been well detailed and is very photogenic. 

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