1929 Duesenberg, Murphy Body
These classics were incredible; Duesenbergs (one fully original except for the wheels), Packards, a Pierce Arrow, ’55 and ’57 Thunderbirds, Chrysler, Cadillacs and Buicks.
My car show page contains a gallery of photos here.
The weather was very good with moderate temperatures and overcast skies.
1961 Nash Metropolitan
There was a large turnout and I got one good car story. About five years ago, the owner of this ’61 Nash Metropolitan went to Rockford to buy one of these models. Of the two at the Clock Tower Inn event, the black and white one was the better choice. However the buyer only had $ 50 in his pocket and the seller wouldn’t wait until Monday when the banks opened. So the car was trailered 300 miles to a ‘difficult to find’ Kentucky horse farm. So the purchaser drove to the Bluegrass state with his trailer and money in 95 degree heat to pick up his ‘new car’. But the Metropolitan wouldn’t start (perhaps vapor lock) so the buyer and seller had to manhandle the 1300 pound vehicle onto the trailer as both were soaked with sweat.
My photo gallery for this event is online here.
This week’s band was The Sting Rays, “Chicago’s Oldies Band“.
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1964 Packard
This was the first year for Cruise Night (Thursdays) in Wood Dale and there were many cars and visitors for this second night of the 2012 season.
My photos are posted here.
Flashback 50s DJ Tony played the oldies and included one of my favorites, Big Joe Turner, who is too rarely heard but you may remember this Apple iPhone TV ad which featured a few bars of Big Joe’s Shake, Rattle and Roll at the end.
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Check out my photos from Lombard on June 2nd here.
As with all these Cruise Nights, I saw the kind of big Fords, Chevy’s and Pontiacs that used to ‘blow me off the’ road as I grew up in the 1960s.
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1939 Graham 2-Door Sedan
I went to the second Westchester Cruise Night for the 2012 season on May 21st at 31st Avenue and Wolf Road. Great weather and a very good turnout of cars, grandparents, parents and kids.
All photos are posted here.
The main sponsor, Paul Gattuso of Pauls’ Pizza & Hot Dogs was present (as usual) and there was a DJ spinning Rock ‘n Roll tunes, as well a some Country. Live bands will entertain regularly beginning June 4th after a Memorial Day hiatus.
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