Skip to main content

St. Petersburg Yacht Club Car Show - Part 1

I'm happy to say that I made it, finally, to the St. Petersburg Yacht Club car show in downtown St. Pete. Yes, they have the more mundane stuff one might see in G-Burg at one of their Railroad Days shows, but it also had a few pretty rare things that one might expect from a car show that is sponsored by a yachting club.

I'm afraid all my notes are in Florida so I must rely on memory and that may be pretty iffy.    




This is a circa 1948 Jaguar XKE.  I've seen them in pictures but never in person.  Cool looking auto with Art-Deco styling.  Looks like getting in and out might be a problem for me nowadays.  



I was quite smitten by this Rolls-Royce.  It is a 1965 version.  Huge, massive, bulky and reeking with class, this would be a nice stocking stuffer this year. 


Another picture of the Rolls.  Notice the lack of chrome around the rear window.  American cars always have some sort of trim.  The Rolls, however, doesn't have a lot but still comes off as elegant. An absolute dream of a car. 


1952 Rolls-Royce.  Again, these are massive cars with styling as their forte, not a lot of extra chrome or gadgets.  Just regal elegance.  


I've got the pictures mixed up a bit;  how that Studebaker wormed its way in here, I don't know.  This is a Bentley another of Britain's royal carriage makers.  Wow.  I'm wetting my pants.



They put this Studebaker next to the Bentley and in a way that was just fine, because this Stude was in excellent shape and its flair for styling offset the more staid English wheels. 




Notice the right side steering wheel.  This car was imported over to the US anyway.  All of the English cars had wood  dashes.  



Oh, be still my heart.  I think I'm getting the vapors.  This was as close to concours stuff one can find in a car show.  I should remind you of the Gateway Car Museum only a couple miles away from where I exist down here which is a must-see for car afficianados.  Probably time to visit again.    



Metal art doesn't get much prettier than this.  Note the fender mirrors. and large single driving light up front.  This is a classic look that probably needs to be in my garage, just to insure its safety.  I'd sleep in it to keep the bad guys at bay. 



1956 Lincoln Continental Mark II.  This was Lincoln's/Ford's attempt to come up with an elegantly styled car to match the post-war European models.  They did a fine job, too.  Low slung, perfectly styled these are worth a mint in this kind of shape.  Exhaust was incorporated into the rear bumper.  



Air intake portals on side of car.



OK everyone.  Lean back and take a breath.  Classic iconic stuff here.  I'm going back next year and if they beg me I'll ship Miss Frump down to join their ranks.  

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Flashback Friday

Class, Or Lack Thereof The Dwight Vice gravestone in Oquawka, Illinois. I bring this old chestnut out every so often just to remind me that class is classless.  Dwight Vice was killed in his home near Oquawka in 2001.  It was one of those things that can generate crime:  two guys thought Dwight had a lot of money stashed at home because of his pot-selling sideline to supplement his fishing job.   Not really one of those big drug deals gone-bad things.  Marijuana was, according to the trial, about the only stuff Dwight sold.   But these two guys barge into the house and killed Dwight and attempted to kill his 11 year old kid, Darryl, before they took off with what money they could find.   His son, now 23, was stabbed in the back and left for dead.  He survived and is wheelchair bound and has undergone several surgeries to repair his wounds.  He will be paralyzed for life.   None of this is pleasant.  Reading the facts of the murder and attempted murder are most unpleasant
Post a Comment
Read more

Summer Swim

It's Monday and the start of another work week.  Except for me.  I have the week off because the parents of my daycare charges are taking the week off, too. This is one of those wordless posts I love on Mondays so I can put my laziness in full view of loyal readers.  These pics need no words.  Why muddy the waters?   They were taken at the pool at Sinkhole Estates aka Death Valley.  The nice thing about this pool is it is heated in winter.  If one must find positives in one's situation, I suppose that is one.  But, please, no more.   
Post a Comment
Read more

Florida Air Museum - Part 3

Welcome back to a pretty neat tour of the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland Florida.  There's a lot to see and a couple of the old Geezer Gold Wing guys are already sitting down instead of walking around looking at the exhibits. That's John who is wore out and making a call to his wife.  In all honesty, John was pretty well bushed before the ride.  He told me his daughter's family was down from one of the Carolina's with the grand kids and he must have played with them too much.   He's about to take off on his own and head for home, but he's going to miss a couple of neat things out on Hangar A.   But, before we walk over there, we have lots yet to see here.  If you saw The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio playing Howard Hughes, you'll remember that he went up in a plane during the filming of one of his movies to prove a point about flying.  He crashed trying to execute a roll and this is a picture of the plane he crashed.  Note the propeller
1 comment
Read more