Stars of the Show
FEBRUARY 2012 STARS OF THE SHOW-THE 2012 SCOTTSDALE BARRETT-JACKSON CARS AND TRUCKS
The Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction is like an oasis in the middle of a winter desert for car guys. Love it or hate it, the big show puts the car hobby on prime time TV.
The show itself is a guilty pleasure for fans of the old car hobby because nobody wants to admit that they just spent 11 hours straight watching old iron cross the auction block on TV.
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JANUARY 2012 STARS OF THE SHOW-WHEN THE WEATHER WAS NICE ENOUGH FOR A CAR SHOW.
In January a car show is far more of a concept than a reality in much of North America.
MyStarCollectorCar puts together a car show calendar every year and so far areas like Minnesota or Alberta don't show up much in the 'outdoor show in January' category.
That doesn't matter.
What does matter is the prospect of a car show when the weather gets better. Here are some pictures from past shows just to keep the inner car guy warm in all of us.
Until the snow disappears this all we have to cling to in the northern climes...
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DECEMBER 2011 MSCC STARS OF THE SHOW-A TRIP TO RENO IN AUGUST
DECEMBER 2011 MSCC STARS OF THE SHOW-A TRIP TO RENO IN AUGUST
Hot August Nights in Reno Nevada is a huge show by any standards and this is a look at a few examples of entries from a few years ago
The Reno show is a good example of how car shows can offer a huge cross section of vehicles-this is but a small sample from a few years ago at Hot August Nights...
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NOVEMBER 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-POST CAR SHOW SEASON REFLECTIONS
Linus gets stiffed yet again by The Great Pumpkin at Halloween and car season officially ends in climates that don't have cities that have names that begin with "Los" and end with "Angeles".
In Canada November has the National Drunk/Grey Cup football game and the United States has Thanksgiving, but car shows disappear faster than drinks at an open wedding bar
That's enough to stimulate a whopping case of SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) because the days get short and the nights get longer than the backside of a Moody Blues album.
Here's one cure-it's more like a Band Aid because nothing really cures the "No Car Show Blues" but here are a few shots from car shows past...
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OCTOBER 2011 STARS OF THE SHOW-SEASON OF THE WITCH...END OF THE SEASON
Most northern latitudes don't host many car shows past Halloween-with all due respect to Florida, California or Australia.
Once the Season of the Witch is over so is the car show season, but here are some shots taken late in the year before the snow flew.
The legendary Van Morrison phrased it best with the lines:"it's a marvelous time for a Moondance under the color of October skies".
He must have been at one of these late season car shows...
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