Al B. Bach

It looks like we may not have a show next week. The Moonlight Car Show is coming up though! It's probably the biggest one for around here. In the past they have gotten more than 1000 cars and an estimated 80,000 spectators! They close all of downtown Wichita for it and it becomes one huge street party. This will be our first year at it and we can't wait!

This weeks show was a great one! It was the annual all MOPAR show put on by the Wichita area MOPAR club. They got 65 cars which was a nice number for a small show, especially when you consider that the average show around here only gets a few MOPARs. We were still unique in that there was only 2 50's MOPARs there. Us and a 1958 Desoto (which was my pick for the best car there). A lot of good looking muscle cars and a few 30's. One of the highlights was the Turbo Interceptor from the movie "The Wraith". Very cool car and I'm not ashamed to say one of my favorite films! Here's the link to all the photos as well as a couple non-MOPARs we saw that caught our eye. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/n001pa/2011%20All%20MOPAR%20Show%20Wichita%20Ks/

I didn't have a car show last weekend because I was flat broke and couldn't afford it. This weekend was one of the big ones for around here. The Lake Afton show normally gets hundreds of cars but the turn-out was a bit low this year. I think it was because of some bad weather the last few days but it turned out to be a great day and we had a lot of fun. Here's the link to the pics. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/n001pa/2011%20Lake%20Afton%20Car%20Show/ As a sheetmetal mechanic and biker I found this one to be very impressive! I know it's not a MOPAR but this was probably the real stand-out of the show! Next week is a MOPAR show so hopefully I will be posting up some great MOPARs.

I used latex paint on my bike a few years ago and was very happy with it. The most important thing to remember when painting whitewalls is to clean the sidewall very thoroughly with with alcohol. If you scuff it up good and make sure it's very clean then it should stick. That said, mine did yellow a bit after only about a month and I never tried to get them back to a bright white because I liked the aged look that they got. There are some out there trying white rubberized roof coating for houses with very promising results. It's very flexible so you don't have to worry about cracking and they say that it is easy to clean. I have not tried it yet but I am thinking about it. You could also grind some whitewalls. I had some on a rat rod project and they looked great but very messy to make. Cut Whites Painted Whites-Fresh After a couple years

Thanks for the pics. Looks like a great show!

Welcome to the forum and congrats on what looks to be a great find! I don't believe there would be any holes for mounting a visor on a two piece windshield, it all clamped on. I actually have my eye on a 54 Savoy right now that has been sitting for sale in a ladies front yard for more than 20 years . I talked to the husband but he wasn't sure how much she wanted for it but, after 20 years, she ought to be a motivated seller. Keep us posted on your progress. Later, Carl

I got one a few years back for model plane work and was not at all impressed. Picked up a $10 radio shack iron and am still using it today. At half the price, I think I'll just stick to the old fashioned soldering iron.

I just realized I forgot the link to the rest of the photos. Sorry about that. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/n001pa/2011%20Burns%20Ks%20Car%20Show/

I grew up with Pintos. In fact we still have three of them. Two of them will be restored and the third is probably going to be a street legal IMSA style race car. I know it's strange but I love Pintos no matter what people say about them.

Here's this weeks car show. It was in Burns Kansas and it was a cold and wet one. Still had a lot of fun though and will diffentately give it a second chance next year. This was a bigger car show. They had expected over 400 cars but, with the bad weather, they only got 238. Still brought in a lot of cars from outside the Wichita area which was nice. Check out this cool old Dodge. Very unique! Here's something you don't see at show's often. This was the highlight of the show! It started out as a 1971 Triumph but has a lot of custom work. Very cool old school bike!

She's a big car but she does have a tendency to become invisible with the lovely ladies in the picture! The caps are from a 1961 Buick Invicta with some custom detailing. I have the original caps for the car but they are some of the most boring caps made IMO.

Good one Gregg! They sure are cuties aren't they? I wonder which one's Charity though because I would probably have the best chance with her!

I always wondered, if the world is supposed to end in 2012 because the Mayan calendar ends then, does that mean that Microsoft has predicted that the world will end in 3000?

Not a lot of MOPARS again but there were a few nice ones. Mostly muscle cars though.

Here's this weeks car show pics. This was the best car show yet! It was at the Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita Ks. I'm not sure how many cars they got but I would estimate around 300 or more, all squeezed into a western town! Alot of fun and certainly one we will attend again. Found some more girls from a local burlesque troop to pose with the old girl, the highlight of the show! Unfortunately something went wrong with my camera and I was not able to take as many photos as usual. My brother took a lot of photos with his phone. When he gets them downloaded, I will post them as well. As usual, here's the link to my photo's on Photobucket. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/n001pa/2011%20ARC%20Car%20Show%20at%20Old%20Cowtown/ Cory is working on creating a blog right now. In the future, I will post the photos there so they look a bit better. Oh, and we finally decided on a name for the old girl, Grace. What do you think?

I know what you mean. All the, what I like to call cookie-cutter cars, around here seem to ignore the little shows though. My Old Girl is a blue more door but I have only felt invisible at one show so far and that's because I got parked on the end of a new Ford dealers display so I don't think a lot of people even noticed me there. Most shows I have lots of people come up to ask questions mainly because I am so different than the run-of-the-mill show cars. I also know what you mean about driving them. I've only had the Old Girl for a few months and I have put well over 4,000 miles on her so nobody can say she's a trailer queen. Leaving this show we saw 4 trailers waiting to load cars after the show. Unless she breaks down, you will never see the Old Girl on a trailer.

This weekends car show was in Bentley Ks. It was a small small one with only around 60 cars but I think it was probably the funnest yet this season. I love small town car shows because everyone seems to have more fun at them. Too many people just out for awards at the big shows. Here's a few shots from it and, as usual, check out my photobucket album to see all of the rest of the cars. The Old Girl with the little girl. One of the few MOPARs at the show but she was a real beauty! This was the Best of Show winner. Pretty cool old Edsel! I see him at every show I go to and yet he has never won anything until now. It's nice to see a home-built low-buck car win for a change instead of the deep-pocket guys that always take home the trophies.

That's the funniest thing I have seen in a long time!

How do I ice the coil? I suppose I could try just water from the hose to cool it off and test it but I don't know if the water would cause other problems.

That's my old girl! I was sitting there behind the car and noticed the reflection and had to get a shot. It's one of my personal favorites.

I'm loving it! More comfortable than any car I have ever owned. We are still having a problem with the engine in that you have to let it set for 30 to 45 minutes before you can restart it. I rebuilt the carb and it's worse now than it was before. It runs great once it starts but it is very hard to start when it's warm. I talked to a mechanic today and he felt that since I have rebuilt the carb and it runs good then I probably shouldn't mess with the carb anymore. He thinks it may be the coil getting heat saturated. That makes a bit of sense because my motorhome has the same problem. With it I can switch to the house battery and send 24 volts to the starter which will overcome it but I can't do that with the car. He thought a new coil may fix it or else getting the temps down. I ordered a bunch of new parts today for it: new coil, points, condenser, cap and rotor. If that doesn't fix it then the next step will be to have the radiator rebuilt. If all else fails then it will just have to do as is until this winter when I plan on taking the engine apart to put in new gaskets and fix the either sticky or burnt valves. It runs good, you just have to be ready to set for a while before going again. Later, Carl

I forgot to post the link to the rest of the photos. http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f168/n001pa/2011%20Newton%20Downtown%20Car%20Show/ This is the Lincoln I talked about. I love his display!

This weeks car show was the 7th Annual Newton Downtown Car Show. It was a perfect day so the turn-out was pretty good. Saw several good looking Mopars including a really nice little 34 street rod with a flat 6. I also met a guy with a 51 Lincoln Cosmopolitan that had recognizable pinstriping. Turns out it was done by the same guy that did mine. I did a little searching and found his website. Nice surprise is that my car is on his website! http://hardlinegrafix.com/aboutus.html scroll down to the bottom and you'll see the front of the Old Girl. I'm hitting car shows almost every weekend. Does anybody care to see the photos I take at them? If so then I'll continue to post them to photobucket and give weekly updates. I am also working on creating a blog for the Old Girl and I'll post photos there when it's done. I'm not real good at web sites though so I am having my brother work on it.

Full coverage insurance. Doesn't really protect the car from a tornado but it gives me peace of mind knowing that if something terrible does happen I can look forward to the search for another classic.

I've only taken mine to 3 shows now and yet I have heard the question "Does it have a hemi?" probably a dozen times now. I still try to be polite and let them know that the flat 6 is better espeacially for a driver.