Car show at the mall......

[BobT-47P15]

For the past 40 years or more, the Heartland Antique Auto Club of Joplin

has been displaying cars at our Northpark Mall on Memorial Day.

I used to belong to the club back in the 1970s.....haven't been a member

for a long time. Yesterday, at McDonalds, ran into the club president who

invited me to bring the Plymouth out this year. So I did. At one time,

there were as many as 55 vehicles on display. This year, there were only

15. There are not as many club members nowadays.....some of the older

guys I used to know have passed on. Others have just dropped out.

It was fun talking with people who stopped to look and remembered

about old cars they once had. I may re-join the club, at least for a while,

as they like to take tours in the area on Sunday afternoons from time

to time.

I was sorta the "lone ranger", as I was the only car at the north end

of the mall.

There were some nice cars in the group, especially the 1958 Canadian

Pontiac Bonneville convertible. The owner said it's difficult to find body

parts since the car is essentially a Chevrolet underneath (has a Chevy

348 engine) and 58 Chevy front sheet metal.

[BobT-47P15]

Some others there.......

The owner says this 57 Chevy 210 hardtop is more rare than the Bel Airs

as not very many were made.

[BobT-47P15]

Found a new (old looking) sign in a store at the mall, which I bought.

They also had this round one........

[1955 plymouth]

Thanks for sharing the pics.. I would have loved to been in the mall for once.. looks like fun, just watch the lookie loos:eek:.

[randroid]

Bob,

Yeah, watch for those lookie loos; I heard that not even penicillin will clear that up!

-Randy

[RobertKB]

There were some nice cars in the group, especially the 1958 Canadian

Pontiac Bonneville convertible. The owner said it's difficult to find body

parts since the car is essentially a Chevrolet underneath (has a Chevy

348 engine) and 58 Chevy front sheet metal.

Bob, that '58 Pontiac is not a Bonneville but is called a Parisienne (note name tag between front wheel and bumper) and yes it was built in Canada on a Chev chassis with Chev front end but with Pontiac trim. They are very rare up in Canada and I would imagine even more so in the US. Nice looking car, nearly as nice as that yellow Plymouth convertible!

[BobT-47P15]

Bob, that '58 Pontiac is not a Bonneville but is called a Parisienne (note name tag between front wheel and bumper) and yes it was built in Canada on a Chev chassis with Chev front end but with Pontiac trim. They are very rare up in Canada and I would imagine even more so in the US. Nice looking car, nearly as nice as that yellow Plymouth convertible!

Thanks, Robert.

Yes, I meant to say something more about the Parisienne name....but

didn't git it done.

The owner was telling us about the difficulty of finding parts....says he's

almose afraid to drive it--in case it would be in an accident.

[RobertKB]

Parts shouldn't really be a problem for that car if he is willing to look north of the border. Lots of '58 Pontiacs up here that are parts cars and would have the same fenders, bumper, grille, etc. Only thing he would have trouble finding is the Parisienne trim. Back end could certainly be grafted from another model as well. He should just drive it and not worry about it. I find if I worry about my cars that is when you get into trouble. If I drive it normally, things go smoothly. My take on driving old cars anyway.

[JerseyHarold]

The cheapy Canadian Pontiac in those days was the Pathfinder. Someone in my neighborhood owned one. I always wondered how it got to Staten Island.

[RobertKB]

The cheapy Canadian Pontiac in those days was the Pathfinder. Someone in my neighborhood owned one. I always wondered how it got to Staten Island.

Maybe it was my old one as my first car was a '58 Pontiac Pathfinder 4-door. I don't think it went south when I sold it though. Sure did love that car.

[JerseyHarold]

Maybe it was my old one as my first car was a '58 Pontiac Pathfinder 4-door. I don't think it went south when I sold it though. Sure did love that car.

The one near me was dark blue with a white top.

[RobertKB]

The one near me was dark blue with a white top.

Definitely not mine then. Mine was kind of a pinky purple Pontiac colour with a white roof. Did I mention that I sure did love that car. A few years ago, I actually came across a car identical to mine and thought at first it was my old car but there were some subtle differences so I could tell it was not. I was tempted to buy it anyway but for some strange reason, reason actually prevailed. If it had been in a little nicer shape, reason may not have prevailed.

[Cpt.Fred]

is the pontiac loosing atf or some other kind of fluid, coolant maybe?

looks like there'sa little puddle under the front end...

[BobT-47P15]

No.......no fluid loss.

There was a mat under the car to catch any drips that might occur.

The red looking place at the front is actually a plastic Pontiac sign.

The mall requires that there be a pad under each wheel and some

type mat to keep any oil or fluids off their floor.