M.B.F. Car Show

Saturday was sunny and hot...just the weather we seem destined to encounter on the car show circuit! Sam and Juli watched the kids for us so we didn't have to drag them out in the heat, and even though the show was dog-friendly (M.B.F. stood for Man's Best Friend...the show was to raise money for a Mesa dog park) we left the pups at home where it was nice and cool.

The show was at Hohokam Stadium in Mesa, which happens to be across from a cemetery. While those attending the funeral directly across the street might not have appreciated the show's live band and frequent raffle drawings (we won coffee beans from Starbucks...twice!), we held on to some hope that maybe deceased had been a car or dog enthusiast and would have appreciated our show.

Our truck was looking pretty special until this beauty slipped into the spot next to us. This 50's Cadillac was, in our eyes, easily the best car in the show (yes, we even voted for it!). It helped that the couple who owned the vehicle was so much fun to hang out with. We really enjoyed getting to know them and hearing about the vehicles they have worked on. We felt pretty good about our truck when they told us how much they liked our truck and that they wouldn't change it at all. And we could tell that they meant it! We're starting to learn what this whole car show thing is about. You get to meet some great people, hear some great stories, and come home enjoying your vehicle more than ever before. We also learned that you shouldn't expect to win any prizes at these shows unless you belong to a large car club or have bribed a lot of people to come and vote for you! So many truly awesome cars were overlooked in the awards...including our neighbors'.

This Barracuda was owned by two fun ladies from Flagstaff who made the trip with their two pit bull puppies, Kobe and Kahlua.

This old Ford has a great story. The owner, Judy Smith, was fun to visit with. She has a pottery business and was selling dog bowls.

They literally built this car from the ground up!

The old pictures were great fun to look at!

Proof that people do gather around our truck! Of course, we were in the shade...

This old '53 truck is still used daily as a work truck! Everything on it is original except the seat, which has been re-upholstered.

Today, tomorrow, and yesterday? The "yesterday" is easy...the Cadillac speaks of a more elegant and refined time. The yellow car is "today's" Smart Car. Its owner apparently has a limo company and has shuttled around the King of Nigeria and his suitcase of one hundred dollar bills. Hmm...not sure about that one. As far as "tomorrow" goes...well, that seems to be our motto. You know, as in, "We'll (fix, paint, sand, wash, bug bomb, etc.) that part tomorrow..."

This is the ancestor of John's Chrysler 300. The owner of this classic was very informative. John can now tell you how the car got its name, how subsequent cars in the series were named, what the only two hood ornaments of this vehicle look like, and why there was controversy over the naming of the latest 300C. And all this time he thought it was just a pretty car!

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All in all, it was a great day at the car show! We especially had a blast talking with our neighbors, Sue and Jack White. We're hoping to see them again at some other shows in the fall. The link above will take you to an article about one of their other cars. And we thought THIS one was pretty special...WOW!