Fords on Fourth Car Show

The 2014 GT500 Super Snake and the 1967 GT500 were shined and polished arriving at the Fords on Fourth Car Show Sunday (March 8th) before 7am to become part of the many wonderful Fords on displayed on Fourth Ave in Tucson. After getting our registration packet and some finishing touches on the cars, we were ready for the crowds.

Of course we had to display our Cops and Rodders "Best in Show" plaque on the Super Snake. I don't know which car got more attention, but the '67 does attract people, but so does the wide body on the '14.

This year we were parallel parked on the West side of the street being able to show the cars off better from all sides. And we definitely attracted attention with these 2 cars. Chuck, Kim, Allie, & Rob came out to support us for a while in the morning. We appreciate their company.

The day turned out beautiful with the temp climbing up to the high 70s, which in turned brought out more of a crowd to see all the great cars. The show had 230 cars registered.

 The voting for the best cars in each category is done by the entrants and Jim walked away with two first place plaques.

 Here are the two plaques that are added to our "Wall of Fame".

It was a great day, but for some reason just sitting/standing around talking to car people all day is tiring, so it was great to get home after putting the '67 back in the shop building (I counted that there are 9 locks/alarms/doors that need to be undone to drive the car in the building, then 9 to lock everything back up again). So once we got home and hit the patio with a NBA game on, we quenched our thirst with a beer. Then since we won 2 first places, of course we needed to open a good bottle of wine to celebrate.

Tucson Classic Car Show

This last Sat. we entered our 1967 & 1968 Mustang GT-500's in the Tucson Classic Car Show. We arrived at 6:45am and didn't get out of there till 4pm, after a long, hot and fun day. It turned out quite warm for sitting out in the sun all day.

There were over 400 cars at the show and lots of spectators. It was a constant flow of people. Jim and I enjoyed all the family that came and show their support. It was great to see everyone.

After a full day of "car talk" they gave out the awards at 3pm. Jim won 2nd in Class (Mustangs thru 1973) and received a plaque.

 All show participants vote for their choice in each class, and the cars that get the most votes are the award winners. Here's Jim with his plaque in front of the 67' after his win.

So now he has two plaques on his "Wall of Fame" in the garage.

Our next show will be the Cops and Rodder's Car Show on Nov. 1st where we will take the 2014 Super Snake and the 1967 GT500, this will represent the first year the GT500 was produced and the last year it was produced. Maybe another plaque for his wall?

Cars & Coffee Cruise In

Took the '67 up to show at the Cars & Coffee yesterday morning at La Encantada shopping center. Beautiful morning to hang out with "car" people and look at all the great cars that are here in Tucson. Here's our beautiful '67. It sure makes a nice presence in any car show.

It turned out to be a great show with lots of people and many different types of cars from old classics to new vehicles.

Jim found several guys who knew cobras so he was able to gather more info for his research on his next vehicle he will probably purchase.  Jim's preference is an Indigo Blue with a white stripe, even though the red looks good also.

It was such an enjoyable time, that 3 hours passed by in a blink. Tucked the '67 back in the garage, then headed for the golf course. Ended the day enjoying watching NBA on the patio tasting some vino and grilling hamburgers. How can it get any better?

Surprise!!

Well, the surprise is here, arrived around 8am this morning.

Now Jim has a 1967 GT500 to go along with the '68. And one more car he needs to polish!

'67 was the first year they built the GT500.

It'll be fun to take both cars to a show. Our first one will be Fords on Fourth on March 2 on 4th Ave. in Tucson. Hope to see our family and friends turn out for our inaugural car show.