Return To Rhinebeck

 It has been quite a few years since we have gone to the car show and swap meet at the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck, so we figured it was time to return. The temps were in the 50s with a brisk wind, but we bundled up and had a good time. First, we checked out all the vendors, of which there were many...row after row of them. Then it was time to head to the fields to see the vehicles, and it was a huge event! The photo below shows only about a third of the size of the area that we walked around, all of the vehicles neatly organized by brands and models.

It was really fun to see the cars that my sisters and I had when we first started driving.... a Javelin, a Gremlin, and I had a Vega (mine was orange though).

Here is a tiny sampling of the other cars we saw:

There were two of these red Buick LeSabre Convertibles at the show. Buick really outdid themselves by having fins on the front and the back of the car.

This cool 1935 Buick had a great hood ornament and horns, plus gigantic headlights.

This was a 1953 Buick Special Station Wagon that symbolized the end of the woody wagon era. The wood was strictly cosmetic over a steel body.

A real woody wagon with matching trailer.

Another matching combo rig with the VW being towed by the 5 window Chevy pick up truck.

Here is a tiny post war Crosley station wagon. These were the lowest priced cars in the U.S. at the time.

A 1961 Buick LeSabre family truckster, all decked out with period luggage on the roof, ready for vacation...

There was an extensive line up of Ford Model A's of every year and model.

There was also a row of pre-war open touring cars, commonly called Phaetons.

Vehicles were being judged. This was a 1925 International C-Cab. Note the solid rubber tires.

Some day we would like to own one of these German made Amphicars. This one was spectacular and ready to swim!

Our favorite of this meet was this 1934 Morgan 3 wheeler. It was powered by a V-twin J.A.P. engine with exposed valve train. Pre-war British at its finest.

A 1958 Plymouth shows off its fins. It was a show stopper!

This 1970 Plymouth Barracuda resto-mod powered by none other than a Viper V-10 engine...

This was a hand-made 3/4 replica of an AC Mack truck with chain drive and solid rubber tires. It is going to be for sale after the summer season on display.

Dave thinks this was a mid 30's Auburn and it was gorgeous!

Hopefully the next car show, albeit much smaller and more local than this one in Rhinebeck, will have our '39 Plymouth in it, or maybe even the Divco milk truck! We are looking forward to the monthly Malta shows and a new addition may be a weekly show at an ice cream shop and mini golf course in Ballston Spa. Stay tuned for more fun adventures of these two old goats. 😎