It's Showtime! Part 2

The second Monday of the month brought out tons of classic cars and trucks for the first Guptill's Cruise-In of the summer.


It's all in the details, and the best of our local vintage and antique cars and trucks were in attendance. Here are just a few of the hundreds we saw.













This truck was just like the original one that Dave's father used to have for his concrete well and septic tank business. Dave's earliest memory is of himself riding alongside his father standing up on the seat!


There were also several of these 'rat trucks' that appear to be popular now, with chopped tops, wild exhausts, and crazy details throughout.



As the grand finale, a very imaginative person made this boat to look like a car! Even the fisherman and accessories were made out of tools and metal parts, including the replica of his dog.


Gotta love it!

It's Showtime!

We have been attending quite a few events during the past several weeks for motorcycles, cars, trucks, and even farm equipment. These shows have been terrific with vehicles and displays we have never seen before. There were so many unusual sights, but I thought I would share just a small sampling of each event by splitting up my pictures into three different posts.

Part 1 - Motorcycle Mania

Our first outing was held up at Lake George Village. This was the annual Americade week billed as "The World's Largest Touring Rally". We always like to go up and watch the bikes for an evening, plus it is the ultimate event to people watch. Below are some of the wild and weird motorcycles we saw.

Patriotic and exotic 606 cubic inch big block aluminum Chevy V-8 Boss Hoss!

I wouldn't want to drive too far with this seat...ouch! It started life as a totalled Kawasaki Ninja 600.
This stretched Suzuki Hyabusa had details galore, including a custom made talon fender.


Wild and wide...look at that fat rear tire.


Try steering this around a corner. The handlebars are taller than Dave!

I bet the fancy paint jobs make these two bikes go even faster. The orange one is a Harley V-Rod, and the purple one is a super charged chain drive V-Max, with nitrous!




The morning after we visited Americade, Dave and Lisa went to the antique motorcycle show at Rhinebeck, N.Y. They both brought bikes to ride around the show, since it was free admission for anyone showing up and riding in the entrance with an antique or vintage bike. Lisa brought her 1974 Honda XL 70, and Dave brought his rare 1970 Suzuki McLaren trials bike, which always draws a lot of attention.
Here are a few more show stoppers, even some that are barn-fresh.










Stay tuned for the next post with car and truck show pictures!

2 Days

This...
To This! What an improvement!


And this is how it all came to be. Thanks again guys!










This was the coolest trailer we have ever seen. With the remote control, it could go up, down, and side to side, with the help of these extra wheels.


Ta-Da!!!

17 days

This...
...to this.
That's a lot of worms!