Chesapeake City MD Car Show pic heavy

AVGWarhawk · 08-24-13, 08:39 PM

Today I attended the Chesapeake City, MD Car Show. The city was established in 1852 or thereabouts on Chesapeake & Delaware Canal.
600 or so cars showed and participated. Needless to say the city was shut down for the show.

Running over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the trusty 54 Buick:

Morning Sun!

Arrived in Chesapeake City after a 80 mile drive:

This is the bridge over the canal. It is high enough to allow ocean going vessels to pass beneath. The picture of the house under the bridge will give you an idea of the height:

This is my brother's 1960 Chrysler Imperial Southhampton. Only 45 are registered in the US. Several of them not running. Jackie O drove the same type of car in 1960:

This one is for Neal. Should bring back a memory or two:

Oh my, this was a childs seat from the 50's. Needless to say it was more of a launch pad than a safety seat. The only thing holding the seat up are the two hooks over the back support. We have come a long way...

AVGWarhawk · 08-24-13, 08:42 PM

My favorite car of the day: Desoto Woodie!

Pontiac Woodie:

Coke is it!

Rolling home on the country roads of the Maryland Eastern Shore. I was a great day away from the rat race!

AVGWarhawk · 08-24-13, 09:06 PM

Buick under a bridge:

Jimbuna · 08-25-13, 05:36 AM

Must have been a great day Chris...very nice indeed

AVGWarhawk · 08-25-13, 06:34 AM

Any day away from work is a great day. But you knew this already.

Sailor Steve · 08-25-13, 09:07 AM

All are lovely. Woodies are loveliest.

AVGWarhawk · 08-25-13, 10:48 AM

Woodies are great representative of the era. A lot of work goes into it. The Desoto pictured is a top notch car.

Jimbuna · 08-25-13, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Any day away from work is a great day. But you knew this already.

LOL...oh yes

Platapus · 08-25-13, 03:41 PM

Those child carseats are something.

How did we ever survive back then?

Jimbuna · 08-25-13, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Those child carseats are something.

How did we ever survive back then?

Probably by a wing and a prayer as the saying goes, plus a nagging mom who told dad to take it easy

Platapus · 08-25-13, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Probably by a wing and a prayer as the saying goes, plus a nagging mom who told dad to take it easy

We had mom's right arm to hold us back in a crash. Way better than any airbag thingy.

Jimbuna · 08-25-13, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

We had mom's right arm to hold us back in a crash. Way better than any airbag thingy.

Most definitely

Sailor Steve · 08-25-13, 03:51 PM

Back in days when most people owned sedans and all sedans had a big shelf behind the rear seats covering the trunk, on long trips I would sometimes sleep up on that shelf (I was six or so). When I was nine my dad had a '58 Corvette. We went for a drive one day with my dad and his friend in the seats and myself and the friend's two boys sitting up on the rear deck with our feet behind the seats, holding onto the seatbacks so we wouldn't fall out. Of course there were the family outings with parents in the bench seat in the pickup truck and the kids all piled in the bed, occasionally standing up with arms on the roof of the cab.

Yes, we survived. Well, most of us, anyway.

AVGWarhawk · 08-25-13, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Those child carseats are something.

How did we ever survive back then?

We didn't. The cars of today are 100 times safer. Seat belts were not standard until the late 50's. Most babies sat on the floor boards. I remember in the 70's climbing all over the car while in motion. Hell, my sister opened the door and fell out of the car. My pop was driving slow and she was fine. Many adults and children became projectiles on the highway.

nikimcbee · 08-25-13, 11:12 PM

So, 50 years from now, do you think these will be the "new" classic car?

08-24-13, 08:39 PM	#1
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Chesapeake City MD Car Show pic heavy Today I attended the Chesapeake City, MD Car Show. The city was established in 1852 or thereabouts on Chesapeake & Delaware Canal. 600 or so cars showed and participated. Needless to say the city was shut down for the show. Running over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge in the trusty 54 Buick: Morning Sun! Arrived in Chesapeake City after a 80 mile drive: This is the bridge over the canal. It is high enough to allow ocean going vessels to pass beneath. The picture of the house under the bridge will give you an idea of the height: This is my brother's 1960 Chrysler Imperial Southhampton. Only 45 are registered in the US. Several of them not running. Jackie O drove the same type of car in 1960: This one is for Neal. Should bring back a memory or two: Oh my, this was a childs seat from the 50's. Needless to say it was more of a launch pad than a safety seat. The only thing holding the seat up are the two hooks over the back support. We have come a long way...

08-25-13, 05:36 AM	#4
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,481 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Must have been a great day Chris...very nice indeed __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	All are lovely. Woodies are loveliest. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-25-13, 03:41 PM	#9
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Those child carseats are something. How did we ever survive back then? __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

08-25-13, 03:51 PM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Back in days when most people owned sedans and all sedans had a big shelf behind the rear seats covering the trunk, on long trips I would sometimes sleep up on that shelf (I was six or so). When I was nine my dad had a '58 Corvette. We went for a drive one day with my dad and his friend in the seats and myself and the friend's two boys sitting up on the rear deck with our feet behind the seats, holding onto the seatbacks so we wouldn't fall out. Of course there were the family outings with parents in the bench seat in the pickup truck and the kids all piled in the bed, occasionally standing up with arms on the roof of the cab. Yes, we survived. Well, most of us, anyway. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

08-24-13, 08:42 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	My favorite car of the day: Desoto Woodie! Pontiac Woodie: Coke is it! Rolling home on the country roads of the Maryland Eastern Shore. I was a great day away from the rat race!

08-24-13, 09:06 PM	#3
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Buick under a bridge:

08-25-13, 06:34 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Any day away from work is a great day. But you knew this already.

08-25-13, 10:48 AM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Woodies are great representative of the era. A lot of work goes into it. The Desoto pictured is a top notch car.

08-25-13, 11:12 PM	#15
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	So, 50 years from now, do you think these will be the "new" classic car? __________________