American graffiti - modesto cal

Hawkey01 · #1 27th July 2018, 12:25

In June I had the pleasure to be in Modesto California where the - American Graffiti - car show was happening. 1400 plus vehicles of all types, it was excellent. I have attached the link to the web site and also some of the cars.

https://americangraffitifestival.com/nmk/

Neville

Malcolm G · #2 27th July 2018, 19:14

British cars as well! I've not seen a Mk 7 Jag for years.
The 'styling feature' that I really hated about the Jags of that series was the panel over the back wheels that had to be removed before changing a wheel. The Oddie clips holding it on were usually rusty and covered in mud.

Dartskipper · #3 27th July 2018, 19:33

That model of Corvette reminds me of the Route 66 series rather than the American Graffiti film.

Farmer John · #4 27th July 2018, 22:36

Well, you've named the two best cars there. I do quite like the Corvette,

Hawkey01 · #5 28th July 2018, 11:25

There were a few other UK/European cars. MGB - VW and others which have slipped the memory. A fantastic experience and some of the paint work was amazing.

Neville

Dartskipper · #6 28th July 2018, 22:40

The one on the left is a Packard. Next is a Ford Thunderbird. The next one might be a Plymouth? The ladder truck could be any Fire Engine manufacturer. Last of all, the Indian Head ornament suggested a Pontiac Chieftan, but I don't think it is. However, in the background is a Pontiac Firebird, the 1969 model I think. I once owned its larger brother, a 1969 Pontiac GTO ragtop.

Tony Selman · #7 29th July 2018, 07:58

That looks like fun. I went to something vaguely similar in a place called Oshawa about one hour East of Toronto a couple of years ago. The husband of the friends we were staying owned a Corvette in the attached photo and we drove it to the car show. Not quite sure of the year (late 60s?) but it was a fun experience. Owning one of these has never much appealed to me but I love looking at them.
Edited to modify photo attachment to 1600 pixels wide after reading that thread about Gallery change.

Jolly Jack · #8 29th July 2018, 10:30

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Originally Posted by Dartskipper

The one on the left is a Packard. Next is a Ford Thunderbird. The next one might be a Plymouth? The ladder truck could be any Fire Engine manufacturer. Last of all, the Indian Head ornament suggested a Pontiac Chieftan, but I don't think it is. However, in the background is a Pontiac Firebird, the 1969 model I think. I once owned its larger brother, a 1969 Pontiac GTO ragtop.

You were right not to be sure of the last one Roy. It's a 1941 Cadillac Series 62 and the 'egg-crate' grill with marker lights gave it away for me. So many US cars of that time had similar hood ornaments and not easy to distinguish head-on.
The Plymouth has the (sort of) 'teardrop' headlamps but not as bold as on all Ford models back then.

JJ.