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Old 27th July 2018, 12:25
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American graffiti - modesto cal

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/

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Old 27th July 2018, 19:14
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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.
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Old 27th July 2018, 19:33
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That model of Corvette reminds me of the Route 66 series rather than the American Graffiti film.
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Old 27th July 2018, 22:36
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Well, you've named the two best cars there. I do quite like the Corvette,
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Old 28th July 2018, 11:25
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.


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