Fallbrook Vintage Car Show May 29, 2011
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Fallbrook Vintage Car Show
(Rain or Shine)
Fallbrook, CA
5-29-11
Story & Photos by: Roger Rohrdanz
On May 29, 2011, The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club presented its 46th annual Vintage Car Show. Fallbrook is a comfortable rural town of 30,000 population, just north of San Diego, CA. It once housed a stagecoach stop for the stage that ran from Temecula to San Diego. It claims the title "Avocado Capital of the World."
Contrary to past years, a light rain was annoying in the morning till around 10am. The show was limited to 300 vehicles. The variety is always amazing ranging from 100 year old “Brass” cars to domestic & foreign models, and stock or modified vehicles. The Fallbrook Firefighters put on a filling breakfast. The Swap Meet had lots of tempting offerings. A DJ played classic music all day. At 2:00pm 25 class awards were presented. Last year this show allowed the Car Club to make donations to 22 non-profit organizations. Approximately 75% of the money went to Fallbrook charities concentrating on the youth of Fallbrook. The other 25% went to support military-related charities. This was a great show, benifiting the community.
Thanks for the Show
The Fallbrook Vintage Car Club presented its 46th annual Vintage Car Show.
The light rain was annoying in the morning. (free car wash)
One of the features of the show was this combination of a very nice ’46 Woodie belonging to Cal & Jackie McCollum of Fallbrook, CA. towing a mahogany boat. The beautiful 1938 GarWood Streamliner has elegant exterior lines and a spacious interior. It is powered by a 440 Chrysler and is owned by Tim & Brian Robinson from Fallbrook, CA. this is the boat’s debut.
This, slightly wet, ’54 Ford Victoria belongs to J.T. O’Connor from some place called Boulevard, CA.
Frank Hainey from Fallbrook, CA. is using the event poster to hold his hood up. Oh yah, the poster has his ’40 Chevy Coupe on it!
Check-out the colors on this rare ’53 Olds 98 with the original Olds V8. The proud owner is Bill Hunter of Valley Center.
Steve & Nancy Porter from Lake Havasu, AZ. arrived this morning with the top down, in the rain, in their cool looking ’54 Lincoln Capri Convertible.
Suicide doors, chopped top and no door handles help give this copper colored ’41 Ford Coupe a very smooth look. The owner is Dick Gould of Cerritos, CA.
13k original miles on this perfect 4 wheel drive ’49 Dodge Powerwagon originally from Coopers Town, NY. fire department. The owner is Marc Minarik of Glendale, CA.
A very clean ’53 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, owned by Brian Hermansader of Fallbrook, CA
Don & Claire Montgomery of Fallbrook, CA. brought their Paxton super charged, flattie powered ’40 Ford Convertible. Don’s books are very interesting
In honor of this Memorial Day, here is a Ford Jeep! In the early ‘40’s Ford produced Jeeps for the war. This one is owned by Don, Donna Kasey Kramer.
Richard & Patricia Ivkovich of Vista, CA. have owned this clean ’57 Ford Fairlane 500 Convertible for 53 years! They bought it when it was one year old.
This sharp 383 Chevy powered ’69 Chevy El Camino belongs to Max Plains of Hemet, CA.
Ron Cravens of Hemet, CA. has a very well done original, 327 Chevy powered, ’62 Chevy Impala Convertible.
You don’t see many of these original 455 olds powered, ’70 Olds 442’s this well done.
This beautifully perfect, 2 cylinder 1909 REO (Ransom Eli Olds) has lots of brass parts. The owner is Bob Walter from Santa Ana, CA.
Built by Regal Motors of Detroit, MI., this amazing 1912 Regal Underslung has 4 cylinders and the frame hangs under the axels. The owners are Anne & Bill Ottemann of Fallbrook, CA.
Views of the event & vehicles
The Fallbrook Firefighters put on a filling breakfast.
25 class awards were presented.
The Swap Meet had lots of tempting offerings
And here is Walt with his Bowls!