Dream Diner Car Show

August 22, 2020 — I didn't expect much from this show which I just learned about a couple of days before it was scheduled, but I had a beautiful Saturday with nothing better to do, so I figured there was nothing to lose in a half hour drive down to Tyngsboro, Massachusetts. If it was a disappointment, I'd just turn around and come back home. That's almost what I did upon driving onto the lot at the Dream Diner, sponsor of the event. There were about ten show cars there when I arrived. The trophies to be awarded far outnumbered the cars.

I took a few photos of the few cars that interested me, thinking I probably wouldn't end up with enough to make a page out of. But cars kept drifting in, and eventually about 60 to 70 filled the lot. There were the usual muscle cars and customs that have dominated every show this season, but also a number of cars from the mid-20th Century and a 1923 Model T Ford, overall as good a mix as any show this year.

Near the end of the show, ominous clouds darkened the sky. They rushed through trophy presentation, and just about completed it when rain started coming down in buckets, causing a rush to the exits. A few convertibles didn't get their tops up in time.

So the show I was afraid wouldn't fill a page on my site ended up filling two pages. You can see them all at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/dreamdiner/

Hot Rods, Muscle & More

August 15, 2020 — It's been a famine of car shows in this season of coronovirus, but on this Saturday, there were two New Hampshire shows in close enough proximity that I was able to cover both. First was a show called Hot Rods, Muscle & More, hosted by North East Motor Sports Museum in Loudon. This proved to be the largest show I've attended so far this season, with over 300 cars counted by late morning.

I was able to get all the photos I wanted before noon, then made the 40-minute drive south to Manchester for Salute the Troops Car & Motorcycle Show, hosted by JAK Kustoms, on the banks of the Merrimack River, under the Notre Dame Bridge in the old mill district. This a smaller show, but still featured some interesting vehicles and many good photo ops.

Photos of Hot Rods, Muscle & More can be seen at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/hotrodmuscle/

Photos and a video from Salute the Troops are at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/salutetroops20/

Classic Cars at the Aviation Museum

July 25, 2020 — It was the first time I'd been to the Aviation Museum of New Hampshire's annual car show since 2014. That show was so small I by-passed it every year since in favor of bigger shows. It's still always worth a visit to the fascinating museum. I decided to check out the museum's car show in this year of COVID-19 when there aren't many shows to choose from. I was pleasantly surprised. At the time I left, they announced they had 260 cars. That would be a good turnout in any year.

The building that houses the museum was built in 1937 as the control tower for Manchester Airport in Londonderry, New Hampshire. When a new control tower was built for what is now known as Manchester-Boston Airport, the old one was moved to the outskirts of the airport and converted to a museum in 2004. Currently, because of the pandemic, visits are restricted to Saturday only, face masks required, with only 10 visitors at a time admitted.

My photos of the car show can be seen at this link:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/aviation2020/