Hi, Guest
07-22-2014, 06:28 AM
As promised, here are a few photos of SVT-WGN taken at the Regina "Cruisin' the Dub" last Friday.
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And this one taken at the Moose Jaw Show & Shine.
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And finally up on the hoist getting a wheel alignment (after replacing shocks, adding sway bars front and rear, and a front strut bar).
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The Regina "Cruisin' the Dub" was a complete disappointment. Two hour drive down, on loose gravel, dodging potholes and hitting rain, only to find less than a dozen cars out. Where were the cars? One local expressed it, "They won't come if it threatens rain."
I may be a snob (or worse), but in my opinion (and it ain't humble), cars are supposed to be driven. Some call them "Trailer Queens". My description is [expletive deleted] wusses.
Saturday morning I drove over to Moose Jaw for their Show & Shine in Happy Valley. At least 120 cars showed up. I parked between a 1953 Chevrolet BelAir four door and a 1954 Chevrolet Pickup. More importantly, both vehicles were driven there. The paint on the truck was impressive with a mural painted on the spare tire cover. The 53 BelAir was so typical of the kind of car we used to drive back in the late fifties and sixties.
It had the original six, but with dual weber carburetors, electronic ignition and dual exhaust. Top speed is maybe 80-85 mph (any higher and the steering is questionable). Of course during the "bench racing" discussion (aka bs) my comment was SVT-WGN does that in second gear, with four more to go.
The crowds started to come in the early afternoon. Alas, parked between those two beauties, I felt a little like that lonely little onion in a petunia patch. When someone stopped to actually read the Show Card, I was up like a dirty shirt answering questions. No awards, no door prizes, but at least a couple of young'uns learned about Ford and SVT's.
And this one taken at the Moose Jaw Show & Shine.
And finally up on the hoist getting a wheel alignment (after replacing shocks, adding sway bars front and rear, and a front strut bar).
The Regina "Cruisin' the Dub" was a complete disappointment. Two hour drive down, on loose gravel, dodging potholes and hitting rain, only to find less than a dozen cars out. Where were the cars? One local expressed it, "They won't come if it threatens rain."
I may be a snob (or worse), but in my opinion (and it ain't humble), cars are supposed to be driven. Some call them "Trailer Queens". My description is [expletive deleted] wusses.
Saturday morning I drove over to Moose Jaw for their Show & Shine in Happy Valley. At least 120 cars showed up. I parked between a 1953 Chevrolet BelAir four door and a 1954 Chevrolet Pickup. More importantly, both vehicles were driven there. The paint on the truck was impressive with a mural painted on the spare tire cover. The 53 BelAir was so typical of the kind of car we used to drive back in the late fifties and sixties.
It had the original six, but with dual weber carburetors, electronic ignition and dual exhaust. Top speed is maybe 80-85 mph (any higher and the steering is questionable). Of course during the "bench racing" discussion (aka bs) my comment was SVT-WGN does that in second gear, with four more to go.
The crowds started to come in the early afternoon. Alas, parked between those two beauties, I felt a little like that lonely little onion in a petunia patch. When someone stopped to actually read the Show Card, I was up like a dirty shirt answering questions. No awards, no door prizes, but at least a couple of young'uns learned about Ford and SVT's.