“I got it last January,” Ginger answered when I asked how long she had been working on it. “It was in fair condition. The original paint was still on there; it wasn’t rusted through too much. Each of the bottoms of the doors had rusted through, and that fender,” she said as she pointed towards the Ford, “I had to make it. It had no trunk channels and I had to make all them. It was eaten through.”
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Brenda’s 1930 Ford Model A Murray Touring Sedan
“Jeff looks more like a rat rod owner, more than yourself,” I said to Brenda. “I get that, I get that,” Brenda said bursting into laughter. I added, “So most of the people here are probably going to address their initial question about this car to him.” “They do,” responded Brenda. I asked, “What is their reaction when your husband points at you and tells them that this is yours and you built it?”
Byron’s 1931 Ford Model A Six Shooter
I figure, as many cars as I’ve painted and as many collision repair jobs that I’ve put back together and back on the road, and as many patch panels and other things that I’ve done to cars, and fighting rust my whole entire life, why not have one with a little bit of patina. I’ve waxed enough.
Linda’s 1935 Hudson Terraplane Coupe
The man asked Linda “This is a Terraplane isn’t it?”
After his inclination was confirmed he replied, “Is this by chance the car that belonged to the guys that worked on the dairy farm?”
Linda answered, “Yes it is.”
“I have put many a bag of groceries in that car when I was a teenager,” the man declared.
Linda laughed and responded, “Well, there won’t be any groceries delivered in it now.”
Myrtle Beach Wheels At The Beach Car Show
Over 200 hot rods, classics, muscle cars, antiques, and unique vehicles parked along Farrow Parkway in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and participated in the event. Corvette, Chevelle, Mustang, Monte Carlo, and Camaro, were some of the usual suspects that were in the lineup. Two of the names that are less common that were also represented at the 2009 Wheels At The Beach Car Show were Hudson and Austin Healy.
Run to the Sun XXI Draws Hot Rods to Myrtle Beach, SC
Run to the Sun XXI returned to the Waccamaw Factory Shoppes in 2009. In 2008 the Pee Dee Street Rodders hosted the event at Hard Rock Park and brought it back to the mall parking lot this year where it had been for many years.
Right Coast Association’s Myrtle Beach Fall Cruise Car Show
The Right Coast Association hosted the Myrtle Beach Fall Cruise. Broadway at the Beach was the venue for the event. Vehicles from North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Canada, were all on display for the three day event.
Ken’s 1967 Chevrolet Corvette
Ever hear, “Timing is everything” ? In 1969, Ken knew a friend who knew a friend who was selling 1967 Chevrolet Corvette. Ken purchased the two year old sports car and has owned it ever since.
Run to the Sun XX Car Show in Myrtle Beach, SC
Maybe the best view was had by the pilots of the fighter jets as they neared to land at the airport. Looking down a few hundred feet at the array of candy, pearl, flakes and flames contrasted by the black primer and suede, would suggest thoughts of scrapping the approach and entering a holding pattern.
