How'd you like the Concours at the Lake Mirror Classic Auto Festival last weekend?
Wait 'til you see what we saw in the downtown Lakeland show, which was going on the same time as the Concours...
Seems like there's a "General Lee" tribute at almost every show. This one is Bob Batz' '69 Charger from Palm Harbor, FL with a 512-inch RB (with 440Source heads), a stout 727 and a SureGripped 8 3/4-inch rear end, among other mods...
...plus this display graphic that needs no further explanation.
This should be a photo that SEMA uses with its "Take A Kid To A Car Show" ads....the 'Cuda is Charles Bauer's '72 from Largo, FL...with power from a 528-inch crate Hemi, with an AlterKtion front end, Nitto-shod Foose wheels, and a PPG two-stage blue color scheme.
A Pro Street '81 Imperial? Here it is, courtesy of Ted & Bev Wozniak form St. Lucie, FL. There's a 10-point rollcage & tubs, 4-link rear suspension & huge Weld wheels, along with a built 340 under the Shaker hood. It still wears its original paint, leather interior and power moonroof (which was the only factory option back then)...
Like vintage AMC's? How about a '69 AMX , a '70 Rebel Machine and a '67 Marlin--all shown by Gary Kelly, Deltona FL..
Higgenbotham's conducted the first-ever Lake Mirror Classic collector-car auction next to the downtown showfield, and this gorgeous '66 Dodge Polara 500 droptop was in it. The lucky high bidder gota driver-quality, 383-cruiser that'll grab eyes anywhere it goes
This Imperial didn't get the Pro Street treatment, but Christopher Middlebrook's '62 Imperial Custom Southampton from Apopka, FL is a head-turner, thanks to its Exner-era styling.
Got Vipers? This block-long row of 'em must have been something to hear when they all fired up after the show ended!
Don't call something like this an "odd rod." Just because someone builds a custom rod using a mid-'50s Nash Rambler doesn't make it uncool....quite the opposite.
Speaking of AMC products, here's the last version of the "Jeepster," which Willys built from '49-'51, then Kaiser Jeep revived in 1967, and AMC/Jeep kept it in production--with a name change to Jeep Commando--until '73. This late-produciton one has an AMC smallblock under the hood.
If you were looking for a turn-key car to take home, this built '73 Duster was available...if the price was right!