Nice Variety at the Untouchables Show

 

The City of Blue Ash and the Untouchables Classic Car Show always brings in a nice selection of automobiles. Sure, there are the "usual" suspects but there is always a nice variety in the vehicles that roll into Oakwook Park. This year's 19th installment saw a 1954 Chevrolet Bel Air, a 2007 Ford Mustang, a Ford Fairlane, a 1967 Mustang, a C 7 Chevy Corvette, a 1961 Studebaker Hawk, a Ford F 150 Lightening pickup truck, and a Chevy Biscayne. 

The City of Blue Ash and the Untouchables Classic Car Show

 

The 19th annual City of Blue Ash and the Untouchables Classic Car Show was held recently at Oakwood Park and the Hazelwood Community Center. The show, held on a typical hot, sunny summer day, brought in over 70 cars and trucks to take part. Among them was a Chevrolet El Camino, a third-generation Chevy Corvette, a Chevy Z 28 Camaro, a 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass S, a first-generation Ford Mustang, a Chevy Chevelle Super Sport, a C5 Chevy Vette, and a 1937 Ford coupe. 

Wrapping Up the All-Ford Show With an Icon

 

Today I'm wrapping up the All-Ford Car Show sponsored by the Tri-State Mustang Club. As always, feel free to let me know what you thought of this show by either leaving a comment (no ads, please, they only get deleted) or by dropping me a note at turnerbudds@yahoo.com. The show, which usually has a large turnout, was hampered by some on and off showers meaning just over 40 vehicles showed up. In fact, one of the showstoppers was a very rare GT40. This is the model car made famous in the film Ford v Ferrari, where the Detroit manufacturer teamed up with racing great Carroll Shelby to take down the Italians in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. If you look closely, you can see that this GT40 sports the rare Gurney Weslake engine, a Formula 1 racing powerplant. There were some other cars that braved the weather that day including a F100 Custom Cab, a Bronco, and a few Mustangs. 

When Is a Ford a Ford

When a show is call All-Ford one would assume that every car there would be wearing a Ford badge. The recent All-Ford show sponsored by the Tri-State Mustang Club saw plenty of cars with the blue oval logo but there was one, very obvious, exception. It was a De Tomaso Pantera. Introduced in 1971 by the Italy based company founded by former racer Alejadro de Tomaso, the Pantera was a mid-engine two seat, high revving sports car. The car was designed by American born Tom Tjaarda. He was born in Detroit of Dutch ancestry and after graduating from the University of Michigan he earned an internship at Carrozzeria Ghia in Italy where the Pantera was one of many amazing designs. So, this is truly an international car. But what makes it eligible to be in an all-Ford show? Well, partly the fact that Ford had purchased a controlling interest in De Tomaso the year the Pantera was introduced. But more importantly, the car was powered by a 5.8 L (351 cubic inch) Ford Cleveland V 8 engine. Also on display at this event were a few different generation Mustangs and a Lincoln Navigator.

 

Some Variety but Still All Fords

 

The All-Ford car show sponsored by the Tri-State Mustang Club was hindered by poor weather and occasional sprinkles but still, over 40 vehicles showed up to take part. Yes, a lot of them were Mustangs but there was still some variety such as a 1971 Torino GT, an all original, multiple concours entrant Thunderbird (yeah, it's owned by some guy I know which is why I didn't put it at the top), a couple Mustangs (gotta have them), and a 1926 Model TT truck. 

A Lot of Mustangs At the All-Ford Car Event

Who would have imagined that there would be a lot of Ford Mustangs at an All-Ford car show sponsored by the Tri-State Mustang Club? Well, everyone. And that's what happened at this year's All-Ford event. Sadly, the weather was pretty iffy with some on and off showers and only a little more than 40 vehicles showed up. Still, in addition to the Mustangs there was a 1967 F 100 pickup truck and a 1964 Falcon.

Tri-State Mustang Club Hosts All-Ford Show

 

The Tri-State Mustang Club hosted its annual All-Ford car show recently. Usually, this show fills a parking lot but this year, sketchy weather and some on again off again sprinkles kept the attendance down to just over 40 vehicles. Among them was a handful of Mustangs and even a Fusion.