At Thousand Trails Pio Pico Preserve, our current campground, the Alpine Kiwanis Club put on a Hot Rod show along with a chili cookoff today. There was a band playing covers, food stands, lots of booths with crafts, a beer garden, many fancy and custom Harleys, the cookoff and a big assortment of magnificent old cars restored and customized by old guys even older than me. I.C.E., the County sheriff and fire departments were all present showing off their stuff like drones and spiffy red and chrome trucks.
We strolled around the cars for a while before heading over for some frozen yogurt which was welcome because it was warm today. The folks who have exhibition cars like those we saw today must spend all their time on their cars because there were models from as early as the 1920s that look like they just rolled off the assembly line. Some even have upholstery in the trunk. Many cars had custom engines up to 650 cid that were all chromed. Foreign (AC Cobra, Anglia) and domestic (Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Studebaker) models were available for perusal. It was one of the best days I have ever had in a TT campground.
We got a few pictures of snazzy cars you can see if you click here