Morning coffee

[mustang6984]

Hey! Paid for the trip and a little to put away toward the next one! Nice work!

[Ford Blue blood]

Hit a local little show here(only 60 miles away), door prize paid for the gas and entry fee.  Great day all the way around.  Nice to be back in the saddle again!

[RICH MUISE]

Next show for me may be really coming up quick. The run to the Inn of the Mountain Gods is this weekend, and the Saturday rain forecast changed from 45% to 15%!
I was browsing the parts vendors at Goodguys and checked out the Scoggin-Dickey (sp?) booth. They are a new car dealer in Lubbock with a big-time racing parts division. One that caught my eye was one for the Chevy guys..........check the first line of the text......

[CobraJoe]

Very nice, we had a show here this Sunday also, but our food truck didn't blow up, although after eating there, it probably should have.

Took the '39 to the "All Ford" show and managed to take first place in the Antique class. Kind of a weird show, antique class was labeled as "Antique up to 1980" 

[jviera]

Joe looking good and congratulations JohnV

[RICH MUISE]

Congrats..well deserved. "1980 antique"........kinda hard getting my head wrapped around that. I do remember when I was a kid someone explaining that a car/object had to be at least 25 years old to be considered an antique. Seemed about right to someone barely in their teens. New cars, say 1960, and an antique would be 1935......that's only 25 years, but a '35 in 1960 definitely felt like an antique. On the flip side, a few weeks ago I looked at a Jaquar xj something. The beautiful fastback looked like it just rolled out of the factory. The owner was out driving it for the first time in a year. He said it only had 32k miles on it. Looked like a new car.....then he told me it was an '86. whoa! that car was 35 years old!! Hard to consider it an antique.

[mustang6984]

Congrats Joe...well deserved. 

[CobraJoe]

Thanks guys, I'm right there with ya', apparently we're officially old when we don't think a 1980 is an antique. 

[hiball3985]

80's as antiques doesn't resister with me either. I always thought of 80's cars as crap  and still do 

[mustang6984]

80's as antiques doesn't resister with me either. I always thought of 80's cars as crap  and still do 

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[djfordmanjack]

top statement, Jim....

My personal calendar in automotive and music ends ca 1967. exceptions prove the rule.

[59meteor]

Well,I guess that I must also be officially "old" as well! Here in Nova Scotia Canada, we have "antique" license plates, that are available to any car truck in somewhat decent condition, that is 30 years of age,  or older. I have them on my 59 Meteor, but I must admit, seeing antique plates on a 1990 Taurus, or a 89 Hyundai just seems strange.

[mustang6984]

Seeing antique plates on a Taurus or Hyundai is not only strange...it is just plain wrong! UGH!

[rmk57]

Well,I guess that I must also be officially "old" as well! Here in Nova Scotia Canada, we have "antique" license plates, that are available to any car truck in somewhat decent condition, that is 30 years of age,  or older. I have them on my 59 Meteor, but I must admit, seeing antique plates on a 1990 Taurus, or a 89 Hyundai just seems strange.

  As you know Rory it's 25 years here in BC. So only 3 years to go on my 1999 F-350 S/D. Crazy, I know, but I'll take advantage of it for sure.

[59meteor]

Randy, If I was still in BC, I would likely apply for the collector plates for my 99 F350 Dually as well, although not sure if that would prevent me from using the truck for towing my enclosed car trailer still. Unlike BC, where even an aftermarket radio, or the incorrect wheels or hub caps can prevent you from getting the Collector plates, no such restrictions here in Nova Scotia. My buddy has a 74 Mercury Capri, with a 347 SB Ford, 5 speed, 9" rearend, and aluminum slot wheels, he has had the Antique plates for years.