5TH ANNUAL RED, WHITE & BLUE / THE AMERICAN LEGION ALTOONA POST 682

Mary Lou received a Top 20 out of 101 cars!

This was our second year for this show.  It's for a good cause and we knew Jane and Larry along with Cheryl and Russ would be there.  Larry was nice enough to hold a good spot for us.  Otherwise, we would have been on the other side of the culvert.

Gordy's brother James (JJ) walked by and asked me if I knew who he was!  Had a nice visit with him.  Russ knows him a bit.

Cheryl and Russ's "driver"

Gary and Sandy's new 1949 Chevy Business Coupe with a 1952 Chevy grille.  He bought it from a guy he knows who got dementia.  Gary knew the history of the car, who painted etc so offered him a price.  He'll keep for awhile.

I believe this 1941 Chevy pickup was Best in Show.

Skinny Bill and Todd

This T-Bucket with metalflake paint looked great in the sun!

We see this amazing 1951 Buick around quite a bit.  Still a marvel.

1936 Dodge Coupe.  Looking back to last year, it was also at the show but I didn't notice it.

Sweet Fairlane.  I think the sign said original owner.

Here's the '47 Caddy man

This 1950 Plymouth sure looked a lot like Larry when we drove up.  He admitted her car was much nicer than his.  That's the owner in the hat.  Went to her grandson and he didn't have the money to fix up so she did (for 9 years).

I drew cars like this back in 1976...I think they were easy for me to draw.

Bob Kirby and his 1956 Ford.  He just sold his 1957 Ford Ranchero.  He had a car like this in high school.  Sold it to pay for a ring for his wife Ann.  On their 25th anniversary, she bought this car as a surprise (made all the payments) and once presented, Bob said each grandchild helped do something to the car.

Parker!

The trophy makes a nice addition to the shelf.

BRICK ROAD - MARY LOU ON LOCATION

I'm always looking for locations where I can get photos of Mary Lou that look old and timeless.  This is Amick Ave in Beaverdale and has a stretch of brick street.  I went out after 5pm knowing the sun was going down and not sure if that was the best time.  I wanted the focus to be the brick and the car knowing there was a big lawn in the background.  In hindsight, I could have pulled forward a bit more to capture more of the house I was trying to downplay.  But they turned out nice and thankful to have my grandson's camera to capture every bit of light.

My initial thought was focus on the brick and not the house behind, but this turned out to be the best of bunch.