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Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Classic Car Pictures from Labor Day Show in Wheeling WV

Pixelaneous #55
DBKP Road Trip #2:
More Classic Car Show Pix
Lion''s Club Car Show for Sight
Cabela's, Wheeling, WV - Labor Day Weekend
Part 2

[ABOVE: Late model Mustang]

More pix of classic cars from the DBKP Labor Day weekend Road Trip #2 to Wheeling WV and Washington PA.

This time, intrepid DBKP Resident Motor Man, RidesAPaleHorse, helped identify the vehicles in the pictures. He was stumped by photo #2 below. Any readers out there that know the answer?

Leave your best guess in the comments section at the end of this post.

For the first batch of photos, see:
Car and Bike Show: Labor Day 2008 in Wheeling, WV Pictures

I have NO idea.............lol!

Appears to be a 1972 Ford Maverick "Grabber"

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1965 Mustang

Not sure about this one at all. Thirties vintage. Can't see the front. It IS what they used to call a "5 window coupe" though. My best guess......Chevrolet or Dodge.

1964 Ford Galaxie 500 with "Thunderbolt" style hood. Can't see the badge on the lower left front 1/4 but probably a 390 cu. in. That badge was reserved for the 390 and 427 engine options. Earlier models also had the same badge with "406"

1967 Shelby Cobra, looks like a clone. Not many of these originals Cobras left, most survivors are million dollar cars now. LOTS of clones around though and some are hard to tell from the originals without opening the hood. The original car built by Carroll Shelby (67 427) was equipped with a 427 cu. in. Ford "side oiler" although some clone builders were lucky enough to find one of the old original engines.. Absolutely KILLER automobile.

1971/72 Pontiac GTO

1972 Olds Cutlass Supreme

by Mondoreb & RidesAPaleHorse
images: dbkp

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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Vintage Hydroplane Racing: Thunder on the Ohio

Third Annual
Wheeling Vintage Hydroplane Regatta
Wheeling WV
August 30-31, 2008

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Part of the DBKP Roadtrip #2

Entering Heritage Port on the Ohio River at Wheeling, WV, visitors are greeted by a life-size statue of native son, Walter Reuther, founder of the United Auto Workers and President of the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizations).

A beautiful day, thunderous boats and a Labor Day weekend: what more could spectators want? How about free admission!

From the south entrance to the port, the Tijuana Taxi was the first hydroplane one sees.

The end of summertime--and the living is easy.

A number of cranes lifted the hydroplanes up, up and away into the awaiting Ohio River.

Thrills, chills and--hopefully--no spills.

In July 2008, Extreme Boats magazine had a feature article in their latest issue about the 2007 Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta.

The Wheeling Vintage Raceboat Regatta was awarded the Vintage Event of the Year from the American Power Boat Association. From Friendly City Regatta Wins Award

Wheeling has lived up to its reputation as the "Friendly City" for a second consecutive year in the eyes of the American Power Boat Association.

The association has declared Wheeling's Annual Vintage Raceboat Regatta the "Vintage Event of the Year" for 2007, an honor that also was awarded for 2006 after the first regatta was held in Wheeling. This is the first time the organization has bestowed the honor upon the same city two years in a row.

"The city's just been wonderful," said Debbie Joseph, the regatta's founder and main organizer.