Trip to Hershey

We headed to Hershey, PA to spend a few days at Hershey Park.  And of course, we found a few car related things to do while we were there.  On Father's Day, we attended the last day for the Elegance at Hershey.  The cars there were just astonishing!  I am used to going to car shows & seeing exotics, muscle cars, & hot rods.  But nothing like these cars.  These cars are truly special. 

The car pictured above is one example of the cars there.  This one is a 1938 Alfa Romeo 8c-2900B Spider by Touring.  This is the car that won The Governor's Cup Best of Show this year.  This car was among the fastest production cars of its time.

Another unique car, one I have never seen or heard of, a 1937 Talbot-Lago T-150C SS.  Talbot-Lago only produced 14 of these cars, 13 of which have survived.  Very rare car.

I could go on & on about the different cars we saw there.  It was amazing to walk around & see them all.  The setting was perfect too.  The show is held every year at the Hotel Hershey.   The grounds are just stunning.  The grounds only added to all the cars beauty.  Also, we got to meet Wayne Carini, host of the tv show Chasing Classic Cars.  What an honor to meet him!  I do wish though that he was able to attend the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix this year, but hopefully another time & we'll get to meet him again.

Would we attend the Elegance at Hershey again?  Most definitely.  We've already talked about heading back again next year.  We highly recommend going if you ever get the chance.

Now, we also decided to stop at the AACA car museum in Hershey.  This is another place that car lovers should see.  They have a wide range of cars & do change their displays on occasion.

The first car that you see when you walk into the museum (sitting outside the museum is the Hershey Kissmobile) is this Buick.  A gorgeous car.  They have three levels to walk around.  It's a car lovers dream to be able to walk around & see all types of cars.  They also have a little area for the kids to play so that you can stop & take a break with the kids before moving on.

We had a wonderful time in Hershey.  The park was great too. So if you ever make it out to Hershey, PA, stop at the AACA museum & try to plan it around the time of the Elegance at Hershey.  You won't be sorry.

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All Ford Nationals Carlisle 2013

Second year at the All Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pa.  What a fantastic time!  Left on Friday with my dad in his Saleen & our Parnelli Jones Saleen.  It seems though that every Friday we travel to Carlisle, it rains.  Most of the drive was clear, but then the rain came.  Luckily, we brought enough car cleaner equipment with us to clean off the cars on Saturday at the Fairgrounds.  But if we hadn't, there are plenty of vendors on site that have what ever you need to take care of your cars.

Arrived at the Fairgrounds bright & early on Saturday morning.  First thing we did, was clean up the cars.  This year there was over 100 Saleen Mustangs in attendance.  The reason for that many, Steve Saleen was there.  We were really looking forward to meeting him.  And our son was looking forward to meeting drifting champ, Vaughn Gittin Jr.  We had a fun filled day ahead of us.  First stop though, was to check out our friends brand new 2014 Saleen.  What an awesome car!  Looking forward to seeing it again at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix in July.

After that, we went over to meet Vaughn Gittin Jr.  He really made our son's day!  He walked around the rest of the day with a huge grin.  Vaughn was extremely nice to our son.  Even offering to take a picture with him in front of his Mustang.  Our son was so thrilled!  Vaughn has made a fan for life!

We walked around, checking out all the cars, even making our way up to the top of the hill.  At the top they were doing ride alongs in a Ford Raptor & Ford Focus & Mustangs.  Looked like a lot of fun & may have to try that next year.  Just never seems to be enough time to do & look at everything.  So many vendors, events, & cars to look at.  I know we missed a lot, but what we saw was great!  The people there are true car people. 

Then we met Steve Saleen.  What a great guy!  Signed our car in the trunk & under the hood & then took a picture with us in front of our car.  This was definitely the highlight of our weekend.  His daughter was also there along with his wife.  The entire family is extremely nice.  We talked to Steve about the car for a little bit & then he went off to sign my Dad's Saleen & other's.  But it is a day that we won't soon be forgetting.

It was a great weekend & we were sorry to see it end.  But we are already looking forward to next year.  If you ever get a chance to go to the All Ford Nationals in Carlisle, Pa., go!  You won't be sorry.  Great time, great people, & great event!

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Midway Car Cruise June 5th

We finally made it to the World Famous Midway Bar & Grill car cruise.  I can not remember making it there at all last year.  It's held every other Wednesday during the summer months.  So this was the first time that our Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang was there.  Mike drove the General Lee & I drove the Saleen Mustang.  We questioned taking the Mustang there since it's all cleaned & detailed to go to the All-Ford Nationals in Carlisle this weekend, but I wanted to get it out & drive it.  It's too fun a car to just sit in the garage looking clean.

We got to the cruise a little late & was told at first that there was no room at the cruise.  However they made room for the Saleen Mustang & the General Lee.  The guys that run the cruise are great.  We really appreciated them making room for us.  The minute we pull in, people start coming up to the Saleen.  Most people think it is a Boss 302 because of the stickers on the side.  Most do not realize what it truly is which is way I have a sign on the car explaining that it is a Parnelli Jones Saleen Mustang.  But the first person up to look at the car actually knew what it was.  Very nice to talk to someone who knows the car. 

And of course, the General Lee is the star of the car cruise.  So many people taking pictures of it & surrounding it.

It was a perfect evening for a car cruise, not too hot & not cold at all.  Walked around & enjoyed all the nice Hot Rods that were there.  They have a very nice set up at the cruise.  Different food to choose from.  Pizza, hot dogs, & Italian Sausage sandwiches were the most popular.

I hope that we can make it to another car cruise at the World Famous Midway Bar & Grill.  We've always enjoyed the cruises there.  Great cars, great people, & great atmosphere.  One of the best cruises around.

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Next blog will be on the All-Ford Nationals in Carlisle, PA