Kool April Nites - Redding, Ca annual car show

Cavalier

We took our 37 Plymouth to the show the weekend of April 24/25/26, even though there was a threat of rain. It rained Friday night late, so didn't effect the cruise, car show or the fact that neither of our cars have windshield wipers. :wink
I didn't get the shots that I wanted due to a bum back, but enjoyed the show anyway. Here are some of the shots and beautiful cars that I did catch.

Friday Night Cruise through Redding:

The requisite red T-bird -


There were about 2000 cars registered making a very busy cruise night. In this shot, the black smoke is from the Rat Rod behind the red Chevy........done on purpose.



The crowds watching the cruise were at some points 4 and 5 rows deep - a great turnout and lots of fun people. This is very poor shot taken through the windshield, but you get the idea.



Saw mostly cell phones snapping, but there were some serious photogs there as well.




There were some pretty paint jobs








And some not-so-much:




Camaraderie in the streets - people watching was almost as much fun as car watching.



And Photo-bombing was in vogue:




Some drove their own route during the cruise:




And there were some real beauties in the main auditorium - special customs.

A SteamPunk special:



A 37 Roadster special:




Some of the registered cars during Saturday's Show & Shine:








And lastly, our two cars - 37 Plymouth 4 door (hubby's Gansta Car) and a 41 Chevy Coupe (my pretty 'Daisy').

torags

Nice stuff Jo... Well shot...

Stumblebum

Great set Jo! It is full of life, and sense of festivity comes through, while it is clear that cars are the stars!
Happy series so I looked at it more than few times and will do so again!
Cheers!

Thelensspot

Jo, you really captured the spirit and fun of the event nicely. The paint job shots are beautiful.
Lots of smiles and friendship documented here.

Hinson

Great shots and some awesome cars. I did my first car show of the season last weekend. Got some great shots on my flickr site. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30632959@N02/sets/72157651925351050/) There were about 100 cars there which is not bad for the fourth annual show. I'm sure it will grow. I had fun checking out my new FZ1000 for the first time in a 'real-world' situation. It performed flawlessly.

Cavalier

torags wrote: »

Nice stuff Jo... Well shot...

Thanks Rags.

Cavalier

Stumblebum wrote: »

Great set Jo! It is full of life, and sense of festivity comes through, while it is clear that cars are the stars!
Happy series so I looked at it more than few times and will do so again!
Cheers!

Hey Taz - thanks for the kind words. Means a lot

Cavalier

Thelensspot wrote: »

Jo, you really captured the spirit and fun of the event nicely. The paint job shots are beautiful.
Lots of smiles and friendship documented here.

Thanks Wayne. There were some beauties to look at!

Cavalier

Hinson wrote: »

Great shots and some awesome cars. I did my first car show of the season last weekend. Got some great shots on my flickr site. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/30632959@N02/sets/72157651925351050/) There were about 100 cars there which is not bad for the fourth annual show. I'm sure it will grow. I had fun checking out my new FZ1000 for the first time in a 'real-world' situation. It performed flawlessly.

Thanks Jerry. I checked out your Flickr site - great shots there with your new camera.

black mamba

Really well done series, Jo. Very nice mix of subjects....brought the flavor of the event through to the viewer very well.

Take care,

Tom

Cavalier

black mamba wrote: »

Really well done series, Jo. Very nice mix of subjects....brought the flavor of the event through to the viewer very well.

Take care,

Tom

Thanks Tom!

CCoop

Great event and nice shots. Especially the panning shots! Great work.

Cavalier

CCoop wrote: »

Great event and nice shots. Especially the panning shots! Great work.

Thanks CCoop - I have more fun with panning than I do normal shots. I'm really not that good at panning, but every now and then one turns out!

willard3

Nice series, good story. I have returned here a lot.

Cavalier

willard3 wrote: »

Nice series, good story. I have returned here a lot.

Thanks Willard3. I'm also enjoying all your images and posts from Mexico.