First Photos of 2009 Car Show!

Another successful car show for Seal Beach.  It seemed to some that this year’s entrants offered a more diverse collection of cars. Might have been a few less entrants than last year but if so it certainly didn’t detract from the gathering.

Mother Nature did us a favor by holding off on the promised rain.  Its guaranteed that those old convertibles aren’t exposed to the elements any more than is absolutely necessary.

How to pick the best of bunch is far beyond the knowledge of this reporter but some of the entries that got my interest were: A WW II jeep with a trailer of authentic military hardware, excluding the khaki surfboard which Seal Beach resident/owner “Mike” assured me was not government issue; an absolutely gorgeous sand colored ’34 Ford DeLuxe Phaeton with red pin-striping that Joe Scalini of Naples has been driving for 20 years. Scalini assured me he prefers his 900 hp Hi Boy that goes to Bonneville every summer.

There was an outstanding duo next to one another near Main and Electric- a coal black ’34 Packard Phaeton and a black ’55 Gull Wing Mercedes.  A pair of cars that most of we “geezers” have been dreaming about for 50 or more years.  Some of us still are!

Only two Porsche’s this year but one was an authentic ’56 Cabriolet. Several great woodies. One owner, of a stupendous ’39 Ford commented that some of his decals were almost as expensive to collect as parts for his car.

All in all the show was a great success.

Review the photos at “Flickr” and give us your opinion of the  “Best of the Show” .  For more photos from the Seal Beach Car Show visit our Flickr page.