Normally we avoid becoming ensnared in the Solvang touriste throng and stoically endure the weekend traffic crawl through the village center on the way to our favorite grocery store. This Saturday we noticed some really cool cars on show along the side streets and given my love of classic vehicles decided a closer inspection might be warranted. Welcome to the 2010 Wheels 'n Windmills Car Show.
The snooty Bugatti crowd had passed through the previous week as a testament to big money indulgence and now we could browse an incredible assembly of iconic muscle cars from the 60’s – 70’s when cubic inches ruled the highways.
The vehicles on show exceeded all my expectations and there were perfect restorations to original, customs, and assorted exotica. It was good to be out in perfect weather enjoying these mechanical beauties and conversing with the owners. The sad part is some vehicles are so valuable they never see actual use on the street. A most amusing sign in one vehicle’s window summed it up perfectly: “This is what happens when you drive it.”
For me the event was all about form and color rather than mechanical minutiaie like cam lift, port diameter or nitrous injection pressure. The vehicles are art in their own right as sampled in our pictures here.
Color my world!
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