Listen to a brief history of Anheuser-Busch (1 min. 25 sec.)

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Unfortunately, rain was forecast, discouraging participants and spectators alike. All the forecasts proved wrong, the sun came out later in the morning for a beautiful day, but the damage was done.  Many stayed away and "Make A Wish" probably found donations below expectations.

                                       Early morning clouds over the brewery soon lifted

A fixture at Anheuser-Busch car shows, the beer-dispensing Volkswagen

Free samples are drawn from a keg in the trunk                                      

Dispensed by an Anheuser-Busch employee —
obviously, they don't let you help yourself

               A familiar grille on US highways before and after World War II, the 1939 Ford

This little coupe is beautifully restored

Faithful to its original form in every detail                                                

The front end of a 1934 Ford pickup

                           Its much-ridiculed grille was part of the reason for Edsel's downfail

A nicely restored 1953 Chevrolet Bel Air

Named for an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood                                     

Another '53 Bel Air — this one obviously has had little if any restoration work

                                              Another beautiful restoration, a 1936 Ford

The '36 Ford's original flathead V8 with a later carburetor

1950 Oldsmobile                                                                        

Automatic transmission, which Oldsmobile was first to offer in 1940

                                                                    Ford Cobra replica

The Cobra's neat cockpit

Cobra V8 by Ford                                                                   

A highly customized 1941 Chevrolet smiles at us

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A fleet of police cruisers from around the country showed up

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