A gathering of rare and beautiful automobiles in picturesque Fort Adams State Park
Tables
were set out among the cars for our dining and viewing pleasure
Didn't get the bright sun that makes for dazzling photography,
but still a pretty good day
A bagpipe band paraded through the grounds about once an
hour
Followed up by the drummers
Car nuts Bob and Chris were prepared to spend the day
Oldest car in the show — a 1905 Stevens-Duryea
Another "brass-era" icon — the 1910
Oakland
The White — circa 1910
1910 Pope Hartford
1910 Stanley — steam-powered
1911 Locomobile Model 48 — still driven
regularly
The Simplex — around 1915
1915 American LaFrance — the company later became
famous for fire engines
Many wooden components — dry rot would have been more of a
problem than rust
The American LaFrance's unusual engine
configuration
The American LaFrance's chain drive
From the driver's perspective — notice the height of the
pedals
Now let's move up to the Prohibition era — speakeasies, bathtub gin and Al Capone!
1927 Pierce Arrow
A pretty girl admires a car made almost 60 years before she
was born —
a circa 1930 Duesenberg
Bob looks over the fire chief's Packard, circa 1930
Everything works, including the siren
Winner of one of many blue ribbons awarded for various classes
1933 Packard
V12
1936 Pierce Arrow
The Pierce Arrow's appropriate hood
ornament
1937 Packard V12
Here come the bagpipers
again
A thrill to watch and listen to
They pause to admire a 1939 Buick
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