June thru December  2007

33 Coupe Having Fun 28       9/07/07

One of my favorite places to be is in the mountains, and this last show that Larry and I attended was held in Oak Glen, Ca. which is located in a remote part of the San Bernardino National Forest. To give you a little history about this place, Oak Glen is known for their world famous apples (the elevation is above 4000 feet) and their are many orchards in and around this small community. Apple season runs from Labor Day through Thanksgiving, just in case you're wondering. Another nice thing about Oak Glen is that it doesn't get as hot up their. That's a good thing because in the middle of August, the temps can be down right brutal where we would normally have a show at.

The show was held at a place called The Oaktree Village's on Aug. 18th from 10 to 4pm. The Oaktree Village is loaded with a bunch of small business's that have a little bit of everything for sale. The ones that I like are the places that have the smell of fresh food coming from them. And before we left, Larry bought himself a fresh baked five pound apple pie to take home.

We arrived an hour early only to find that a bunch of cars were already their. Once we found a spot to park, it was time to walk around and take in the cool air, which only lasted for a short time. Once it was around 11 or so, it was in the high 90's.

Their's about 14 acres of family fun to be had at Oaktree Village like pony rides, train rides, water slide, artisans and crafters, zoo, jumper for the kids (all of which is a weekly deal), raffle, 50/50 drawing, live entertainment, vendors, 50's style sock hop, country style BBQ and a place called Apple Annie's restaurant and bakery. This bakery is where Larry bought his huge apple pie from and from what he said, it was very good.

As you can see, the view at this show is one of the better that you can have. With the mountains in the background and all the cars surrounded by trees, this makes for a really nice place to relax for the day.
 

 

 

I took most of the pictures in the morning which means I had a lot of cars in shadows. One drawback to this is that you don't get the detail that you could have. But I'm sure you'll get the idea of how nice all of the cars are.
 

 

 

This Chevy Impala is owned by a friend of mine, Bill, that lives in a neighboring town. It's powered by a 502 Chevy big block and runs really good. I love the old school wheels that he has on it too.
 

 

 

This car is pretty cool but it's no wonder why they get chopped because look how tall it is. Once they have a few inches removed, they look even cooler.
 

 

 

This is one clean 57 Chevy. And if your wondering about that orange and white pole that looks like a hood prop, it's really just a fence post in the background.
 

 

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