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This show held in McMinnville, Oregon is a great show.

There is always a lot to do…

…including helicopter rides and RC aircraft demonstrations.

This VW Van on display with a matching mini gas powered go-kart van was one of my favorite cars at the show.  Too cool!

They do a great job of putting on a car show.

There is plenty of EXCELLENT food as well.

I had some pinstriping done on my fire extinguisher.

We even won second place in our class.

The Stop And Smell The Roadsters Show held at the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon is one of our favorite shows.

How can you beat this venue?

The Oregon Garden is gorgeous.

In addition, there is always excellent food, beer, wine, etc.

The latest show was held on September 13, 2009.

Mark’s Pontiac is AMAZING!!!

We had a great time.

We saw a lot of amazing cars and met a lot of nice people.

The RoadMonster even won her class:  “Best of 1990′s and Up”

The Oregon Garden Link

If you have the chance to visit the Oregon Garden, do it.

This was a fun show that we participated in last year.

This is held at the park in Stayton, Oregon.

They have a huge turnout, starting with a pancake breakfast.

The park is beautiful, and we had the perfect spot next to a big oak tree.

(Click on the pics for a larger image)

This show was held on June 20, 2009.

It rained really hard in the early morning hours.

It was cold all day, but it didn’t rain on us.

We left early, as we were all just too cold.

Just as we got home, and pulled into the garage, there was a HUGE downpour.  It was torrential.  I got lucky!

It was a great show though.  We saw a lot of really nice GM cars and trucks.

We’ll be back this year for the 23rd Annual Cruise-In.

Hopefully Mother Nature will be kinder to this show this year.

This is the first outing I take the RoadMonster to every year.

It’s called “The Rickreall Auto Swap Meet – Show & Shine”.

The pic below is a scan of my dash plaque from last year’s event.

It’s an automotive swap meet in Rickreall, Oregon.  This is about 20 miles from my house.

If you have a car to display, then you get to drive through the swap meet, and park at the rear, to display your ride.

Display your car, and get in for free.

The “car show / cruise in” area is not very big, but it is big enough.

The swap meet is fairly good sized.  I always find good deals on car stuff that I really need and can’t live without.

I look forward to this event every year.

For me, it means that the show season has officially begun!

Fourth Annual Knights of Columbus Show – 2009

Best in class win:  1990′s & Up.  Next Cruizin 4 Life Show:  July 10, 2010

This was a great day and a fun show.  The RM placed in the Top 20 at this show.  But that is not the best part…  The best part was that the RoadMonster was invited to the 4th Annual Invitational Salem Roadster Show on this day, at this show.  I seriously CANNOT wait to attend the Salem Roadster Show.  It’s our first invitational show.  Hope to see you there in February at the Oregon State Fairgrounds.  See my links for more info.

This pic was taken in September 2009 at the “Stop and Smell the Roadsters” car show held at the Oregon Garden.  (That’s me behind the classic Corvette on the left).  This is one of our favorite venues.  What a beautiful place for a car show!  We won first place in the “1990′s and up” category that day too.  What a great day!