Houston Autorama November 2011

[bremereric]

This will be a thread about my experiences at Houston Autorama. I will post lots of pictures. There will many more Mopars there this year. I will concentrate on them first and then get lots of pics of the others.

I left the house today around noon and got there about 1:00. It rained last night so I am glad I got my car in the trailer and didn't have to clean it again. You first wait in line outside the building.

Then you enter the building...a Fire Marshal checks out the amount of fuel you have then you are looked at by three judges who put you in a class. Then your off to your spot.

 

[bremereric]

I preceded to my spot and thought to myself...restored? Last year I was in the 70-79 conservative hardtop class...this year since they seen the engine compartment they put me in the 73-78 restored class. :evil6: Oh well it's only a car show. I cleaned some more and layed out the propaganda. 1976-1980 Dodge Aspen dealer brouchures. I will be going back tomorrow. It will be even more crazy tomorrow for the one's that show up.

Then the rest are just pictures...

I borrowed my wife's swifter duster thing and it works good on the rear quarter window louvers..

 

[1976RR]

I am thinking that you may have a better chance in conservative hardtop ??? Unless judges have NO clue on F bodies originality .... Good Luck !

 

[bremereric]

I am thinking that you may have a better chance in conservative hardtop ??? Unless judges have NO clue on F bodies originality .... Good Luck !

They have no clue. I might take the Dealer Brochures away. At least the right decals are on it now.

 

[bremereric]

Okay I went back tonight after work.

All I went back for was a quick dusting off and to open the hood and trunk. I did that, talked to a couple of people and took two pictures. Cars were still rolling in. I left at 7:30 because I had to get home and start smoking a brisket. I am listening to music...drinking a couple of Heinekens and using that wireless internet connection.

 

[1976RR]

B U TI FUL!...... Eric see if you can find a TUFF WHEEL for it ..... in RED ... i do believe they made them in that color ...

 

[bremereric]

Okay here starts the Mopar pictures...the two early Chargers sport original 426 Hemi's...the black on has 9,900 original miles and the white one has been restored.

Cristine...

 

[bremereric]

2nd Round of Mopars...

 

[crayzcuda]

Your car is looking pretty sweet!

 

[bremereric]

3rd round of Mopars...it takes me awhile to downsize them.

 

[bremereric]

4th round of Mopars....our club has 48 of them there...

 

[bremereric]

5th round of Mopars...

 

[ramenth]

Thanks for sharing the pics with us, Eric.

I have to say the more I see of your car the more I like it.

 

[bremereric]

Thanks for sharing the pics with us, Eric.

I have to say the more I see of your car the more I like it.

Lots of white isn't it Robert. I like the correct decals. :angel9:

 

[bremereric]

6th round of Mopars....

This car is a $80,000 restoration...he was offered $65,000 and he turned it down...

 

[bremereric]

7th round of Mopars....

 

[bremereric]

8th round of Mopars...

 

[8D5 Gran Fury]

Nice pics, Eric. Your car is looking good and fits right in with all the others- I'd even say that it does a good job of representing what most figure to be "The lost years" of Mopar. I see the 'standard' fare muscle era stuff and the late model stuff, but usually the mid-'70s' through the mid-'90s' fall to the wayside.

 

[bremereric]

Here are the last ones....one last Challenger and those two awesome looking Power Wagons...they were in the Thanksgiving parade and were here last year.

 

[bremereric]

Nice pics, Eric. Your car is looking good and fits right in with all the others- I'd even say that it does a good job of representing what most figure to be "The lost years" of Mopar. I see the 'standard' fare muscle era stuff and the late model stuff, but usually the mid-'70s' through the mid-'90s' fall to the wayside.

I already told my wife that someday I will have a Volare Roadrunner to park next to it. :laughing7: