Mustangs, Cobras, Snake and Jones

Here is a classic Mustang.

          I took in a terrific car show today, a collection of Carroll Shelby cars on the property of the Wally Parks Museum in Pomona, California. A parking lot full of Mustangs, Cobras, GT 40s and some of Shelby’s other race cars. There was at least one Dodge Viper.

          Just a terrific collection of classic, high-horsepower vehicles. There was a 2013 edition Mustang, too, and that thing was a real treat to see.

          I have a few images here of some of the cars.

          Mustangs are a great favorite of mine, especially the old GT 350 and GT 500 models. Great old cars and the ones my friend and I saw were in terrific condition. Most of them were in perfect or very near perfect condition.

Parnelli Jones in a Cobra.

          Racing Hall of Famers Parnelli Jones and Don ‘The Snake’ Prudhomme were there and they participated in a parade of some of the cars around the grounds. Jones, of course, was one of the greatest race car racers of all time and he was an accomplished sports car racer. Prudhomme is one of the best drag racers of all time, but people don’t realize how big a fan he is of all other forms of racing. ‘Snake’ is also one of the coolest men alive.

A Cobra. The thing looks fast even when standing still.

          If you don’t like Mustangs, Cobras or anything with horsepower, there is still the nostalgia of the day. Remember when the engine compartment of a car was easy to work in? The cars we saw today are cars I’ve always enjoyed. They remind me of an era now passed by.

          Once in a while I’ll hear a car go by and the sound of the engine will make me smile. I heard that sound a lot today and I grinned. I grinned a lot.

          Thanks for reading. I hope you grinned today, too.

My pal, Bucky Weber, is in awe of those Goodyear tires. I guess he liked the car, too.