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Author:  Red [ Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:02 am ]
Post subject:  Pacific Coast Dream Machines Halfmoon Bay CA

Today's the last day, but if you're in the area, it's worth a go.

Muscle cars, hot rods, motorcycles, militaria, WWII war birds, live music, steam-powered vehicles, early gas engines: lots to see.

I went yesterday. There was the usual assortment of P-51 Mustangs and Ruskie prop planes plus a Douglas C-47 "Sky Train" (as seen in the "Band of Brothers" D-Day para drops) that you could walk through, a Douglas A26 "Invader" and a Lockheed PV-2 "Harpoon".

The "Blastolene Brothers" were there with a couple of their latest, over-sized creations. Good sprinkling of Mopars, even a couple of slants one of which sported a 4-bbl intake (can't remember if Clifford or Offy) and ceramic-coated Dutra duals. Doubtless belonged to somebody from this board, although they didn't seem to be in the vicinity of the car when I saw it. Cross-ram max wedge and several Darts, Vals, 'Cudas and B-body muscle cars. Some Mopar "tailfinnage" from the late '50s and early '60s. Also a few '30s and '40s Mopars , both stock restos and rods.

And, as usually, the Bowtie Brigade and Blue Oval Boys were out in force (for those of you who like "that sort of thing") :wink:

If you can't make it today, look for it again about this time next year: it's always a fun show.

Author:  Red [ Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:14 am ]
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Walk through this puppy and then re-watch the D-Day airborne assault scenes in "Band of Brothers". Gives you a whole new appreciation of just how vulnerable those guys were over their drop zones: the skin on these things provided zero protection from flak shrapnel. Brave men, those...

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C-47, complete with D-Day invasion striping

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C-47 Navigator/Radio Operator's station

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C-47 cockpit (pretty cramped in here!)

Author:  Red [ Sun Apr 29, 2012 8:18 am ]
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Blastolene, Allison v12 (unless I'm mistaken)-powered vehicle

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Blastolene Bike

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Somebody else's lead sled

Author:  Bruce Pine [ Mon Apr 30, 2012 8:37 am ]
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Dream Machines is a great show. This is the first year I was not there showing a car in 19 years. We moved from Half Moon Bay to Paradise CA last year.

Author:  Red [ Mon Apr 30, 2012 3:12 pm ]
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I had missed the last year or two. Seemed like a slightly smaller crowd this year, but then I went on Saturday instead of Sunday for the first time, so maybe that's just a less-busy day.

Yeah, it is a great show because of the diversity of what's on display. It also catches some different cars from further north and east of what I see at the shows in my local area.

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