by "Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
Published 06/11/2017 at 14:19
by "Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
Published 06/11/2017 at 14:19
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I set out to attend a car show Yesterday in Bucyrus Ohio, a rather small town nestled between a few marginally larger towns. A few of my friends were attending, and despite the 90 degree weather, I decided I should as well. I had expected to see a few classic cars, but I ended up seeing so much more.
The truth is, one of my biggest motivations for going was to seek out some quirky cars to photograph and write this piece about that. All I can say is I was quickly blown away. Almost immediately I’d spotted a rare Buick Regal Turbo T, a true Shelby Cobra, and a legitimate GT500KR. This was barely even breaking the surface.
I’d passed multiple vintage Camaros, Chevelles, and made my way to a pristine GT6. I was seriously infatuated with the small size and low profile of this particular car, admittedly I don’t really know much about them. What I do know, however, is that the interior space is so small that I’d struggle to fit myself and a care bear. This was truly an amazing car, and I was very happy to see it.
As I progressed further into the show, I’d snapped multiple photographs of what could possibly be the cleanest example of a BMW Isetta in existence. Once again, this was a first for me laying eyes on one of these in person, and the owner was extremely excited to see someone noticing such a unique car. He’d said that I was the first person he’d noticed taking photographs of it, and I was happy to make his day.
The next car that I would see would consume several minutes of my day, a pristine 1959 Austin Healey .Once again, I’d taken some awesome photographs and was really looking the car over. The owner walked up to me and thanked me for noticing his car. I was so blown away with the overall condition of this old Austin and had to know more. As it turns out, it had been in the family for over 45 years. The owner quickly handed me a scrapbook full of restoration pictures, receipts, and just an overall sense of pride for his machine.
Being that this was such an obscure car, we chatted for about ten minutes and exchanged information, just goes to show you that the automotive scene brings people together in the oddest of ways. I have always had so much love for the Austin Healey and here was one built exactly how it should be. I cannot express how cool this car was in person!
The last car I want to go into major detail about, was a classic Volkswagen Beetle. The owners were standing beside the car with the rear engine lid open, and from about a hundred feet away, I could see why. I’d immediately noticed the Beetle had something special for an engine, and indeed I was right. In place of the old and anemic mill was a Subaru 2.2 boxer, complete with liquid cooling intact. The owners were beyond ecstatic that I knew what the motor was, and fired it up for me. The liquid cooling system was cleverly plumbed and fabricated into the front trunk. All I can really say is this Beetle was easily one of the coolest cars at the show. I’ll apologize ahead of time for shooting the video with my phone oriented incorrectly.
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Hope you all enjoy the rest of the pictures below, there are many of them. Ohio has a truly epic car scene, and these pictures honestly are a small percentage of everything that was present. My goal here was to find some of the most obscure and amazing rides I could find, and I almost feel bad that the only photography equipment I own is my iPhone 7 plus. Regardless, I hope I did these cars justice by taking the best quality pictures I could, and I cannot express enough how awesome the atmosphere was from everybody in attendance. This is a massively underrated car show, and I’d love to meet up with some of you here next year!
My Name is Matthew, and I’m an author of mediocre articles. If you’d like to follow me and read more of my thoughts on random vehicles, you can do so on my very mediocre and very new website www.powershiftautomotive.com we also upload podcasts each Sunday.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
06/11/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 0
That Healey is actually pretty rare, the 100s with a small rear seat are common but the smaller real two seater is pretty rare. How does a Cobra replica get historic plates? It’s not from the 60's.
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 14:29, STARS: 0
The owner had told me it was an authentic Cobra, I cannot confirm if that’s true or not as I am not super knowledgeable on those cars.
The Healey was amazing, they certainly are rare for sure!
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
06/11/2017 at 14:33, STARS: 1
It could only be a continuation CSX car, they made more not too long ago that were built by Shelby’s people, no chance at all that it’s from the 60's.
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 14:37, STARS: 0
That sounds reasonable. I don’t know a great deal about these cars, what I do know is it was a absolutely stunning in person!
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
06/11/2017 at 14:50, STARS: 1
They don’t look right to me. It’s too perfect, too much flashy shit on them, the old ones are imperfect, look really classic. The real ones have different height fenders to see turns better. My grandpa says that the Cobra replicas are like a shiney memory of something that wasn’t common at all. It’s like giving all the GT40s a Gulf livery in a specific spec. I like the 289s the best actually. Cool bare bones race cars are what I like, I can’t stand a Singer Porsche, I would never take one over a real RS or even an RS clone.
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 14:56, STARS: 0
Very valid points you’ve made there, never took that into consideration actually! Those are some beautiful Cobras you’ve shared there. Thank you for pointing out those things, and most importantly thank you for taking time to check out my post!
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
06/11/2017 at 15:09, STARS: 1
Very cool! Being a fan of European and weird, the Isetta and Healey are my favorites from that set! :D
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 0
Same here, quirky and rare cars are my way of life. The Isetta is so cool in person, I fell in love with it immediately.
Admittedly the pristine Regal Turbo T was in my top 3, I couldn’t stop looking at it. Nothing better than 80s innovation! Thank you so much for your feedback as well!
"Klaus Schmoll" (klausschmoll)
06/11/2017 at 15:32, STARS: 2
Y U NO take pics in landscape????? Apart from that, a nice bunch of cars.
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
I know, I’m an idiot haha. I apologize for this, because it’s how I’ve always done it. I’ve noticed pictures are always better in landscape but I’ve always held my phone in portrait so it’s habit I need to break. I almost immediately cried when I realized what I’d done ha.
"Urambo Tauro" (urambotauro)
06/11/2017 at 15:47, STARS: 1
“Li’l Rat Express Truck”
Haha nice.
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 1
Was such a cool truck, it even had an original and very rare Hemi. Was one of the sleepers of the show.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
06/11/2017 at 16:14, STARS: 1
No worries friend! Have you seen Doug Demuro’s Isetta review? Very amusing!
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I’ve been saving up to import a FIAT 126 from Poland within the next year or two....have enough money now, but need a better job and living situation before I take the plunge :(
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 16:20, STARS: 1
Absolutely love Doug’s reviews, he’s very entertaining. I enjoyed that video a lot when I watched it.
Fiat would be really neat. I’d love to see some pictures when you do take the plunge. Following you now haha.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
06/11/2017 at 17:23, STARS: 0
If you want to see a good turnout of cars come to Akron on Fathers Day for the annual Stan Hywet Car Show that’s held at the old Sieberling property. It has an admission fee, its huge , the food and atmosphere is great. Maybe next year I’ll get down to Bucyrus for that event. Nice pictures, I bookmarked your website.
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 18:03, STARS: 0
Thank you so much, I’ll plan to attend that next year. I love going to some good shows!
I actually just revamped the articles and reviews portion of the site and it’s so much more streamlined haha. Thank you so much I truly appreciate it.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
06/11/2017 at 18:10, STARS: 0
At the end of July there is The Cleveland Euro Car Cruise-In. Not a huge show but nice none the less. Its on July 30th.
http://www.donauschwabencleveland.com/calendar/cleveland-euro-car-show?A=
"Powershiftmedia-ResidentDSMGuru" (matt-powershiftmedia)
06/11/2017 at 18:29, STARS: 0
Thanks a bunch, we’ve been looking around for some good shows to attend lately