"Fish Day" Parade & Car Show 

"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit) 07/17/2017 at 11:38 • Filed to: car show, car spotting, dots, fish day, corvette, corvettes, mustang, mustangs, firebird, esprit, allante, gto, amc

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On the lake in Port Washington WI they have Fish Day as an excuse to eat lots of fish and get lots of drunk.... but they also have a parade and a car show and stuff.

First up, some parade cars & trucks

Thankfully no crowds were harmed

Just Raptor Things

After sitting in the sun close to the curb, I climbed the retaining wall behind me for a better vantage.... but it had an obstructed view to the left

Straight ahead wasn’t too bad though

Standing on the retaining wall offered an even BETTER view

Not sure what the deal is with the Corvette Club’s penchant for hand puppets...

Or large gloves

ZR-1!!!

There were actually TWO Corvette Clubs. The county, and a local city chapter. But why?

We didn’t stay for the whole parade because our daughters were in it, we left after they danced by and picked them up and headed to the car show. I didn’t take a LOT of pics, just interesting ( to me ) ones.

Who restores an Esprit when there’s so many Trans Ams and Formulas to choose from?

Found the ZR-1 from the parade

#BundyBounce

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > Takuro Spirit 07/17/2017 at 11:47

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Tell me, how worn down was the paint on the trunk of the Allante from being pushed?

lone_liberal > Takuro Spirit 07/17/2017 at 11:50

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Shouldn’t a Fish Day show only feature Barracudas, Marlins, Stingrays, etc.?

Takuro Spirit > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy 07/17/2017 at 11:55

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I didn’t get a close enough look, sadly.

Takuro Spirit > lone_liberal 07/17/2017 at 11:56

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The parade was heavy on the Stingrays, and they did park at the show.... but no Marlins were seen. A couple ‘Cudas though.

WiscoProud > Takuro Spirit 07/17/2017 at 13:38

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That looks just like every Midwest car show I’ve ever been to. Lots of muscle cars, lots of corvettes, almost zero European and Japanese.

Takuro Spirit > WiscoProud 07/17/2017 at 13:45

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There was that Z.... a new Civic Type R (lel), a customised Kia Forte Koup with the license plate “SWTKIA”, a blob-eye STi... some others I can’t remember...

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 07/17/2017 at 14:55

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Because the Esprit is cool! Why not have something different. At this point the Esprit could have come with an I6 or V8. It is just nice to see one around especially after so many of them I am sure were swapped and made into Formulas or Trans-Am look a likes.

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 07/17/2017 at 15:11

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I had an Esprit. It was not cool. This had the same 2BBL 305 Chevy V8 mine had, but was a year newer and a lot less gold...

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 07/17/2017 at 17:49

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So yours was a 79? Guessing this one from the headlights is a 77-78. Why didn’t you like your Esprit?

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 07/17/2017 at 17:54

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Mine was a ‘77. This is a ‘78. Don’t get me wrong it was a great first car for me but was ridiculously underpowered and with better models to restore out there, it makes me wonder why they chose to dump that kind of money in a car that’ll never be worth much.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 07/17/2017 at 18:30

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Dude.... It is worth close to $20k

That being said that Tran-Am is worth twice as much,

but maybe that was their first car and they loved it a ton. That of the Esprit was an easier car to get into if it was a recent restoration.

Takuro Spirit > CaptDale - is secretly British 07/17/2017 at 19:03

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A perfect Esprit maybe, this one was far from that. Looked like an older restoration.

CaptDale - is secretly British > Takuro Spirit 07/17/2017 at 19:10

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Idk, maybe that was just the car they had you know?