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OF ROBERT D. WEST
Bomber Cruise-In 2009
(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated with the Bomber or Car Show; visit www.thebomber.com for current info)
On August 2, 2009, the Bomber Restaurant in Milwaukie, Oregon held a Cruise-In, hosted by the Cadillac-LaSalle Club. The Bomber is a Portland area landmark: a B-17G Flying Fortress that has been here since 1947, originally sheltering a 40-pump gas station. After local pilot and gas station owner Art Lacey accepted a $5 bet that he couldn't install such a plane over his station, he spent $13,750 to purchase this war-surplus Flying Fortress (one of the last built; the war ended before it could be put into service) and flew it from Oklahoma to Oregon. The Bomber was installed over the gas station in 1947, and a Drive In was added in 1948. The gas station closed in 1991, and the B-17 has been under restoration since 1996.
The
trophies for the winning cars in numerous categories
1966
Cadillac Coupe deVille
1967
Cadillac Sedan deVille
1970
Cadillac Eldorado Coupe
1976
Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz
1966
Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
1968
Cadillac Superior Hearse
1959
Cadillac Seville Hardtop Coupe
1964
Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz Convertible
1967
Cadillac Eldorado Coupe
1959
Cadillac Sedan deVille
1956
Cadillac Eldorado Convertible
1953
Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
1948
Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
1978
Cadillac Miller Meteor Hearse
1964
Cadillac Series 62 Hardtop Coupe
1949
Cadillac Series 62 Coupe
1954
Cadillac Series 62 Hardtop Coupe
1959
Cadillac Hardtop Sedan
1935
Cadillac 355-D Coupe
1939
LaSalle Model 5019 4-Door Sedan
1974
Cadillac S&S Hearse
1995
Cadillac Eldorado
1963
Buick Riviera Hardtop Coupe
1957
Ford Fairlane 500 Skyliner Retractable Hardtop Convertible
This
unrestored 1959 Ford Custom 300 Sedan was used as a patrol car by
Multnomah County Sheriff Reserve Deputy Don Layman, who kept the car in
his garage after his retirement until his death. The car is now
privately owned by Nick &
Janelle
Leingang. It carries a collection of police memorabilia in the back seat
and trunk that includes Layman's uniforms and equipment.
1954
Chevrolet Two-Ten 2-Door Sedan
1969
Chevrolet Camaro
1978
Chevrolet El Camino
1940
Ford Coupe
1955
Mercury Monterey Hardtop Coupe
1958
Chevrolet Yeoman
1968
Buick Gran Sport 400 Convertible
1956
Ford Thunderbird
1964
Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS Hardtop Coupe
1957
Buick Caballero
1971
Chevrolet Pickup
1932
Buick Coupe
1933
Ford Victoria
1946
Chevrolet Fleet Master Convertible
1949
Ford F-1 Pickup
1959
Mercedes-Benz 220S Sedan
1972
MG MGB
1930
Ford Model AA Tow Truck
1929
Studebaker 2-Door Sedan
1957
Chevrolet Corvette
1963 Studebaker Avanti powered by a Chevrolet Corvette engine
1951
Oldsmobile 88 2-Door Sedan
1966
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Hardtop Coupe
Titan
Sidewinder
1962
Mercury Monterey Convertible
1960
DeSoto Adventurer Hardtop Coupe
1959
Chevrolet Corvette
1972
DeTomaso Pantera
1973
Ford Mustang Convertible
2004
Yamaha YZF-R1
2007
Kawasaki ZX14 Ninja
1968
Datsun 1600 Roadster
1964
Ford Galaxie 500 Hardtop Coupe
1977
Datsun 280Z Coupe
1975
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray
Custom
Trike
1994
Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible
1968
Chevrolet Chevelle El Camino
1930
Ford Model A Roadster
1928
Ford Model A Tudor Sedan
1977
Datsun Flatbed Truck
1968
Chevrolet C10 Pickup
1964
AC Cobra Daytona Coupe
1981
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
1934
Chevrolet Sport Coupe
1956
Chevrolet Two-Ten Townsman
1940
Oldsmobile Touring Sedan
1938
Chevrolet Sedan Delivery
1964
Pontiac Tempest GTO Convertible
1954
Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe
1950
Ford F-1 Pickup
1977
Toyota Pickup
1953
Chevrolet Two-Ten Club Coupe
1969
Oldsmobile Hurst Cutlass 4-4-2
1987
Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
1966
Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible
1953
Ford F-100 Pickup
1930
Ford Model A Coupe
1972
Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible
1972
Chevrolet El Camino
1955
Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe
1955
Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe
1974
Plymouth Road Runner
1960 Cadillac Hardtop Coupe
1940
Ford Deluxe Coupe
1965
Ford Thunderbird Convertible
1949
Ford Custom Woodie Wagon
1997
Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible
1939
Ford Coupe
1951
Chevrolet Panel Truck
2006
Ford GT
1921
Dodge Roadster
1979
Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
1966
AC Cobra 427
1974
Ford Bronco
1951
Chevrolet Sport Coupe
1936
Ford Phaeton
1968
Chevrolet 4x4 Pickup
2007
Thunder Mountain Firestone
1969
Ford Mustang Mach 1
1963
Volkswagen Type 1 "Herbie"
1927
Chevrolet 2-Door Sedan
1939
Chevrolet Master 85 2-Door Sedan
1949
Chevrolet 3100 Pickup
1956
Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
1932
Ford Fordor Sedan
1967
Mercury Park Lane Convertible
1952
Packard Convertible
1956
Pontiac Chieftain 2-Door Sedan
1955
Cadillac Sedan deVille
1986
Buick Grand National
1963
Plymouth Savoy 2-Door Sedan
1962
Chevrolet Impala Sport Sedan
1946
Studebaker Phantom Woodie Wagon
1960
Studebaker Hawk
2005
Chevrolet Corvette
1930
Pontiac Coupe
1956
Volvo PV444
1970
Plymouth Road Runner
1968
Mercury Montego MX Convertible
1972
Pontiac Grand Prix SJ
1984
Chevrolet Camaro Coupe
1966
Buick Riviera Hardtop Coupe
1948
Plymouth Special Deluxe Coupe
1962
Chevrolet Corvette
2006
Harley-Davidson Road King
2003
Harley-Davidson 100th Anniversary Screamin' Eagle Deuce
Custom
Chopper
1947
Chevrolet Coupe
1991
Chevrolet Corvette
1966
Plymouth Sport Fury Hardtop Coupe
1971
Chevrolet Impala Custom Coupe
1954
Ford Crestline Sunliner Convertible
1964
Mercury Park Lane Convertible
1973
Chevrolet El Camino
1973
Plymouth Barracuda
1971
Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
1962
Buick Skylark Sport Coupe
2009
Chevrolet Corvette
1953
Chevrolet Bel Air Sport Coupe
2001
Cadillac Eldorado Touring Coupe
1986
Lincoln Mark VII LSC
1969
Mercury Cougar XR7
1955
Ford F-100 Pickup
1934
Ford Coupe
1996
Honda VTX
1954
Ariel
1985-1989 Ferrari 3.2 Mondial Cabriolet
1955
Ford Fairlane Crown Victoria
1966
Dodge Coronet 500 Hardtop Coupe
1965
Dodge Coronet 4-Door Sedan
1957
Studebaker Silver Hawk
1973 Gillig Bus - Clackamas County Fire District Incident Rehabilitation Unit
Ford
Rescue Truck - Clackamas County Fire District
1967
Kaiser-Jeep M109A3
1949-1953
Willys CJ-3A
Also See:
2009 Cruisin' Sherwood Car Show
2009 Portland International Auto Show
2008 Northwest Car Collectors Association Car Show & Swap Meet
2008 Cruisin' Sherwood Car Show
2008 Portland International Auto Show
2007 Unique Tin Car Show
2003 Northwest Car Collectors Car Show & Swap Meet
1996 Rainier Days Parade & Car Show
All website content, including graphics and pictures are © Robert D. West unless otherwise noted. Content is not to be used out of the context of this webpage without expressed permission. Any opinions expressed herein are mine and are not necessarily shared by the Milwaukee School of Engineering, or anyone else.
Questions? Comments? Critiques? Corrections? Concerns? Email me at westr@msoe.edu.