THE OFFICIAL WEBPAGE
OF ROBERT D. WEST
2008 Northwest Car Collectors Car Show
(NOTE: This website is NOT affiliated with the car show; visit www.northwestcarcollectors.com for current info)
The 2008 Northwest Car Collectors Association Car Show & Swap Meet was held at the Portland Metropolitan Exposition Center in Portland, Oregon on October 11-12, 2008. These pictures were taken on Sunday, October 12, 2008.
I
spotted this 1956
Hudson Metropolitan on a trailer in the parking lot
This first group of cars were on the swap meet side of the show and were all being offered for sale.
1973
AMC Javelin
This 1951 Ford Custom Convertible was used in the filming of Mr. Holland's Opus at Portland's Grant High School.
1953
Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
1936
Ford Coupe
1949
Ford Custom Tudor Sedan
1957
Mercury Monterey 4-Door Sedan
1932
Ford Replica
1968
Dodge Coronet R/T
1972
Chevrolet Cheyenne 10 Pickup
1985
Chevrolet Monte Carlo with only 3,000 miles on the odometer
1941
Oldsmobile Eight Sedan
1939
Chevrolet 2-Door Sedan
1953
Ford Customline Coupe
1950 Chrysler New Yorker Convertible in Pagoda Yellow; one of only 899 1950 New Yorker Convertibles produced.
1948
Plymouth Special Deluxe 5-Passenger Coupe
1965
Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia Cabriolet Custom
1962
Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Hardtop Coupe
1967
Pontiac Tempest GTO
1965
Pontiac Tempest GTO Clone
1966
Plymouth Barracuda
1967
Chevrolet El Camino
1960
Chevrolet El Camino
1961
Ford Falcon Station Wagon
A
very unique customized 1927
Ford Model T
1968
Chevrolet Corvette Coupe
1979
Chevrolet Corvette T-Top Coupe
1976
Mercedes-Benz 450SL AMG Convertible
1971
Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 10 Pickup
These cars were on display on the show side. Most were not for sale, though a few were.
1952
Studebaker Commander Starlight Coupe
1962
Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk
1915
Ford Model T Runabout
1947
Ford Super Deluxe Fordor Sedan
This 1969 Plymouth Belvedere Sedan is an original Portland Police Department Patrol Car and is one of only two 1969 Plymouth Belvedere police cars known to exist.
1940
Ford Deluxe Business Coupe
1962
Studebaker Lark Cruiser Sedan
1951
Studebaker 1-1/2 Ton Flatbed Truck
1965
Studebaker Lark Daytona Sport Coupe
1950
Studebaker Champion Deluxe 4-Door Sedan
1935
Ford Phaeton
1956
Chevrolet Two-Ten Townsman
1967
Buick Skylark Hardtop Coupe
1939
Buick Special 4-Door Sedan
1960
Comet 4-Door Sedan
1930
Ford Model A Closed-Cab Pickup
1929
Ford Model A Town Sedan
1931
Ford Model A Town Sedan
1929
Ford Model A Sport Coupe
1929
Ford Model A Sport Coupe
1931
Ford Model A Sedan Delivery
1931
Ford Model A Victoria
1932
Ford Fordor Sedan
1930
Ford Model A Roadster
1967
Ford Mustang Hardtop Coupe
1965
Ford Mustang Convertible
1964
Ford Mustang Convertible
1968
AMC Javelin
1949
Nash Ambassador 4-Door Sedan
1965
Chevrolet Corvair Greenbrier Van
1966
Chevrolet Corvair Sport Sedan
1963
Chevrolet Corvair Monza Convertible
1965
Chevrolet Corvair Corsa Convertible
1951
Nash Statesman Super 4-Door Sedan
1950
Mercury Coupe
1956
Studebaker Sky Hawk
1952
Henry J
1935
Ford Fordor Trunk-Back Sedan
1963
Ford Falcon Futura Hardtop Coupe
1963
Ford Falcon Futura 2-Door Sedan
1967
Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Convertible
1961
Ford Galaxie Starliner Hardtop Coupe
1966
Ford Mustang GT Fastback Coupe
This 1932 Hudson Eight Sedan with 250,000 miles on the odometer has never been fully restored; it has simply been maintained and repaired as needed over the years
1932
Studebaker Coupe
1934
Studebaker Coupe
1941
Hudson Sedan
1934
Hudson Convertible Coupe
1929
Graham Roadster
1930
Durant Coupe
1934
Dodge DU Sedan
1961
Rambler Ambassador Super Sedan
1965
Rambler Ambassador 990 Convertible
1965
Rambler Ambassador 900H Hardtop Coupe
1911
Oakland Touring Car
1948
Chevrolet Coupe
1957
Ford Thunderbird
1962
Ford Thunderbird Sports Roadster
1966
Ford Thunderbird Hardtop Coupe
1957
Ford Thunderbird
1957
Ford Thunderbird
1965
AC 289 Cobra
1979
Chevrolet Camaro Z28
1967
Chevrolet Camaro Hardtop Coupe
1968
Chevrolet Camaro RS/SS Hardtop Coupe
1956
Packard Four Hundred Hardtop Coupe
1909
Brush
1951
Cadillac Series 62 Convertible
This unrestored 1959 Ford Custom 300 Multnomah County Deputy Sheriff's Car carries a display of police artifacts in its trunk.
1967
Buick Sport Wagon
1949
Buick Roadmaster Sedanet
1959
Cadillac Eldorado Hardtop Coupe
1959
Ford Fairlane 500 Galaxie Skyliner Retractable Hardtop
This 1955 DeSoto Firedome Wagon was the most expensive model in the 1955 DeSoto line, starting at $3,170 when new.
1958
Edsel Villager 9-Passenger Wagon
1958
Edsel Pacer Sedan
1948
Buick Eight Coupe
1977
Chevrolet Corvette T-Top Coupe
1967
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Coupe
1938
Buick 2-Door Sedan
1987
Buick Grand National
1957
Buick Super Riviera 4-Door Hardtop
1948
Buick Super 56C Convertible
1967
Pontiac Tempest GTO
1955
Buick Century 66C Convertible
1949
Packard 200 Deluxe Sedan
1929
Chevrolet 8880 Standard Coupe
1929
Chevrolet 4-Door Landau Semi-Convertible
1927
Chevrolet Imperial Landau
1925
Chevrolet Superior K Touring Car
1938
Buick 2-Door Sedan
1913
Buick Touring Car
1962
Buick Skylark Convertible
1931
Buick Coupe
1931
Buick Roadster
1962
Ford Galaxie Club Victoria Hardtop Coupe
1969
Chevrolet Camaro Hardtop Coupe
1981
Chevrolet Corvette T-Top Coupe
1956
Ford Pickup
1954
Ford F-100 Pickup
1956
Ford F-100 Pickup
1971
Chevrolet C10 Pickup
1968
Chevrolet C10 Pickup
1959
Metropolitan 1500 Hardtop Coupe
1966
Triumph Spitfire Roadster
1966
Triumph 2000 Sport Convertible
1968
Triumph TR-250 Roadster
1961
Austin Seven Countryman
Parked among the British cars was this "2006 Cambellini" owned by Tom & Jan Campbell. I suspect it is some kind of kit-car or custom body.
1964
MGB Roadster
1967
MGB GT Special
1949
MG TC Roadster
1959
Triumph TR3 Roadster
1972
BMW 2002
There were a number of vintage motorcycles on display at the show as well.
1971
Honda CT 70
1965
Bonanza 1300BH
1940
Triumph Speed Twin
1952
Triumph Thunderbird
1964
Triumph Bonneville
1968
Triumph T100 Sports Tiger
1961
Triumph TR5AC
1970
Triumph T120 Bonneville
1970 Triumph T120RT Bonneville, one of 200 750cc (instead of 650cc) Bonnevilles for racing
1965
BSA Hornet A65HA
1970
BSA Victor Special B44VS
1969
Triumph Trophy 650 TR6C
1957
Ariel 46 Mk II
1962
BSA A10 Super Rocket
1972
Suzuki GT750
1965
Taiwan Indian
1937
Indian Four
1935
Royal Enfield 350cc Model G
1974
Harley-Davidson Aermacci 350 Racer
1947
Sunbeam S7
1955
Moto Guzzi Aerone
1986
Honda VFR-400-4
1986
Honda NS-400-R
Bicycle,
circa 1860
There were also a few World War II military vehicles on display.
This 1944
GMC 2-1/2 Ton 6x6 DUKW Amphibian Truck is one of 23,000 built by GMC
from 1942 to 1945. Its 270 cubic inch 6-cylinder engine powers the
14,500 pound vehicle on both land and water. It can reach speeds of 55
miles per hour on land and 7 knots in the water.
This 1944
M18 "Hellcat" Tank Destroyer is one of 2,507 built by Buick
from June-October, 1944. With thin armor and an open turret for its 76mm
gun, the M18 weight only 37,000 pounds. With a 400 horsepower
Continental 975 cubic inch 9-cylinder turbocharged radial engine and
3-speed GM Torqmatic automatic transmission, the M18 was WWII's fasted
armored tracked vehicle, capable of speeds over 60 miles per hour.
This
1/4-Ton
Ford GPW was delivered to the U.S. Army on April 26, 1945 and is one of
approximately 270,000 "Jeeps" built by Ford during WWII. It carries a
pedestal-mounted Browning M2 .50 caliber machine gun and a dash-mounted
Browning M1919 .30 caliber machine gun.
Outside there were more vehicles for sale as part of the swap meet. These vehicles were in various states of repair and most were in need of restoration.
1963
GMC Suburban
1970
Jeep Jeepster Commando
1962
Ford Thunderbird Hardtop Coupe
1969
Dodge Charger Hardtop Coupe
1960
GMC Flatbed Truck
1949
Plymouth Special Deluxe Club Coupe
1961
Oldsmobile Super 88 4-Door Sedan
1964
Mercury Comet 404 4-Door Sedan
1959
Edsel Ranger 4-Door Sedan
1955
Packard Four Hundred Hardtop Coupe
1970
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Hardtop Coupe
1963
Ford Thunderbird Hardtop Coupe
1951
Plymouth Cranbrook 4-Door Sedan
1972
Buick Skylark GSX Clone
1937
Cord Replica
1954
Chevrolet Two-Ten Club Coupe
1941
Chevrolet Special Deluxe Coupe
1937-1950
Diamond T Truck
Also See:
2009 Cruisin' Sherwood Car Show
2009 Portland International Auto Show
2008 Cruisin' Sherwood Car Show
2008 Portland International Auto Show
2003 Northwest Car Collectors Car Show & Swap Meet
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