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OF ROBERT D. WEST
Unique Tin 2008
Highlights from the Unique Tin Car Show at the Cowlitz County Expo Center in Longview, Washington on Saturday, August 23, 2008.
1960
Chevrolet Biscayne 4-Door Sedan
1965
Plymouth Valiant 4-Door Wagon
1961
Studebaker Champ Pickup
1963
Ford Galaxie 500 Convertible
1950
Chevrolet Panel Truck
1950
Plymouth Convertible
1940
Cadillac 4-Door Sedan
1950
Chevrolet Deluxe 2-Door Sedan
1968
Buick LeSabre Convertible
1950
Chrysler Hardtop Coupe
1961
Metropolitan 1500 Convertible
1949
Ford Custom Fordor Sedan
1988
Saleen Mustang Fastback Coupe
1964
Volkswagen Beetle
1937
Buick Convertible
1955
Mercury Monterey Hardtop Coupe
1941
Ford Tudor Sedan
1937
Chevrolet Coupe
1966
Ford Thunderbird Hardtop Coupe
1962
Buick Special Convertible
1940
Buick Coupe
1946
Ford Super Deluxe Coupe
1968
Dodge Dart Hardtop Coupe
1975
Cadillac Sedan DeVille
2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8
1978
Chevrolet El Camino SS
1974
Plymouth Barracuda
1951
Studebaker Pickup
1983
Buick Riviera Convertible
1952
Henry J
1966
Volkswagen Beetle
1951
GMC Flatbed Truck
1948
MG TC Roadster
1959
Rambler American Club Sedan
1958
Mercury Pickup
1959
Chevrolet 100 Pickup
1940
Chrysler 4-Door Sedan
1959
Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
1948
Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible
1964
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible
1966
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible
1976
Porsche 912E
1966
Chevrolet Caprice Hardtop Coupe
1966
Chevrolet Impala SS Hardtop Coupe
1966
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible
1971
Chevrolet Chevelle SS Hardtop Coupe
1928
Ford Model A Pickup
1929
Ford Model A Tudor Sedan
1977
Chevrolet C-10 Cheyenne Pickup
1969
Chevrolet Chevelle SS Convertible
1970
Chevrolet Monte Carlo Hardtop Coupe
1970
Chevrolet Pickup
1967
Chevrolet Chevy II Nova SS Hardtop Coupe
1970
Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Hardtop Coupe
1971
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
1967
Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
1968
Chevrolet El Camino
1968
Volkswagen 1600 Variant
1973
Jeep CJ-5
1965
Chevrolet Chevelle SS Hardtop Coupe
1978
Buick Regal Coupe
1972
Chevrolet Blazer
1968
Chevrolet C-10 Pickup
1966
Chevrolet Pickup
1972
Chevrolet Impala Convertible
1966
Rambler Classic 770 4-Door Wagon
1966
Ford Fairlane 500 Hardtop Coupe
1973
Chevrolet Camaro Coupe
1979
Ford F-250 Crew Cab 4x4 Pickup
1969
Ford F-100 Ranger Pickup
1958
Ford Pickup
1964
Plymouth Fury Hardtop Coupe
1960
Ford Galaxie Convertible
1986
Ford F-450 XL Super Duty 4x4 Pickup
1955
Ford Fairlane Town Sedan
1966
Chevrolet Custom Camper 4x4 Pickup
1976
Chevrolet Camaro Coupe
1978
Chevrolet Stepside Pickup
1977
Chrysler Cordoba
1964
Ford Galaxie 500 XL Convertible
1972
Plymouth Satellite
1967
Chevrolet El Camino
1980
Chevrolet Corvette T-Top Coupe
1977
Chevrolet Corvette T-Top Coupe
1968
Dodge Charger Hardtop Coupe
1970
Dodge Charger Hardtop Coupe
1949
Chevrolet Deluxe 4-Door Sedan
1962
Mercury Comet 4-Door Wagon
1957
Buick Special 4-Door Riviera Hardtop Sedan
1955
Chevrolet Bel Air Convertible
1991-92
Chevrolet Camaro RS Coupe
1978
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1984
Ford Mustang Fastback Coupe
1967
Pontiac Tempest GTO Hardtop Coupe
1962
Chevrolet Pickup
1979
Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Coupe
1930
Ford Model A 4-Door Wagon
1953
Chevrolet One-Fifty Handyman 4-Door Wagon
1956
Chevrolet 4-Door Sedan
1970
Chevrolet Impala Hardtop Coupe
1962
Chevrolet 4-Door Wagon
1962
Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe
1949
Plymouth Special Deluxe Convertible
1971
Volkswagen Beetle "Chia-Car"
1958
Ford Fairlane 2-Door Sedan
1970
Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible
1973
Plymouth Barracuda
1951
Jeep CJ-3A
1972
GMC Pickup
1978
Chevrolet C-10 Silverado Pickup
1967
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible
1948
Chevrolet Coupe
1955
Porsche 356A Speedster
1960
Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe
1956
Chevrolet Two-Ten 2-Door Sedan
1993
Ford Mustang Coupe
1984
Subaru Leone 4-Door Wagon
1970
Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu Hardtop Coupe
1967
Chevrolet Camaro RS Coupe
1969
Chevrolet Camaro SS/RS Convertible
1982
Ford F-150 XLT 4x4 Pickup
1946
Plymouth Coupe
1958
Chevrolet Delray 2-Door Sedan
1977
Jeep CJ-5
1953
Chevrolet 3100 Pickup
1954
Chevrolet Pickup
1933
Ford Roadster
1963
Studebaker Avanti
2007
Ford Shelby GT
1965
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray Convertible
1935
Ford Tudor Sedan
1963
Chevrolet 4-Door Wagon
1950
Chevrolet Coupe
1940
Ford Sedan Delivery
1956
Ford Tudor Sedan
1948
Pontiac Silver Streak 4-Door Sedan
1968
Chevrolet Camaro SS Coupe
1954
Willys Aero-Ace Deluxe 2-Door Sedan
1972
Chevrolet Nova SS Coupe
1967
Ford Mustang Coupe
Pontiac
Drag Racer
This 1951 Ford Coupe was one of several cars on display in the Mt. St. Helens Room.
Another car in the Mt. St. Helens Room was this 1964 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Hardtop Coupe.
This 1986 Buick Grand National was displayed by Ds Motorbox, a repair shop in Kelso.
This
1933 Ford Deluxe Fordor Sedan was displayed by Jeremy and Rachel
Dillinger of Kelso. The car may have been used by notorious criminal
John Dillinger, though the connection is not known for certain, nor does
Jeremy know for certain if he is related to the bank robber who shared
his last name. They
purchased
the car from Jim Farrar of Milan, Michigan (home of the prison that held
John Dillinger's girlfriend Evelyn Frechette) who included the various
John Dillinger artifacts displayed with the car. John Dillinger had a
preference for using stolen 1933 Fords as getaway cars, which were very
common at the time and had powerful V8 engines. John Dillinger even
wrote to Henry
Ford
in 1934 praising the cars; a copy is in Jeremy and Rachel Dillinger's
collection. A collection of stolen 1933 and 1934 license plates from
Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin were found hidden inside the car
during its restoration. These states represent the area where
Dillinger's gang operated. The gang
would
switch plated between robberies. Dimples on the car's body suggest that
the car was once shot at, adding additional credence to the theory that
Dillinger used this car. Inside the car, vintage weapons like a tommy
gun are displayed, as well as a sack of fake money.
For more information about this car, see the following newspaper articles:
The Dillinger Connection from The Daily News
Talking Gangster from The Milan News-Leader
This
1934 Ford Coupe was also displayed by Jeremy and Rachel Dillinger.
For more information about this car, see the following newspaper article:
People & Their Wheels: Jeremy Dillinger's 1934 Ford Coupe from The Daily News
This 2009 Pontiac G8 GT 4-Door Sedan was one of several new vehicles displayed by the Stirling Automotive Group of Longview.
2008 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew Cab 4x4 Short-Bed Pickup, displayed by the Stirling Automotive Group.
2008
Honda S2000 roadster displayed by the
Stirling
Automotive Group.
This 1964 Buick Skylark Convertible was for sale in the parking lot.
Another car for sale in the parking lot was this 1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu 4-Door Sedan
Also
for sale in the parking lot was this 1971 Buick Skylark Hardtop Coupe
This
1962 Studebaker Lark Daytona Hardtop Coupe was not at the show or even
in the parking lot, but was for sale behind a fence on 3rd Avenue. I am
including it as a photographed it after leaving the car show.
Also See:
PLACES: Kelso-Longview, Washington
2008 Cruisin' Sherwood Car Show
2008 Portland International Auto Show
2007 Portland International Auto Show
2006 Portland International Auto Show
1997-2000 Portland International Auto Shows
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