The CCCA held another spectacular event, the Annual Meeting, in the Dallas / Ft Worth Area, Grapevine, TX to be specific! We went to some fantastic private car collections, we dined in style at Billy Bobs, and absorbed the Texas culture fully! The super high quality car photos are courtesy of Doug Handel, the photographer who took these beautiful shots for the North Texas Region as the cars rolled in.
And there were spectacular cars, like this 1929 Packard 640 Dual Cowl Phaeton!
And there were some spectacular events, like the longhorn cattle drive right down the original main street of Old Fort Worth!
This girl charged $5 per ride. On the bull, that is !
Here’s a 1939 Buick Series 90 touring Sedan
1938 Rolls Royce Wraith Limousine with body by Cockshoot.
1940 Packard Darrin Convertible sedan, a 100 point car and winner of the Warshawsky best of show award
1941 Cadillac 60 Special
1939 Packard V-12 1707 Touring sedan
1937 Ford Darrin Cabriolet
1948 Chrysler Town&Country Sedan
V windshield Dietrich Super 8 Stationary Coupe, 1932.
1929 Duesenberg J Dual Cowl Phaeton by Murphy
What’s different about this 1928 Packard 443 Phaeton? Rear mounted spares! And the fact that the owner’s father bought this car brand new!
1931 Chrysler CG Imperial Club Sedan – owned by the fearless outgoing leader
1932 Packard 900
1937 Rolls-Royce Phantom III V-12 Sports Saloon by Park Ward.
We stopped at the White Elephant Saloon, a fine establishment!
I point out my usual state at Billy Bob’s Saloon! As I found out later, Asleep at the Wheel is a country band. At Billy Bob’s, they have BOTH KINDS of music, COUNTRY and WESTERN !
1941 Cadillac 60 Special, this one in Dark Green
1931 LaSalle Roadster
1934 V Windshield V-12 1108 Convertible Sedan by Dietrich
1930 Packard Roadster 733
1938 Packard 1601 Cabriolet by Graber
1933 LaSalle Coupe 345C
1932 Packard Sedan 901
1932 Stutz 8 Bearcat speedster
1934 Cadillac 355D Stationary Coupe, Fleetwood. Look at those bumpers!
1935 Pierce-Arrow 845 Rumbleseat Coupe
1929 Stutz Coupe, M/SC by Lancefield. Note cycle fenders!
1940 Packard 1803 160 Sedan
1941 Cadillac 60 Special
1940 Packard 180 Club sedan – a doppelganger for one we just sold over here at the Vault, but it’s not the same car!
1941 Cadillac 62 series convertible coupe
Here’s just a portion of the spectacular Sam Pack auto collection that we visited. Sam Pack is a well known Ford dealer, with 5 dealerships. His collection is incredible, with examples of almost every type of collector car.
The Judged portion of the Annual meeting was held inside the meeting room of the hotel, which was really great – nice, warm, and dry! However, it’s awfully dark for photos, which is why I’m grateful to Doug Handel for sharing his professionally done outdoor photos of the cars.
This Mobil Oil Pegasus sign has to be the holy grail of sign collecting. I could conceive of a late night black helicopter raid with acetylene torches and chains to lift this baby off its 14 story high perch! This sign is on top of a building in downtown Dallas.
The mascots of the magnolia building seem to be having a Janet Jackson style wardrobe malfunction!
The continental building is in the process of being restored. The artwork includes Cowboys, Indians, and Mayan Man-Beasts.
Here we are in one of the other collections we visited, that features pre-war sports and racing cars – jewel like cars in a jewel – like setting!
Here’s a Triumph Dolomite, – look at the outside exhaust!
On part of the tour, we drove through Highland Park – I think I saw J.R. Ewing on the porch!