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<\/a>Just a tiny part of the humongous car transport truck. Photo by Alice Farinas.<\/p><\/div>\n
And how did they get them all there, you might ask? Well, my friend, Alice, and I were wondering just that, as well. We rarely get answers in life to the many questions that every event inspires in us, but this time we were lucky. By chance, we met the head of the company that trucks them in! Dean Pliaconis is the President of the Plycon Transportation Group, and he gave us a tour of his humongous vehicle that transports many of the classic cars there. (I\u2019m sure that some of the newer vehicles, such as Mini Coopers and Mustangs, can drive themselves there. But you never know.)<\/p>\n
<\/a>The 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom. Notice the round doors!!! OMG! Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n
The stars of the show, (I\u2019m sure for all<\/em> the attendees, and not just us,) were the very, very old cars that were on display throughout. I\u2019m always proud that my BMW 318i (yes, folks, I know it\u2019s shocking, but I do<\/em> drive a stick!,) is a quarter of a century old, but there were vehicles there from the \u201820s!!! OMG! And many of them are still stunning! The 1925 Rolls-Royce Phantom, with round doors<\/em>, was not to be missed!!! There were a number of classic cars that I just wanted to sit in for awhile, and even one that I wanted to curl-up and take a a nap in, right at that very moment!<\/p>\n Photo by Karen Salkin.<\/p><\/div>\n I was also glad to make the acquaintance of Donald Osborne, an author who\u2019s an expert on all these cars. He was uber-pleasant about my picking his brain as to what to do about my beloved Beemer. It\u2019s like a child to me, so, of course, I don\u2019t want to get rid of it. But Mr. X would really love me to drive a newer car. When I explained the situation to Donald, he suggested that I keep the car, and perhaps replace Mr. X! (He doesn\u2019t know the supreme being that is my bae, or he couldn\u2019t even have suggested such a thing. But it did make Alice and me chuckle a bit.)<\/p>\n We had some other good experiences at the Classic Auto\u00a0Show, as well. When a nice family from Arizona noticed that I was \u201cPress,\u201d they ran right over to me to tell me this fun story: The now-grown son had cancer, and was a Make-A-Wish kid, and loves cars. They approached a guy named Chip Foose, who apparently has a show on a channel named Velocity, and they said he could not have been kinder to them. When Chip gave the guy his autograph, he also drew a picture of the guy\u2019s vehicle on it. I love stories of people in the biz who act right.<\/p>\n<\/a>