We went to the Roaring '20s Car Club auto show at the Southbury Training School in Southbury, Connecticut, this weekend. The annual event is a fundraiser for the school, which cares for developmentally disabled people. It's always a great time with vintage cars, vintage music, vintage people, and the aroma of onions frying on an open grill.
I love the hood ornaments and their suggestion of speed--flight even. The futuristic styling of these miniature works of art suggests big dreams and getting somewhere fast to make them come true.
From September 16, 2012
From September 16, 2012
From September 16, 2012
From September 16, 2012
We met a gentleman who owns a Model A Ford who was an expert on all things Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ford and who brought history to life. I thought he must be a history teacher. Seems Mr. Ford crated his engines in wood harvested from his own forest, and the slats of those crates were used to make the floorboards of the Model A. Any scraps were reduced to charcoal by a family member in whose business he owned an interest. Mrs. Ford made sure her husband's employees earned enough to buy one of their products. Talk about solid.
From September 16, 2012
From September 16, 2012
From September 16, 2012
I'm going to Amazon now to download some kind of book on Henry Ford. I'd like to keep company with that smart dude in my free time. I'm grateful to the car people for a great day. They love the cameras because they're proud of their handiwork and happy to share what they've recreated and what they know. Nothing beats it. 

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