Pittsburgh's Vintage Car Grand Prix July 6-15th.
On Sunday we were fortunate enough to attend a preview event for the Vintage Car Grand Prix. Over 3 dozen cars, my favorite was the FIAT 1500 a 1970 - in a Blenko orange!*
Most of the cars were 60 - 70s the time JOEL P MYERS AND WAYNE HUSTED were designing at BLENKO! Vintage cars are a passion for me, I love cars, not necessarily the muscle cars, but the cars with lots of 'chrome' and heavy design, and also the 'cute' little cars!
My love of the German 'beetle' remains as strong today as it was in 1990 when I saw my first
VW Convertible and declared my self a HERBIE fan!
Standing out as a crowd pleaser was the epitome of sports cars the 1967 Shelby GT1500 KR Convertible. There were there 6 other Mustangs, Corvettes from 1950s to 90s (a dozen), MGs, A Lotus, Mercedes Benz. These cars were for the most part hauled on trailers to the site. Pampered by their owners. Either completely restored or near mint original condition, proud owners stood close by to speak with interested visitors.
So many of the cars were very LARGE - I found myself thinking mpg - These cars were built in a time when the thoughts were about "performance' rather than energy efficiency! hjh
* Anyone know the history of the 1970 Fiat 1500 ?
Had given no previous thought to the connection between my husbands cars and my designer cars.
ReplyDeleteWe bought the large Husted floor
pieces in mid 60s and large fin cars.
You are so clever to make the connection.
Emily Presier
Click here: Fiat 1300/1500 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ReplyDeleteif you were accepting emails
enormous amounts of info available.
interested?
Solomon
Doesn't one of the Blenko do racing?
ReplyDeleteOther than Blenko GLass
ReplyDeleterelated events I haven't a lot of information about Blenko family
activities.
So I can't respond to this
perhaps some other collector might have this info.
hjh
BLENKO GLASS
ReplyDeleteYOU MUST HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE FASCINATION. I HAVE SEEN THE PHOTOS, VIEWED THE WEB SITE. MUST CONFESS
ALL GLASS LOOKS MUCH THE SAME TO ME.
"OH MY GOD
I LOVE ALL THE DISNEY FILMS
ABOUT HERBIE"
BUT AREN'T YOU TOO YOUNG TO
KNOW THESE FILM?
A GIRL WHO DOESN'T LIKE
MUSCLE CARS
I HAVE A FINE COLLECTION
OF AUSTIN HEALEY (6) THAT MIGHT INTEREST YOU.
MIKE FIRTH