Goodguys Puyallup 7-15-06

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Went to the Goodguys show at the Puyallup Fairgrounds (not far from Tacoma). My favorite show of the year. They opened it up to pre-72 stuff but I didn't know until we were there. Next year I'm takin' my Camaro.

Feast your eyes.

In the parking lot was this c55 Imperial.


Love that bumper sticker! The original Hemi.


Nicely tubbed '56.


Customized '40 Ford.


'41 Ford custom.


'33 Ford sedan highboy.


Model A sedan from '28 or '29.


'59 El Camino.


'46 Ford woody.


'40 Ford woody. Looks good with blackwalls.


Sweeeet '55.


Extended-cab '41 Ford truck.

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Nice '56.


And another.


Surfer Falcon.


Buick custom c53.


My son loved this 'bird.


'67 Firebird with the six.


'62 Galaxie 406.


'62 406 engine.


Nicely chopped '40.


TT mags with whitewalls on a '61 Ford. Sweet.


This guy hit the brakes for me to get my photo. I said "Thanks!" as he continued past and he said, "No problem!"


Eye-popping Willys.


Nice '56 Nomad. (Heck, everything was nice there!)


RUMP-RUMP-RUMP as this '62 bubbletop went past.

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Surf-rod '62 wagon. There's no "wrong" car at Puyallup.


c50 Chevy truck.


VERY healthy engine in this candy-apple Stingray.


Nice '55 convert.


Looks like these guys were having a good time.


My wife entered to win this '67 SS 396. If she wins I'll remove that spoiler and sell it on Y-net.


'66 Chevelle with all the goodies.


Hey, I've seen this car somewhere..... BEAUTIFUL in person too.


NEAT '66 post Chevy II with 327.


SLAMMED early post-war Chevy truck. COOL.


AAAHHH!!! I LOVE IT!!!


Nicely done '62 Impala.


Deuces next!

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The original Deuce. Several nice examples.










Nice looking '50-ish Merc.


Gorgeous '67 Hemi Belvedere GTX.


GTX 'plant.


WAP-WAP-WAP!


Slammed and tubbed Pro Street "bath tub" Nash. SBC.

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One of several '60s-theme Willys coupes.


Willys' RAT with alloy heads.


The Americans and ribbed front tires did it for me.


SWEEET '55 post.




Top of the '55 was old magazine covers!


Hey, an RS Z/28.


Reminds me of the Little Red Wagon.


'65 383 Belvedere convert. Hood ornament said 383.


Very 1970s Mopower with Bambi mural.


AND IT HAD A CHEVY W-MOTOR!

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'51 Ford Vicky hardtop.


'50 Ford woody.


'50 Merc.


I really liked this post '57. 283/4-barrel.


Oooh, I love orange. '40 or '41 Ford pickup.


My favorite angle on a '40 Ford ('40/'41 truck).


Slightly lowered '55 Bel Air hardtop.


'Nuther nice Deuce sedan.


'32 roadster with a W-motor.


'40 Ford sedan.

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'57 post Ford with five-spokes.


Henry J.


With Corvette grille tastefully added.


'32 Ford sedan with "patina."


Hey, another '69 Camaro.


Skirted Rivi with five-spokes.


For the Rambler faithful!


Looks like one of those Beverly Hills Motoring Accessories GT 350 converts from the early '80s.


'50-ish Olds gasser.

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SWEET Model A coupe. I LIKE'em this way. Buick nailhead engine and '40 Ford caps.






c40 Hupmobile (formerly Cord sedan body tooling sold to Hupmobile after Cord went ka-put).




OOOHHH! Radir whitewall slicks on black steelies!


DROOL. I LOVE this look.


It's a '34 Ford three-window coupe. Chopped, that is!




'61 Buick bubble-top cruiser.


There's that '62 with the rump-rump engine again. Note plate.


Another nice '55.


'57 Ford sedan with great wheels and stance.


'60 Chebbie sedan.

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Early '60s GMC pickup with black CA plates. How sweet it is. I wouldn't change a thing.


'69 CJ Mustang.


'57 Ford custom.


Early '60s Chevy short bed.




Austin gasser anyone??? Very shagadelic!


Those two would NOT move. She'd just stare at me and not move. Okay, now you're famous.


Clean, plain '59 Ford. I like black wheels with caps and whitewalls.


Nice '65 Fairlane.


440+6 Cuda.


I liked the tall tires on this lowered '49 Ford coupe.


Note his sign.


NICE '39 Ford Deluxe coupe with Americans.


Just look at that.


And that.


Neat '55 Chevy with straight axle. Very 1972.

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Another retro-Willys.


I think that's a '40 grille, as opposed to the more popular '41 style.




Another nicely done '32 sedan.


COOL--redlines and Cragars on this '56 Pontiac Safari (their Nomad).




Yenko-striped Chevelle with BIG cam and HUGE rump-rump idle.


"Matranga" '40 Merc custom.


"Patina'd" '32 highboy.


Art Morrison's '55 Chevy test car--with the Morrison frame upgrade and Bill Mitchell 427 small-block. COOOOOL.


Second-gen with new crate LS-7 (I think---it was the new Corvette engine) plus a six-speed.