Hello my fellow bloggers and friends:) I am finally able to update you on the last week at the Portland Roadster Show.
We left last Wednesday morning for Portland, Oregon…which is over 200 miles from our front door step.
This is about half way into the trip to Portland…we are now in the Columbia River Gorge…as you can see the terrain is vastly different from what I usually photograph.
The Gorge is beautiful and scenic but you usually have weather of some sort…we had snow off and on as well as mist from The Dalles on…only once did the trailer slip a bit….and HRC prayed a lot!
Setting up at the Expo Center last Thursday morning…the Portland Show invites us to put our car trailer into our display as they like the trailer and people like walking through it…WB and his buddy Jack are rolling out the awning…WB is on the ladder trying to tear some tape off with his teeth…ding dong now quit that!
Here is a small view of the inside of the trailer once the car is unloaded.
And here is what I got to do….not fun! Cleaning and scrubbing the tires of both vehicles that we took once they were unloaded. My fingers are still cracked and split as I had to use my fingers tips to get into the deep places in the tread on the Bronco…I was thankful that my Sister Blah Blah other wise known as T, helped me do the Bronco tires before they left for home…the party poopers!
I kept my smile and as you can see the part of the tire that is done is shiny clean and black while the part not done is dirty and blah…it makes the car when the tires are detailed out…the differnce between winning or not.
Here WB is helping me with the second vehicle tires and wheels…lots to do and get ready once you do get to the show. See my entry…the saddle? I thought I would show the original car seat:) Hee-hee wink wink:)
My hubby Wild Bill built this 1972 Bronco…it is custom and beautiful. We bought the Bronco back in 1993 for WB to build and have fun with:) And he did for several years when he had time…if you look close there are no door latches…he built the tauna cover that is open in this picture…of course he louvered the tail gate and did an amazing job. I could go on and on about the various customizing he did to the Bronco…
See the ladder bar suspension under it….WB designed and made them….WB is very innovative and creative….he is an artist of restoration with customizing, building and creating. We sold the Bronco a few years ago…which was hard for us to do as it had been part of our family for 16 years. It won Best of Class last year at the Portland Show…the first show for the Bronco…note the flames on the rear end housing:)
This is just one row of the 500 plus cars that were displayed at the roadster show…it is a huge show to attend and the vehicles are pristine…perfection…incredible!
Stay tuned tomorrow for Part Two…and the rest of the story:)
Thank you MJ for the awards:):):) I have missed all of you!!!
Hot Rod Cowgirl 
Mar 23, 2012 @ 19:24:31
If I were there, I would like to have a little motorized scooter to ride around. (I always wanted to ride a bike in the halls of my highschool.)
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Mar 23, 2012 @ 19:58:03
:):)
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Mar 23, 2012 @ 19:59:00
I would have to install one of my custom cowgirl saddle seats for ya though:)
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Mar 22, 2012 @ 17:33:13
Very cool! Great shots
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Mar 22, 2012 @ 17:45:58
Thank you:)
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 09:14:33
Very cool. Have you guys ever made it out to the classic car show in Pismo Beach, CA?
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:26:07
Thank you:) Not yet but it is one of the shows we are looking at to attend…have you gone to it before?
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 12:10:56
Yes I’ve been a few times. I live 10 minutes from Pismo. You can’t beat a huge car show steps from the ocean.
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 12:29:00
I would love to be ten minutes from the ocean!!! Wow! I love the ocean….the sounds…the waves…sand between my toes and just the feeling of ahhhhhh….I will look into the show.
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 07:44:34
Ahhhh….the Columbia River Gorge…know it well..and you’re right there’s always, always some kind of weather going on there. Rare that there isn’t. Looks like you had a blast! What a great thing you two can do together.
~d.
p.s. looking at the cantle on that probably very old saddle I am curious as to who the maker was/is.
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:25:09
Ahhhhhh…..me too as the Gorge is incredible….i always wonder what it was like when Lewis and Clark came through it the first time? I bet it was a speechless moment or two for them. The saddle was given to WB’s Dad way back years ago from his uncle…it is a Hamley saddle…it fits me perfectly and I have ridden it a few times….very comfortable:)
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 05:25:32
Wow, nice truck! It looked like you had a good time 🙂
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:21:21
🙂 Thank you…..we did but it was long….always fun to see the people and meet new friends:)
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 05:11:16
Loved all those shiny cars but your “original car seat” takes the cake 🙂 MJ
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:19:51
Thank you MJ:) I think so too….LOL:)
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 04:46:35
Have fun! That is an impressive amount of work to get ready. I had no idea!
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:18:24
Yes getting ready for the car show is lots of work and organizing….once we unload the vehicles then you clean and clean some more:) Both WB and I hand out business cards and WB often looses his voice from talking to so many potential customers.
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 04:36:28
Wow!!! That’s so fun!
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:16:02
Yeah it was a fun week….long hours but fun. I enjoy meeting new people and watching the crowds:) It never gets boring!
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 03:36:39
Wow – looks like an amazing show. What a piece of art that Bronco is! WB did a great job. Oh, and you did a great job on the wheels!
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 11:14:27
Thank you:) It was a long show but all went well…I enjoy helping WB:)
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Mar 20, 2012 @ 23:59:27
Congratulations! Read here: http://havehest.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/the-liebster-award-no-5-thanks-sooo-much/
Cheers,
Ann
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Mar 21, 2012 @ 10:47:45
Ann, thank you so very much for thinking of me for this award:) It is fun to receive awards from our fellow bloggers and friends….encouraging and nice to wake up to:)
Thinking of you,
Hot Rod Cowgirl
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