life's too short to drive

life's too short to drive

boring cars so get a torch

red Kabinenroller

Otherwise known as a 1956 Messerschmitt, this 3-wheel, 1-cylinder, 10 hp, 2 1/2 seater is definitely not boring, but then again, the exhaust is awfully smelly when you're stopped in traffic. Still, it can go 56 miles per hour and gets 75-90 miles per gallon.

One hundred and sixty vintage vehicles participated in this year's show, held around the town square. My favorites are the oldest ones from the 1920s, '30s and '40s. They all have such graceful lines.

1923 Ford Bucket T, with a snazzy paint and upholstery job.

1928 Ford Sedan with a big smile.

1929 Ford Model A Coupe with a rumble seat in the rear.

Another Ford Model A Coupe with beautiful wheels and hood ornament.

1929 Ford Roadster Pickup and Al Smith for President sign.

1932 Chevy 4-door Sedan. The spare wheel is too handsome to hide.

1933 Willys 77 Coupe. The entire front end opens . . .

. . . revealing a pristine engine.

1937 Ford 4-door. The front doors open forward, the rear doors backwards.

Another from 1937, a Chevrolet Sedan. The two-part hood opens sideways and the doors open backwards.

1939 Chrysler Royale with a prominent  "nose" above that grin.

1940 Chevrolet Coupe Streetrod with a voluptuous grille.

1946 Chevrolet Pickup Truck with a winged hood.

1949 Chevrolet One-ton Pickup, repainted with an original Forest Green.

1953 Ford F100 Pickup with Custom Cab in another original color, Torch Red.

1951 Studebaker Pickup with modern pinstripes.

1951 Studebaker Pickup in need of a paint job.

1947 Pontiac Streamliner with bullet holes in the window. No boredom here! But it needs a paint job.

1954 Mercury Sun Valley. The rear wheels are nearly hidden under "skirts" and the spare tire inside its own cover is mounted on the trunk.

They still make horse-drawn buggies the way they did 150 years ago and they still work just fine.