Belmont Shore Car Show

Earlier this month, Mr. Man and I took a stroll down the street to the Belmont Shore Car Show. This year was the 29^th Annual event but the first year that a new organizer took over.  We don’t make it down every year, but it is always a fun time when we do.  I love the beautifully maintained classic cars and there is always a Lamborghini or two for me to covet.  Sometimes the cars have really entertaining set-ups, like the old-timey limousine with a chauffer mannequin behind the driver’s seat.

My favorite car at this year’s car show was Jolly. 

She had wicker seats and her trunk was actually a wicker trunk! 

I think that if you were driving a car like Jolly, you’d have to be in a good mood (unless it was cold or raining or you had to get on the freeway).

There was also this terrific turquoise Volkswagen Karmann Ghia that caught my eye.  This little, sporty car had this teeny trailer and a whole matching travel kit – fire extinguisher, gas can, cooler. I love me some matchy-matchy and this girl was done from top to tail.  What a beauty!

I didn’t take a lot of photos because we sort-of powerwalked the whole show in search of the Beerster.

The what?

The Beerster!  She is a custom, hand-built, open wheel roadster.  Mr. Man’s friend PeeWee built and owns her and PeeWee loves to take her out and show her off.

A few fun facts about the Beerster:

She has a 1930’s era Buick straight 8 (fireball) engine that was salvaged from a school bus.

The Beerster was designed to resemble a P51 Mustang, the single-seat fighter that was used during WWII.

She got her name from the fact that the guys were drinking beers and designing/building a roadster at the same time.

PeeWee and Mr. Man took her on the Great Race (a timed, rally race) in 2015. Over the course of a week, they rallied from St. Louis, Missouri to the Santa Monica Pier on Route 66.

And NO!  Do NOT wear a scarf when you are driving or riding in the Beerster or any open wheel roadster.  Don’t you know what happened to Isadora Duncan?