Barrett Jackson Day at Pavilions Car Show 2011

We hopped on the Triumph and road down to the Arizona Mining and Minerals Museum before heading over to the car show. Pretty cool place.
They have some mining history outside.
Mine truck tire.


Old ore shovel.


Cool little ore cart with shovel.


This steam engine is a pretty important one. It's built for ultra narrow gauge rails that ran in Clifton/Morenci area. The original ore train was pulled uphill by mules and then they would be put inside specially built cars. The train would coast down hill to the smelter using only gravity. This steam engine was especially built for these 20" narrow gauge rails and shipped out to AZ. Fortunately this one was saved.


Some good stuff!!


Okay, the rest of the museum is mostly minerals. I'd like to see more about the mining history so I could research some of the areas we travel to.
We grabbed some of the best Carne Asada on the planet at America's Taco and headed for the Barrett Jackson show.



We pulled up to the start of the cruise just as they were headed out.
To see one Bugatti Veyron is rare. To see two of them together is amazing.
Top Speed is 267.85 MPH. 0-60 in 2.5 seconds.
Purchase Price over $1 Million.


Here's a little video of some of the cars going by and stills from the show.


Many of the stills below were in the video, but I'll put them here just in case anyone wants to take a closer look at them.


Not a fan of the paint, but it was done well and you gotta love an old Merc!





I noticed a lot of wanna be old bikes. I know it's the style right now, but I wished I'd get so see some truly old bikes. Here is an old timer on a brand new... but old looking bike. Disk brakes are a dead give away.











Cool old bus. Pre-westfalia. I love it!


As clean underneath as it is on top.



Cool old Merc. Not sure what it is though.




I love this old pickup truck. WANT very much!







Gotta love the old Ford powered, mid engine Pantera. No room for a trunk!



Again, this one had a lot of work done on it to look old. Fake rust etc, but I think it may be a period correct motor in a period correct frame at least. Notice the drum front brake.



I'm a big fan of the old pickup trucks. Love this old Dodge.





Craig Jackson of Barret Jackson and someone else pulling away in the Bugatti's.




Love those lines.



Only saw this one Rolls at the show.







Nice!! Love the old 70's style.




Nice old Porsche.



Gonna drive me to drinking if ya don't stop drivin that Hot. Rod. Lincoln.










This Mercedes was a work of art.


Now that's a chocolate paint job.


Some more new, "old" bikes.


Funky!


Barracuda!!


Grabbed this shot as we were walking and the truck was driving away, but I love it!!!
Old Indian.


D's dream car or so she says.







Good looking Charger.


Now that's some glossy paint!!!



Rat Fink!


Budweiser.


Cool old drag car.









Always loved Nomads.



Looks like he started waxing the first quarter panel and had to run!


A rotary powered Norton. Now that's rare! A Rotary motor has no piston. It's a wankel! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine



A Myers Manx.


MG


The ride home.