Old Town Car Show, Fort Collins
“There are so many cars here,” said my friend Stan, whom I happily bumped into by chance shortly after I had arrived at the car show and was admiring an MGB/GT and Morgan Plus Four. “They go all the way back to Mountain Avenue.”
There seemed to be more pony and muscle cars than in years past. Particularly notable ones included a Shelby Mustang GT 500, Ford GT 250, and a gorgeous 1957 Corvette roadster that was my favorite of the show.
A late 90s Viper was also here, although it was a solemn reminder of how car interior quality has improved by leaps and bounds since then. A 2012 Boss 302 (with about the same amount of power, but arguably far less exotic) seemed Rolls-Royce like in comparison for material quality, fit and finish, and style.
A new BMW 6-series coupe sprayed in matte black was also on the grounds. This was the second non-glossy German car I had seen in two weeks, the other being a Mercedes at the West Fest Concours & Car Show a couple weeks ago. I still don’t know how I feel about this finish that has traditionally been reserved for primer. Not only does it not reflect light, but needs to be handwashed only. I think this paint option is here to stay but a part of me kind of hopes it is just a passing fad.
After an hour, I finally made it over to Mountain Avenue. In fact, I barely made it here before the show officially closed. Stan was right—there really were a lot of cars.
![Chevrolet Corvair from the 1960s.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12.jpg)
![The plates read "Milner." Must be a reference to John Milner's hot rod in American Graffiti that looked just like this, just in yellow!](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-001.jpg)
![The Milner hot rod.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-002.jpg)
![Bugeye Sprite.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-003.jpg)
![Shelby GT500.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-004.jpg)
![MGB GT flanked by a couple of Morgans.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-005.jpg)
![Ford GT40 from the 1960s.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-006.jpg)
![Interior of the Shelby GT500.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-007.jpg)
![I had no idea drag cars were so small. I imagined them to be about two times this size.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-008.jpg)
![A "recycled" jalopy made from various parts. You can see the MGA fenders.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-009.jpg)
![A new BMW 6-series in matte black paint. I still much prefer glossy paint on cars.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-010.jpg)
![New Camaros always look good from this angle, this one in glossy black.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-011.jpg)
![New Ford Mustang Boss 302.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-012.jpg)
![C4 Corvette convertible.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-013.jpg)
![Chevy Bel Air from the 1950s. Chevy should come out with a retro-modern version of this car in my opinion.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-014.jpg)
![Ford Edsel.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-015.jpg)
![No Mustang from the 1970s are considered nearly as desirable as the ones form the 60s, but the swoopy lines of the 1971 'Stang aren't bad.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-016.jpg)
![1957 Chevrolet Corvette. This was my favorite of the show.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/images/o/old_town_car_show12-017.jpg)
![Interior of the 1957 'Vette.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-018.jpg)
![2007 (?) Jaguar XK convertible.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-019.jpg)
![C5 Corvette convertible.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-020.jpg)
![MGB GT.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-021.jpg)
![Ford Thunderbird, circa 2004.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-022.jpg)
![A 1979 Fiat Spyder and a Crossley convertible.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-023.jpg)
![A Chevrolet Chevelle towing a pedal car.](https://felixwong.com/gallery/thumbs/o/old_town_car_show12-024.jpg)