Slobot About Town XXXVIII:
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The Great American Race!
It was June 30, 2007 and Slobot noticed an unusual
accumulation of vintage cars in the beating heart of Spartanburg.
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Classic automobiles were simply streaming into Spartanburg!
Cars like this 1929 Ford Model A Speedster...
this 1921 Paige Hillclimber...
and this 1955 Studebaker President...
all were in Spartanburg as part of the Great American Race 2007!
Contestants arriving in Spartanburg were about
3 hours into a 4,000 mile race from Concord, North Carolina to Orange
County, California. |
Competing in the event were classic cars (those
made in or prior to 1969) and hybrid/alternative powered vehicles.
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Some of the cars were gorgeous...
others, like this 1916 Hudson Speedster, looked like rockets or fuselages.
This rocket-car is a 1928 Ford Boattail Speedster.
Slobot was not the only one admiring these classic
cars. Here a child peers through the window of a 1929 Ford Model A
Pick-up. |
And here a Miss South Carolina Palmetto Princess leans on a black Ford Fairlane.
Slobot was so excited by the race that he felt he had to join in!
Slobot pulled in behind a beautiful 1960 AMC Rambler.
Slobot was sure that he had this race won.
But it was then that Slobot realized he was being followed by a 1936 Ford Fordor!
A 1936 Ford Fordor Police Car! Sadly,
the police would inform Slobot that he had been disqualified from
the competition for violating the hallowed "No Flintstones' Wheels"
rule. |
Slobot would like to thank Rally Partners, Inc.; Coker Tire; Jack Roush; Interstate Batteries; Great Race Sports, Inc.; the Sparkle City Car Club; Mark Cleveland (Project Manager for the City of Spartanburg), Jamie Prince, Neal Parker and YOU! |