Cars in the Garden

Cars in the Garden – October 30, 2016

Cars In The Garden, our show at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden on Sunday, October 30, became Cars In The Rain as a stubborn rain front settled in over South Florida over the weekend.  But 44 brave souls from AACA South Florida and the Sunshine Corvette Club showed up and we welcomed them between the light showers.  By 11 a.m. the clouds gave way to a light overcast and even an occasional ray of sunshine, and if the numbers were decreased, the spirit and fun that comes out at every show shone through.

The participants and the visitors chose their favorites from the antiques and the Corvettes.  Best in show for the Corvettes went to James Carenza for his 2005 Corvette, and the Best in Show for the Antiques went to Marcel Hoinville for his 1936 Railton.

Thanks go out to the show chairs, Jean Hawa and Cliff Gibson, and thanks also to the volunteers who helped get the cars checked in, the field set up and cars parked, including Chico Goldsmith, Gary Shanock, Tomas Hernandez, Jim Lowery, Bob Squier, Gary Stump, Ira Shapiro, Luis and Maria Quevedo, and the staff and volunteers at Fairchild who make us welcome and keep such a beautiful setting as a reminder of the natural wonders that living in South Florida has to offer.

Enjoy the pictures; you don’t even need an umbrella.

Philip Williams
Photos by Bob Squier

Best of Show – Antiques1936railton1936 Railton Straight 8 Tourer

bestofshowantiqueJean Hawa – Marcel & Annick Hoinville – Ron Mitro

Best of Show – Corvettes2005chevroletcorvette2005 Chevrolet Corvettebestofshowcorvette

Jean Hawa – James Carenza – Ron Mitro

The rest of the show – ENJOY!

Luis and Jim manning the fort.
The sixties
1936 Railton Straight 8 Tourer 1930’s 1st Place
1950 Pontiac Catalina 1950’s Second Place
1964 Buick Roadmaster 1950’s 1st Place
In the garden
1961 Chryslyer Imperial
Halloween decorations
1962 Chrysler Imperial
1964 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu SS
1965 Ford T-5 GT 1960’s 2nd Place
1965 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
In the garden
1965 Chevrolet Impala
1967 Pontiac Catalina
1967 Austin Healey 3000
It was wet
The seventies
1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 1970’s First place
1970 Cadillac DeVille 1970’s 2nd Place
1974 Volkswagen Super Beetle
The seventies
1978 Fiat Spyder 124
1981 Volkswagen Rabbit LS
1984 Dodge Diplomat 1980″s 1st Place
1985 Porche 911 Carrera
1988 6000 LE Safari 1980’s 2nd Place
Passing the time
Gibson, Cliff & Diane Preuss manning the other fort.
C3 Corvettes
C5 Corvettes
1962 Chevrolet Corvettte C1 1st Place
1963 Chevrolet Corvette
1966 Chevrolet Corvette C2 2nd Place
1967 Chevrolet Corvette 421 C2 1st Place
1972 Chevrolet Corvette
In the garden
1978 Chevrolet Corvette
C3 Corvettes
1978 Chevrolet Corvette
1977 Chevrolet Corvette
1970 Chevrolet Corvette C3 1st Place
1971 Chevrolet Corvette C3 2nd PlaceC
1992 Chevrolet Corvette C4 1st Place
1999 Chevrolet Corvette C5 1st Place
2001 Chevrolet Corvette C5 2nd Place – tie
2001 Chevrolet Corvette C5 2nd Place – tie
2002 Chevrolet Corvette
2003 Chevrolet Corvette
2005 Chevrolet Corvette
2007 Chevrolet Corvette C6 2nd Place
2008 Chevorlet Corvette C6 1st Place
2014 Chevrolet Corbette
2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 1st Place
2016 Chevrolet Corvette C7 2nd Place