{"id":557138,"date":"2017-04-04T01:39:31","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T08:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=557138"},"modified":"2017-04-03T20:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-04-04T03:00:20","slug":"event-coverage-55th-final-carl-casper-car-show-first-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift-galleries\/event-coverage-55th-final-carl-casper-car-show-first-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Coverage: The 55th And Final Carl Casper Car Show – Our First Gallery HERE"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>The Finale.\u00a0 Swan Song.\u00a0 Adios.\u00a0 After 55 years of producing this show the legendary Carl Casper is calling it quits.\u00a0 We have covered this show for a handful of years now and are sad to see it go.\u00a0 Unless someone else steps up to orchestrate another show like this a major void will exist in the winter car show season.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 If you don\u2019t know much about Carl Casper, I suggest you do a few Internet searches and learn some.\u00a0 He is a lesser-known contemporary of George Barris, Gene Winfield, Darryl Starbird, and many others.\u00a0 Though you may not know the name many of the cars he built are readily recognized.\u00a0 Some are shown in this gallery including the 1965 AMBR winner \u2018Ghost\u2019.\u00a0 Carl never sold any of his creations so over the years we\u2019ve managed to see many of them on display including his top fuel dragsters.\u00a0 His first custom, Empress, is shown below which he completed while still in high school.\u00a0 Many of his creations ended up being reproduced as scale model kits, some of which are still available.\u00a0 Carl is also responsible for a number of movie and TV star cars such as the A-Team van, K.I.T.T., and the General Lee.<\/p>\n

Some other cars in this gallery can\u2019t go without mention.\u00a0 The 1928 Hupmobile owned by Kim Little is an absolute gem.\u00a0 With its aluminum straight-8 engine and gleaming finish it is a real display of style and class.\u00a0 The details and features on this thing are amazing.\u00a0 Lastly I must point out one of my favorite cars of the show \u2013 the Gold, fenderless \u201934 Ford sedan.\u00a0 Wow it\u2019s such a treat for the eyes.\u00a0 I really hope the opportunity arises to see it outside in natural light \u2013 and that I remember to put the memory card in the camera.<\/p>\n

Enjoy and stay tuned for more.\u00a0 We captured a bunch because this is the end of a great, yearly event.<\/p>\n

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