{"id":724469,"date":"2018-11-26T01:19:17","date_gmt":"2018-11-26T09:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=724469"},"modified":"2018-11-20T21:03:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-21T05:03:38","slug":"cars-and-coffee-at-the-bluegrass-stockyards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshiftapex\/cars-and-coffee-at-the-bluegrass-stockyards\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Event Photo Coverage: Cars and Coffee At The Bluegrass Stockyards – Neat Stuff To See!"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Stop number 2 was the Bluegrass Stockyards which are across I-75 from the Kentucky Horse Park where the new Goodguys Kentucky Nationals were held last month.\u00a0 Actually the Goodguys autocross was held at the stockyards which has also been used by the local SCCA club.\u00a0 The folks we were hanging out with agreed we should have gone here first as many of the cars that left the Aviation museum gathering came here to join an already larger and more diverse group.\u00a0 You have to figure that being right off the interstate ramp North of Lexington would provide easy access to folks from all directions and it did.<\/p>\n

By now the temperatures were rising enough that a jacket wasn\u2019t a necessity.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t expect many cars because it was getting late, but there were plenty and I still managed to miss a bunch as lunchtime approached and folks began scurrying off.<\/p>\n

This green Skylark had an authoritative lope and plenty of volume.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t get a look under the hood, but I\u2019d bet it\u2019s based on a 455.\u00a0 The deep copper F100 is something we haven\u2019t seen out in a few years and never with the hood open.\u00a0 It\u2019s a thumper too and it\u2019s got plenty of tire out back to put it down.\u00a0 Black early-80s Pontiac Bonneville Brougham and it was nice.\u00a0 You know you want one.<\/p>\n

Check out this green 1950-ish Caddy.\u00a0 All that style, chrome, and a 500ci lump of iron trying to fill that massive engine bay.\u00a0 Cast your eyes on this super-clean, early NSX.\u00a0 Normally I don\u2019t go for this kind of thing, but we don\u2019t see many of these early models and this one appeared to be especially well-kept.\u00a0 Whether you like them or not the styling was bold for its time.\u00a0 The \u201956 Nomad snuck up behind me when I was trying to wrangle another battery into my camera.\u00a0 I was told this blue 356 coupe is a rare piece (this one in particular) and Hagerty doesn\u2019t know where to set its value.\u00a0 As the owner was leaving he exclaimed \u2018Watch me do my burnout\u2026!!!\u2019.\u00a0 He gave it a good effort, however, these things were known more for their handling than ability to spin tires.<\/p>\n

This side of the parking lot was heavy on Volkswagens and Porsches.\u00a0 Sort of a distant family reunion.\u00a0 So do you figure a Bus and a 930 slant nose turbo are 3rd<\/sup> cousins \u2013 twice removed\u2026?\u00a0 Was the Thing disowned because it looked like a Kubelwagen\u2026?\u00a0 Are the 924 and 944 considered red-headed step-children\u2026?\u00a0 I must admit I\u2019m not all informed on this family\u2019s gossip.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting rides was this 1984 Mercedes 300D.\u00a0 A member of the Cincinnati Mercedes club drove this thing down and I have to report this car is mint.\u00a0 Though not a hot rod this is also not a slug like a 240D is.\u00a0 The fellow hadn\u2019t had it too long and said it was a very pleasant ride.\u00a0 I image this was quite a daily-driver in its day and is still holding its own.\u00a0 Lastly check out the \u201972 Cadillac limo.\u00a0 It appears to have light use and seemed to be in excellent survivor shape.\u00a0 The siren under the hood had us thinking it had been property of a funeral home for most of its life.\u00a0 To me it looks like a mobster ride from a 70s Dirty Harry movie (Magnum Force for one).<\/p>\n

So while we were talking to folks we heard of a benefit car show being held at the Cardome Center in Georgetown.\u00a0 We hadn\u2019t known anything about it, but figured since it was on the way home why not check it out.\u00a0 We grabbed a bite to eat and made it there about an hour before the trophies were awarded.\u00a0 Come back and see the highlights from our third stop of the day…!<\/p>\n

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