All-Ford Show

I was able to make it to Tasca Ford in Seekonk Mass. for the 12th Annual All-Ford show on Saturday. For most of the morning before the show we had some decent cloud cover which made me hopeful for a good picture taking weather. Fate was not with me though. It would seem as soon as the show was to begin the clouds cleared with the sun blazing. While that maybe nice for people attending but, its lousy for taking pictures. Producing sun flares and hard shadows. I made the best of it though.

I did meet up with a friend from work and we looked around and took some pictures. Cruisin’ Bruce showed up to host the event and spin the records with golden oldies. I only stayed an hour or so.

A few thoughts came to mind about this event and I hope organizers, vehicle owners and those who attended this event would take it as constructive opinion.

• Available parking was poor. This being at a dealership during working hours makes this a tough one. Parking for those just wishing view the vehicles were sparse. I didn’t feel comfortable parking in an area for customers of the dealership.
• Although I didn’t stay for the whole show I thought attendance was sparse. Comparably the Annual All-Chevy show at Diamond Hill park in Cumberland is usually packed by the time Cruisin Bruce shows up. I would think an All-Ford show would be comparable. An hour into the show the allotted space for the show was maybe a third filled. Weather as I said above was clear and sunny so that takes away that excuse for not bring the cars out. I expected to be knee-deep in Mustangs and Thunderbirds but even those popular models were sparsely represented. Maybe someone who stayed until the end can give me a more accurate description.
• This is more of a pet peeve of mine and one can take it with a grain of salt. I’ve seen an increase using pop up tents at shows. Also at this and other events I’ve seen an increase of owners and other setting up chairs and lounging around in front of there vehicles. This creates a physical and psychological barrier to focus of the show: the vehicles. Yes I will concede that this is a social event along with being a show. Not only that I would imagine that those judging the show would not have to wade through folding chairs, coolers and a pop tent to inspect a vehicle. First impressions count a lot in an inspection. Personally I would leave a few feet behind the vehicle and set up behind it if possible, cause I know space at shows can be limited. Perhaps organizers could set up a tent for those wishing for some shelter from the sun.

Please don’t get me wrong. I had a good time and I was glad I went. Many of the vehicles that came were beautiful and well cared for. I know lots of work went into them and that is to be applauded as they are keeping a piece of automotive history alive. These are just things I felt I needed to get off my mind. I’d welcome any commentary about this. Thanks for coming by and have a great day.