Elgin Antique Car Show

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Week 29, July 20-26, 2025 – Elgin History Museum Car Show

These cars harken back to a simpler time, and it’s always fascinating to see an older generation stare into an older car. I often wonder, does he remember his dad working on a Model A? Did he learn to drive on a similar car in the late 50’s or early 60’s? Or is he just admiring a 100 year old vehicle?

“Studebaker”

July 24th, 2025

it’s not balanced

I’m not sure that I like this photo; one of my primary motivations for liking nearly any photo is that it feels balanced. And for some reason, this image does not feel balanced to me, but I’m not even sure that I could even define why I don’t feel that it’s balanced.

“Mono-CHROME GTO”

July 23rd, 2025

“Elgin Classics”

July 22nd, 2025

photo op

Every year, the Elgin History Museum puts on such a great car show! They hold it on the grounds of the museum with “Old Main” serving as the backdrop, and this year, this fantastic Ford coupe was posing in front of Old Main – the perfect photo op.

“Graceful Landing”

July 21st, 2025

gorgeous

This Packard was sitting next to the 1955 Chevy, and while I took my photos of the Chevy, I was continuously drawn to the unique hood ornament and the unique color – a cream with a hint of yellow. I love the graceful pose of the hood ornament – a swan landing in the water – absolutely gorgeous.

“1950’s Space Plane”

July 20th, 2025

chrome & red

Let’s just assume at this point that I won’t tire of hood ornaments. (Spoiler… there’s another photo of one this week too!) This is the same 1955 Chevy that I used for my 24 photo challenge as well, so if you want to see 20+ more images of this car, click here.

The Apple Photo Challenge: 1955 Chevy Coupe

July 13th, 2025

photo challenge

Shortly after I’d taken my first photos of the apple for the original photo challenge, I was editing a photo that I’d taken of a Duesenberg, and it occurred to me that I should take the photo challenge at a car show. So today, while at the Elgin History Museum’s car show, I chose a red 1955 Chevy Coupe. I followed the same pattern as with the apples: no bracketing, each shot is planned, every shot is unique. I took 29 images, and I have 25 photos to show below.

Week 10, March 9-15, 2025 – Car Shows

March 15th, 2025

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“Radial Silver”

March 10th, 2025

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“Into the Wind”

March 9th, 2025

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Week 33, August 18-24, 2024 – Engines

August 24th, 2024

Under the Hood, 7 of 7

August 24th, 2024

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Under the Hood, 6 of 7

August 23rd, 2024

self painted?

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I looked inside of this car and thought, “Did he have to pay someone to paint the engine parts to match the car? Or maybe he painted it all himself?”

Under the Hood, 5 of 7

August 22nd, 2024

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Under the Hood, 4 of 7

August 21st, 2024

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Under the Hood, 3 of 7

August 20th, 2024

red details

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I love the fact that this car’s owner has chosen red accents for his engine but left the dipstick blue. It’s perfect.

Under the Hood, 2 of 7

August 19th, 2024

unique pickup

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This engine sits flat underneath the Corvair’s “pickup” bed; making it even more of an oddity, not simply because it’s a van front end with a pickup back end.

Week 30, July 28 – August 3, 2024 – Classic Car Show

August 3rd, 2024

“Automotive Perfection”

August 3rd, 2024

Sure, if you go to a classic car show, the mid-50’s Chevy BelAirs are almost as popular as the late 60’s Mustangs, but it’s for a reason. The BelAirs are simply rolling works of art … absolutely stunning, eye catching, and head turning.

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“Is That a VW?”

August 2nd, 2024

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“Rims Within Rims”

August 1st, 2024

that red

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Another wonderful photo from the Elgin History Museum’s annual Classic Car Show. Everyone knows what a 1957 Chevy Belair looks like, so it’s always challenging to find a unique take on this incredibly classic of the classic cars. But, if there’s a late 60’s muscle car with awesome rims next to it? Well, now that’s kinda unique.

“Chrome Highlights”

July 31st, 2024

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“Windswept Droplet”

July 30th, 2024

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unknown car

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…someday I will learn to take a photo of the entire car, or at least of the tag with the car’s information at car shows, but the day that I photographed this car was not that day…

“Muscle Car Blue”

July 29th, 2024

the perfect shade

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If you attend too many car shows, you may begin to get bored of all of the late 60’s Mustangs. Don’t get me wrong, their a beautiful car, but after you’ve seen the 400th, you may want to photograph literally anything else.

Unless you see the perfect shade of blue with perfect chrome accents… In that case, it may rekindle your joy in photographing Ford’s wonderful muscle car.

“Drip, Drip, Drop”

July 28th, 2024

water drops

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Earlier in the morning, before the Elgin History Museum’s Classic Car Show technically started, there were a few showers that rolled through. While most of the cars arrived after the rain or their owners cleaned the cars off, this dripping wet Thunderbird lent itself to some unique photos.