Finally...some news to report on the blog! Yippee!

One of the local car clubs here held their annual car show at the Nevada County Fairgrounds last weekend. This is a big show and the site is great for showing off vintage cars and trailers. Lots of trees and grass, plenty of food vendors and cars from all over California. In a brief moment of insanity, I decided to enter the old Volvo and the Isetta. Little did I know that this show is basically for American-made-only cars and trucks. We found that out pretty quickly after walking around the show on Friday. The only other import there was a Mini Cooper woodie wagon, which is owned by the sponsor of the show. Now to the good news.

On Saturday morning, a group of judges walked up to me and Claudia and told us that our little Isetta had won an award for "Most Unusual". Really? This was no small feat, considering there were probably 250 cars there from all over the state, many worth over $100,000. I'll post pictures of the cars in the Images section. A little later, one of the show officials showed up and gave us our plaque and some instructions on entering the Winner's Circle ceremony on Sunday (which turned out to be a fiasco and lasted nearly two hours).

Anyway, the Isetta drew lots of attention during the three-day show and was a huge hit with the kids. We let them get in and have their pictures taken. Many people told us the Isetta was their favorite car at the show. We appreciated that a lot, as virtually none of the "street rod" guys even bothered to acknowledge our presence or speak to us. We could almost hear the comments...."the nerve of that guy bringing that little German car in here". HA! We won an award and they didn't. So there.

We're off on our next trip in a week...visiting the giant redwoods, parts of Southern Oregon, Crater Lake and the beautiful Pacific coastline.

Cheers!

Wayne, Claudia and Tuck