Saturday, July 26, 2014

Amazing classic car weekend in Southern Oregon


In July, there's a big vintage car show in Roseburg, down in southern Oregon.


We didn't know how big, but when the hotels and motels were sold out, we had an inkling.


We walked and walked and walked (got my 10k steps on the Fitbit that day!) and we STILL didn't see everything.

The orange and white Chevy was spotted at breakfast one morning.


This gent was all too happy to see we appreciated his roadster.


There were SO many great rides to see.




Friday night, there seemed to be lots of cruising on the local streets.


Saturday morning, a small group gathered in old town, and that's where we spotted this 1912 Ford. The lady who owned it gave that big black ball in the center of the photo a squeeze and OOOOoooooGAH! Fun horn! Another car at this smaller gathering was a VW that survived the 1959 blast.


Then Saturday afternoon was the BIG show at a park just outside town. It was SO big that after hours of walking, we sat ourselves under a tree and didn't worry that we couldn't see it all.


Saturday night, there was an official cruise on a route through old town.


We met up with some friends and family to watch what felt like a parade of vintage cars. Fun people watching, indeed, plus the cars, OH, the cars.


My favorite was probably this pair of BIG old Imperials, one coupe and one convertible; they were SO long, you'd never get them into one of today's household garages. Also liked the Bentley and this 1937 Packard.


Sunday, we started working our way home, and true to our Snootful selves, tried two new wineries.



Cherry Hill was WAY off the beaten path. While signs indicated it was only 2 miles off Hwy 99, that's a bit misleading. The driveway entrance may (that's MAY) be only 2 miles, but the driveway itself is also very long and also (like the road in) made of gravel. Not the easiest to access and the tasting room is only open seasonally, but they certainly offer pretty views, owners with a good sense of humor (Wino Crossing sign among others prominently displayed), and very tasty wines.


Our other stop was Tyee Winery in Corvallis. Small, unassuming tasting room, with a mix of whites and reds. We picked up a bottle of their Estate Pinot Noir. All in all, a very fun weekend. We needed the break!