Event Coverage GOOD-GUYS AT DES MOINES JULY WEEKEND.

Lots of familiar faces! Keep the pic’s comin

 

A twin brother to my 39 Sedan..

 

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Really nice truck. I’ve got 5 kids so I’ve been eyeballing people movers.

 

Brought some stuff for the model car contest. My 9 yo daughter did the 57 Chevy

 

Might I suggest a 59’ chevy 3 row wagon? Or maybe a 54 chevy suburban? Always wondered if you could run the seats down the sides with the two long benches facing each other and get a few more seats in. Maybe not.

Thanks again for the photos

 

I was there a couple years ago, and my goodness I have never seen such a fireworks show. Not the show's fireworks, the neighbors. I was in my camper just across the street from the show grounds, and the rockets were flying from all over the neighborhood for HOUR'S !!! It was like a war zone. Good patriots those Iowans.

 

I'll be there Sat. Is there a Hamb meet and greet planned?

 

Some pics I took Friday.

 

Good stuff!

 

Thanks for all the photos.

Anyone have itinerary info on the Cruise to Columbus road tour?

 

Sorry I missed you, Dan - was hoping to run into you. Thanks for all of the photos!

 

Cool - Thanks for pics

 

yeah, bummer! I didn’t even see your car parked anywhere.

 

My daughter Sadie got Best Street Machine with her 57 Chevy. I got best race car with the Johnny Rutherford 63 Chevy and best drag car with the 38 gasser.

 

How was the turn out this year. My brother thought it was lighter than last couple of years

 

Thank you for posting pictures for those of us who couldn’t be in attendance!

 

My buddies and I had that same discussion. Numbers wise, I think it was every bit as good as years past, however, the amount of walking traffic definitely seemed to be soft.

 

It seemed to me it was back to pre pandemic levels. The guy at the Ride Tech booth was telling me he heard this event is bigger than Columbus.

it was packed and difficult to find a place to park by 7am, and it was solid people all day.

 

good to hear. Much better venue than Columbus. It’s been a few years since I’ve been back to Des Moines

thanks for the pics.

 

That Buick what a sweet ride

 

Great photos!!

 

@Dan Hay the guy at ride tech. He a mustachioed fella with a penchant for funny hats?

 

Ok so I got the unofficial official word from a Goodguys rep that they got really close to breaking a high attendance record. Glad to hear things are back to normal on that front and people aren’t deterred by gas prices.

 

I rode around a bit on the trailer of the 4x4 truck for a while both days. There were more cars on the east hill than I have ever seen in the past. Not just parked along the roads, but many in the grassy areas as well. Seems a lot more vendors were outside rather than inside. The swapmeet overflowed too outside as well. My pick of the show was the red semi located on the northwest corner of the grounds.

 

Thanks for all the pics Dan! Looks like it was a good time for you and your daughter as well. Congrats on the awards for the models!