Category Archives: Idaho

Summer AutoFest: 1966 Chevy Impala SS, back from the dead?

There were dozens of show quality vehicles outside the Pine Ridge Mall, and dozens more vehicles inside the mall.

Here’s my video:

What some people call the Montana White Ghost apparently didn’t like being outside, it disappeared and reappeared inside the mall the next morning, and then left the scene of the crime:

It was part of the Phil Meador inaugural Summer AutoFest, 24th through 25th August 2024, in Chubbuck, Idaho.

Summer AutoFest: 1962 Chevy Impala SS, low & slow.

Summer AutoFest: 1962 Chevy Impala SS, low & slow.

Winning awards at the Phil Meador inaugural Summer AutoFest, 24th through 25th August 2024, at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho.

Here’s my video:

The Grand Exit:

Pocatello Car Club Cruise, July 2023:

1962 Chevy Impala Lowrider

There were dozens of show quality vehicles inside the Pine Ridge Mall, and dozens more vehicles outside the mall during Summer AutoFest 2024: ’56 Chevy Nomad

1986 Monte Car-low!

Summer AutoFest: ’56 Chevy Nomad

A classic retro-mod nomadic vehicular found itself in the Phil Meador inaugural Summer AutoFest, 24th through 25th August 2024, at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho.

Here’s my video:

There were dozens of show quality vehicles inside the mall, and dozens more vehicles outside the mall.

Summer AutoFest:

The secret of the 1936 Auburn, sshhh.

Summer AutoFest: The secret of the 1936 Auburn, sshhh.

80%, maybe 90% of the car is meant to be original, it certainly looks the part of a Great Depression era car that was the toy of the lucky 1% of the times.

Here’s my video, revealing the secret:

Phil Meador inaugural Summer AutoFest, with dozens of show quality vehicles inside the mall, and more vehicles outside the mall. 24th through 25th August 2024, at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho.

How’d they get those cars into the mall?: Inaugural Summer AutoFest, Pine Ridge Mall, Idaho.

Inaugural Summer AutoFest, Pine Ridge Mall, Idaho.

Phil Meador’s inaugural Summer AutoFest, with dozens of show quality vehicles inside the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho, and more vehicles outside the mall, during the weekend of 24th through 25th August 2024.

The event was organized by the Pocatello Car Club, with assistance from the Idaho Classic and Modern Muscle car club.

Professional car painting was available:

A table with some tiny cars.

The show actually started Friday evening. It took at least two hours to stage the vehicles inside the mall, and more would show up on Saturday and Sunday.  Here’s a short example, part-1:

Part-2, things started getting nit-picky:

View the longer video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCHfuvjJ0mw

Outside there were plenty of food trucks.

And there were other vendors.

There were plenty of cars outside, but it felt like some vehicle owners would leave not long after arriving:

View more outside video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDNM6Jp-QQQ

Then view the inside video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRjIswSgV9U

While it took about two hours to stage the vehicles, it took less than an hour to make their escape. Part-1 of the shortened video:

Part-2:

Part-3:

Part-4:

View the longer video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4bjH6_ruA4

Summer AutoFest: Fine ’69

Summer AutoFest: Fine ’69

383 cid big-block powered Plymouth Roadrunner.

It was Motor Trend’s Car of the Year in 1969.

Here’s my video:

Phil Meador inaugural Summer AutoFest, with dozens of show quality vehicles inside the mall, and more vehicles outside the mall. 24th through 25th August 2024, at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho.

Summer AutoFest: 1986 Monte Car-low!

Summer AutoFest: 1986 Monte Car-low!

Phil Meador inaugural Summer AutoFest, with dozens of show quality vehicles inside the mall, and more vehicles outside the mall. 24th through 25th August 2024, at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho.

How low can your Carlo go?

Here’s my video:

Missed the demo, was trying to hold a conversation and video record at the same time, realized too late the camera was off for most of the dance:

SAC Show, June 2023: Lowriders

Summer AutoFest: Snow White ’68 GTO

Summer AutoFest: Snow White ’68 GTO

The owner is happy that the snow-blinding white paint-job still looks fresh.

The owner is also happy with what’s under the hood.

Here’s one of my videos:

Get your motor runnin’:

Phil Meador Summer AutoFest, with dozens of show quality vehicles inside the mall, and more vehicles outside the mall. 24th through 25th August 2024, at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck, Idaho.

Summer AutoFest: Parking lot Camping in Cold War style.

Parking lot Camping in Cold War style.

U.S. Cold War style, that is.

Phil Meador Summer AutoFest, with dozens of show quality vehicles inside the mall, and more vehicles outside the mall. 24th through 25th August 2024, at the Pine Ridge Mall in Chubbuck.

Four door 1957 Chevrolet BelAir.

1966 Jet camper trailer.

Here’s my video, with a look inside the camper:

And the home-on-wheels is for sale!

Gate City Real Estate’s Client Appreciation car show and food feed: 17 years of free cars & food?

17 years of free cars & food?

17th Annual Gate City Real Estate’s Client Appreciation car show and food feed at O.K. Ward Park in Pocatello, Idaho.

I wasn’t expecting so many cars at a free event, but reportedly it is the biggest such event in Bannock County.  Gate City Real Estate also calls this event their ‘company picnic’, yet everybody is invited!

Here is a few of the many cars (pardon my Summer Time Allergies):

Some more cars:

Another sampling:

Free food line.

Even after two hours of checking out the cars, they still had plenty of BBQ:

The sky got smoky from all the wildfires, but it actually made for a cool sunset.

The show is over, part-1:

Show’s over, part-2:

Part-3:

Finally, part-4:

Can’t wait for the 18th Client Appreciation car show and food feed!

This is the front.

The builder claims it is a Chevy Truck!

Is it actually a 4×4 Chevy Impala?

Bad Gas at the free car show and B-B-Q feed fest?

June 2024: 13th Annual SAC Oldies Rod & Custom show & fundraiser!