This is qnother Class 20C car: Production vehicles excluding Ford, 1934 - 35.

Oldsmobile offered a Series F-35 "Six" and a Series L-35 "Eight" for 1935, with the engine being the difference between the two. This car is the the entry level Six Touring Sedan, which is powered by a 213 CID inline 6-cylinder that makes 90 hp, and is one of 32,647 produced that year.

1937 Packard Model 115C.

Class 20D: Production vehicles excluding Ford, 1936 - 37.

Packard Super Eight and Twelve series cars are CCCA Classics and displayed in Class 19D. This is an entry level Series 115C "Six" sedan which is why it's in Class 20D.

Being a Series 115C Six, power comes from a 237 CID inline 6-cylinder that makes 100 smooth and silent hp.

1939 Buick Special, Class 20E: Production vehicles excluding Ford, 1938 - 39.

The name "Special" identifies this car as an entry level Series 40. The convertible sedan body is actually called a Sport Phaeton, style code 41C. This is a very rare car, being one of 830 produced that year.

1940 Graham Standard, Model 108, Class 20F: Production vehicles excluding Ford, 1940 - 45.

I remember seeing this very rare car at the last Auto Fair I attended back in 2019. The supercharged 218 CID inline 6-cylinder made 120 hp, making this car quite fast for the day. Graham only produced around 1,000 cars in 1940, and would be gone entirely after 1941.

1929 Ford Model A.

In case you've been wondering why all of the previous cars displayed in Class 20 were noted with the phrase "excluding Ford," that's because Fords get their own class.

Class 21 and its numerous variations are all dedicated to Ford vehicles from 1928 - 1948.

The first four Class 21 categories, (A thru D), are all for the Ford Model A. The rest of Class 21 covers Ford cars thru 1948.

1934 Ford Model 46 half-ton pickup.

Class 22B: Commercial vehicles under 1 ton, 1928 - 1942.

The next row of the show field I explored featured a Ford vs. Chevy truck display. The truck seen in the photos above and below is 1934's version of the F150, known as the Model 46. Ford offered several body configurations of its "Commercial" line, including this body style 830 "Pickup."

Ford commercial vehicles had been available with both the 201 CID inline 4-cylinder that made 50 hp and the 221 CID "Flathiead" V8 that made 85 hp. But due to slowing sales, the 4-cylinder was phases out during the 1934 model year.

Even back then, the Ford vs. Chevy rivalry was alive and well. The legendary 85 hp 221 CID Flathead V8 under this truck's hood gave Ford the power advantage, (Chevy's inline 6-cylinder only made 72 hp).

Speaking of Ford vs. Chevy,

1936 Chevrolet Model FB half-ton pickup.

Class 22B: Commercial vehicles under 1 ton, 1928 - 1942.

According to the GM Heritage Center, this truck is a "Chassis with Cab and Pickup," body designation CCBX.

Chevrolet powered its trucks with a 207 CID version of its "Stovebolt" Inline 6-cylinder that makes 72 hp.

Even though it was down on power compared to Ford, Chevrolet's inline 6-cylinder engine had more torque, (155 ft-lbs from 900 to 1500 rpm vs 144 ft-lbs for Ford's V8).

Class 22C: Commercial Vehicles under 1 ton, 1943-66.

1950 Ford F1 pickup.

Class 22C: Commercial Vehicles under 1 ton, 1943 - 1966.

Ford officially introduced the F-Series for the 1948 model year. This marked the first time Ford developed a new chassis specifically for its trucks. This all-new design was centered around making the truck more civilized.

Ford called its new light duty half-ton pickup the F1. As the GVW increased, so did the model designation. F2 & F3 trucks moved up to the three-quarter ton weight class. F4 thru F8 classes were reserved for medium and heavy duty applications and buses.

Power comes from Ford's 239 CID "Flathead" V8 that makes 100 hp.

This is another of the may vehicles I saw on this day with beautiful paint.

1988 Ford Ranger XLT pickup.

I never thought growing up that I would ever see a Ford Ranger pickup at an AACA show. But the math doesn't lie. This truck is 34 years old !

This truck was displayed as an all original one-owner truck, and was displayed in the HPOF class.

1975 Dodge Coronet Brougham race car.

Class 24A: Documented competition vehicles for oval, straight, or circular tracks. For some reason, the year and make were wrong on the display sign, (it's actually a 1975 Dodge).

Class 24 is for "Documented Competition Vehicles," meaning this car has competed in a documented and recognized racing event. The car's appearance and marking on the windows indicate its competition of choice was drag racing.

In drag racing, cars are classed according to the type of vehicle and the level of modifications that have been made. This Dodge Coronet race car is based on a production vehicle that was available for sale at a dealership when new, which puts it into the "Stock" group of classes. The car's weight, horsepower, and level of modifications are then used to narrow down where it fits within the various stock classes. In this case, this car has competed in the Stock Eliminator class N/SA, (Stock Automatic).

1962 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce.

Class 25B: Sports vehicles, open, 1961 - 69.

While standard Spiders had a single Solex 2-bbl carb and made 92 hp, Veloce versions came with 2 Weber carbs and had 104 hp. The two Weber carbs can be seen in the photo above.

The beautiful Pininfarina-styled Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider was introduced in 1955. Around 3,000 were produced until the Giulietta was phased out with the introduction of the Guilia in 1962.

1961 Mercedes Benz 190SL.

Class 25B: Sports vehicles, open, 1961 - 69.

Production of the W121 body Mercedes began in 1955, and was presented as a more affordable version of the very exclusive and expensive 300SL. Power came from a 1.9L inline 4-cylinder that makes 104 hp.

The initials "SL" stand for "Sport Liecht" even though the 190SL wasn't really a sporty car, and at almost 2,600 pounds, wasn't really that light either.

This 190SL is one of 1,509 produced in 1961 for the US market, and one of 3,792 worldwide.

1969 Iso Grifo Berlinetta.

Class 25C: Sports vehicles, closed, 1961 - 69.

Italian engineer Renzo Rivolta was building refrigeration units and household appliances during the WWII era. Following the war, Rivolta ventured into the transportation industry and began building motorcycles, scooters, and even a snowmobile.

Looking to sell a small, economical, and inexpensive car to the masses, Rivolta founded Iso Autoveicoli S.p.A. in 1953. Production of the Isetta "Bubble Car" began that same year. The car went on to become one of the most successful micro cars of the era.

The Isetta was so well received that Rivolta eventually licensed production of the car to other companies around the world. The most successful of these came from BMW in Germany where more than 161,000 BMW Isettas were produced over the model run.

Once out of the bubble car business, Rivolta teamed up with engineer Giotto Bizzarrini (former Ferrari engineer for the legendary 250 GTO), designer Giorgetto Giugiaro (designer of the De Tomaso Mangusta, BMW M1, and DeLorean), and chassis builder Bertone to do a complete 180. The result was the 1963 Iso IR300, a stunning high-performance 2 + 2 Coupé.

Rivolta followed the IR300 with the car see in the photos above and below. The Grifo is a "gran turismo" 2-door high performance touring coupe. But unlike the typical Italian supercar, both the IR300 and Grifo could could actually be driven reliably thanks to the 327 CID V8 under the hood and 4-speed manual transmission lifted from the contemporary Chevrolet Corvette.