Woodward Notes, August 7

Ten days to go until the big event, and things didn't seem to be as busy as they were at this time in years past.
First, I made a stop at the one gas station that cruisers can still hang out at.The place is usually crawling with classics.Only about 5 were there, possibly due to rain.Most of the people at the lot are regulars and can be seen there every day over the summer.Cars were not coming in quickly enough so I left after about 2 or 3 photo ops.
I then sat at the ice cream store for a few minutes. There were lots of late-model imports, perfect for a chapter of "carwatching", but the focus is on classics and few people paid attention to the new BMW convertibles speeding recklessly by.
Finally, I parked in the lot of a bank that was closed for the evening. It was brought to my attention that the local police kicked out the younger group that used to frequent the lot and banned them from using it again.I purchased a coffee from the nearby Caribou to show that I'm a paying customer. Two bouts of rain kept cruisers to a minimum and most that I did see were too far away and moving too fast to get decent cellphone pics.
Tonight I was only able to upload 4 pictures, but the opportunities were a bit limited anyway.

One of the few cars to show up at the time I checked out the normally full gas station.This Lincoln sat next to an orange Bricklin,followed by a dark blue street rod. Less exciting than usual in this lot.

As I was leaving the gas station, a 1955 Pontiac pulled in and gave me a badly-needed opportunity for a photography subject.

The Camaro was one of the few notable cars I was able to successfully photograph between rainshowers.

I'm not good at camera photos and this one turned out poorly centered. Either way, pickups are among the hottest collectibles so its important to get some pictures of those.
Had the weather cooperated, a larger batch of cars probably would have hit the road today.It will likely be a few days before I make it back out with the TCWC Gremlin, which gives everyone else more time to get ready.