Event Coverage 2014 Newport Hill Climb Pics!

This was my second trip to Newport and it was just as impressive as my first trip last year. The cooler weather may have thinned the car count down a little bit but there was still a ton of interesting cars and trucks to check out. Looked like a good spectator turn out as well. And why shouldn't it be when the whole day only costs $10 per carload! You can't have more fun than this for that price! If it only could've been maybe 10 degrees warmer on Saturday...

 

Add some of your own pics if you like. I'll get some more prepped and added here tomorrow. Enjoy!

 

Thanks for being our eyes.....appreciate the photos

 

Nice set of pix. Hope you got more to share! Gary

 

Nice pics and the cut down 35 Plymouth with the 40-47 Ford PU back looked hard case.JW

 

Looking forward to more photos, that Packard 900 is so nice.
Thanks for posting.


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I've only missed the Hill Climb about 5 times in my 37 years. Amazing how many "car guys" know nothing of the event, even semi-locally.

 

It was a great show, just a little cold! A record number up the Hill Sunday, I heard over 200 cars and early bikes. Over 1000 cars total. Best show for the buck, get your car in, with a passenger, all weekend, preregister for $15.

 

They fooled us for a moment with these two trucks. We looked them over a bit but never really figured our exactly what we were looking at. Now I'd guess that they started out as a car chassis and body that was cut away to have the bed added on? Or maybe not. These things could have been slapped together 40 or 50 years ago for all I know. The Dodge even had dual sidemounts!

 

That Packard is a jewel. But there's a couple pics coming up here of an Olds convertible that I think gives it a run for it's money!

Newport's become one of my new favorite car shows. I'm just kicking myself for not finding out about it earlier!

 

Man you take nice photos !! JW

 

Awwww, Gosh! Now y'all are kinda making me blush... But if you take enough pictures you're bound to get some keepers.

So here's the last couple batches of photos from this year's Hillclimb, including that sweet Olds convertible that I mentioned earlier. Glad you enjoyed them, but if you're in the area at all you really need to check out this show in person.



Here's the Oldsmobile that to my eye looked almost as good as that Packard. Somebody put a lot of thought into making this a very classy looking ride.

 

thanks for posting,looks like a great turnout. HRP

 

We ran my Avatar car there every year from 1999 till 2009, then We moved to Colorado.
I sure miss the hillclimb!

 

Got any pics of the modified T's?

 

Yes I remember your car,I believe they have an event in Colorado called Hot Rod Hill Climb,check it out 1

 

A different bunch of cars.....really enjoyed these pics. Tim

 

There's a few in my photos posted from last year's Hill Climb.

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/threads/newport-hill-climb-2013-photos.837716/

 

Here's the last of the bunch of photos. Thanks for the kind words.

 

Great cars and pictures....... Thanks!

 

Only an hour and a half away and I've never been... must go next year !

 

Great Pics Clay! I finally got the shots I took off of the camera, I'll see if I can post them successfully:

 

Group 2:

 

I took a few of this one:

 

The DeSoto sounded pretty wicked going up the hill:

 

A few more:

 

Just about done:

 

I hadn't been to Newport since 1992 as a Junior in High School; It was really fun to take my kids there for the first time this year. They had a blast, but I don't think they really stood a chance in the Big Wheel races against all of those Indiana kids with racing in their blood. Since Grandpa lives just over the border in IL, I think this trip will become an annual tradition. (I just hope it's not so cold and windy next year!)

 

Good shootin' there! The kids look like they were having nearly as much fun as the adults. And you got shots of some cars that I didn't even see there as well as a few HAMBer's cars. You got there before we did. They were just finishing up the big wheel races as we were walking in from the parking lot.