Cool City - HOT Cars

July 14, 2012
By: Stephen Kent

If you were driving west across the Liberty Bridge and down Midland Street Saturday after work, you may have seen people in lawn chairs waiting patiently on the sides of the road. It you wondered why, the answer is simple. They were waiting for the Cool City Car Show Cruise!

Several hundred antique cars, show cars, and just cool cars, plus a good sampling of trucks, were in Bay City for the annual Cool City Car Show!

Started a dozen years ago by Be Cool Radiators in Essexville, the show is now run as it's own organization and raises money for The American Cancer Society. Since its start the show has raised over $90,000 for the ACS.

Beat up old truck but a great hood ornament .

1956 Kurtis Kraft Chevrolet Sprint Car .

1050 Chevy .

The show ran East/West on Center and North/South on Washington, crossing in the middle. Looking South on Center. .

Heavy Chrome on "Hudson Commodore 8". .

Showing off what's "under the hood" .

Lots more room in those old engine compartments. .

Panoramic view of one section. .

Polishing rags were in every pocket. .

The Photo Op .

A little rust on this Fairlane illustrates how things often start. .

Front seat of Sheriff Car with equipment. Prisoner was in the back seat! 1961 Dodge Dart Pioneer "Cop Car". .

The side view .

Chrome was everywhere .

One of the few cool places under the trees

A great Chevy Wagon .