Chevy Car Show and Cruise-in near Curitiba

Trip Start Jan 01, 2009
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Trip End Dec 31, 2009


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Flag of Brazil  , Paraná,
Sunday, November 15, 2009

I had meetings today in Lapa to vet a supplier.  That's not exciting for ya'll, but this might be...on the way out to Lapa, we kept getting passed by a bunch of old Chevy's, then they'd all be stopped on the side of the road and we'd pass them again.  I know from experience that this is how an organized cruise generally works.  Lots of driving fast, then lots of time on the side of the road shooting the $h!t and taking pictures.  Then I saw a car show for old chevy's in the town of Lapa when we were having lunch, and sure enough, it was the same cars that we'd been leap-frogging on the highway!

Once we actually got stopped, I could see what the cars were.  I had been confused when my coworkes were saying (what I thought was) "Impala"...and I'm thinking, nooooo that looks nothing like an Impala.  But its actually called an Opala (pronounced oo-POWL-ah).  And there were Diplomatas, Commodoras, Caravans,  and even a couple of old V8-powered Ford Mavericks, a Ford Galaxie 500, and an Aero Willy's.  Enjoy the pics
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mmbcross
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Were these all Brazilian Chevys? My first car when I lived in Brazil was an Aero Willys. In the end it just fell to pieces with rust.

big_red_truck
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They are all Brazilian Chevy's.....and the Aero Willy's that was in the picture was also falling apart, and for sale too!

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