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43rd ANNUAL FORTY FORD DAY, JUNE 23, 2019, ANAHEIM, CA

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Forty Ford Day at LaPalma Park, Anaheim, CA for the 43rd time provided car buffs with a spectacular walk in the park. Well over 200 cars filled LaPalma Park showing off an equal number of colors and design ideas. Photos of all the cars shown below can be seen our SmugMug site and are available for purchase. Click on the SmugMug icon: Gates opened at 8:00 a.m. when a steady stream of cars began filling LaPalma Park. The members of Forties Limited did an admirable job of getting all the cars into the Park and on display. After the cars were cleaned up, the next order of business was hitting the early morning bake sale which offered donuts, muffins, cookies and coffee. With the cleaning work done and hunger pangs satiated, it was time to look around. This 1963 split-window Corvette was an attention grabber. The split-window was a one-year-only model and this ‘Vette is one of the limited number that included fuel injection. Since the show was put on by Forties Limited, it was expected that lots of Henry Ford’s iconic design would be on the grounds. It’s hard to beat the art deco lines of these cars. Josephine, who is 5 years old, said she wanted this ’40 for her birthday. This young lady has good taste and with her Hop Up t-shirt she’s ready to go hot rodding. Below are more photos of the cars in the Park. When it was time to take a break from ogling the cars, Forties Limited had a Bar-B-Que lunch of hamburgers, cheeseburgers, and hot dogs with all the fixings. Drinks were available all day. Although the weather was perfect and it wasn’t hot, a cold soda hit the spot. After lunch there was about an hour left to look around before the trophy winners started lining up for the award ceremony. Twenty-one trophies were given out and picking the winners had to be an onerous task for the judges. Below are cars lined up for the award ceremony. Here are more photos of the cars in the Park. This outstanding 1961 Chevy was Best of Show. Below are the other show winners at the 2019 Forty Ford Day each of which received a trophy handmade by a Forties Limited member. Although the award ceremony was over about 2:30 p.m., many folks stayed to enjoy the rest of the afternoon in the Park. It was a perfect day and the members of Forties Limited put on a perfect show. We’re looking forward to Forty Ford Day 2020 when the ’40 will be 80. The photos above can be seen our SmugMug site and are available for purchase. Click on the SmugMug icon:

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THE 40TH ANNUAL FORTY FORD DAY, JUNE 26, 2016 LA PALMA PARK, ANAHEIM, CA

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The 40th Annual Forty Ford Day held in LaPalma Park, in Anaheim, CA on June 26, 2016 was a great show – like the 39 others before it. The forty with its classic good looks has become one of Ford’s most iconic cars – just looking at the ’40 Coupe in the photo above you can see why. This year 260 cars sat on the grass and under the trees in LaPalma Park. It was a perfect day for a car show – mother nature cooperated and the temperatures were in the high 80’s – 10 degrees lower than predicted. There were a lot of exceptional cars, including this nicely customized ’55 Chevy Nomad shown above. Each year Forties Limited (the show host) offers a bar-b-que lunch with hamburgers, hot dogs and everything else to create a fine picnic lunch. Club members set up the grill in the shade and kept cooking until everyone was fed. The line moved through quickly and a lot of lunches were served. There was a 50/50 raffle with 50% of the proceeds going to the City of Hope. Three auction-style opportunity drawings were held. Those who purchased tickets dropped them in a can next to the item he/she wanted to win. There were a lot of items to win. Again this year, Thumper did an fine job of filling the air with rock and roll. A little after 1:00 p.m. the award winning cars began to line up for the award ceremony. The trophies are individually made by members of Forties Limited and this year 20 trophies were presented including, for the first time “Best of Show”. The judges no doubt had a tough time because each one of the 260 cars in attendance was capable of taking home a trophy. Matt (below) is doing an admirable job of minding the trophy table. Below are a few more of the nice cars in the Park. Ron Houk of Yorba Linda, CA brought a number of antique Whizzers and bicycles, many of which were in amazing original condition. The Whizzers had a 3-1/2 hp motor and whizzed along at about 25 mph. Below are a couple slideshows of photos of the winners. These winners’ photos are on our SmugMug site and are for sale. Click on the SmugMug logo below: If you have any questions, e-mail us at timingtower@gmail.com. These winners’ photos are on our SmugMug site and are for sale. Click on the SmugMug logo below: This terrific Merc (with suicide doors no less) took home the Best of Show trophy. After the last trophy was handed out cars began leaving the Park and Forty Ford Day was over for another year. More photos from the award ceremony are on our SmugMug site as well as all the photos shown above and more.

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37TH ANNUAL ’40 FORD DAY

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Forty Ford Day has been around for nearly four decades. There is a good reason for this – it’s an outstanding show. From the name, you might think that the show is a celebration of the Forty Ford and it is – but it is much more than that. While there are a lot of Forty Ford’s in attendance there are also a whole lot of non-Forty Ford’s parked in LaPalma Park in Anaheim, California. Forty Ford Day is put on by Forties Limited and the first Forty Ford Day was held in Mile Square Park in 1976. Twice it was held in Mile Square Park and the other 35 times it has been held in LaPalma Park. Lee Kelly, a member of Forties Limited, came up with the idea of having a car show – clearly it was a good idea. This year 223 cars filled LaPalma Park and 119 of those cars were Forty Fords (1939, 1940 and 1941 commercial vehicles are lumped in with Forty Fords). The show officially opened at 9:00 a.m. but a line for entry formed around 6:00 a.m., however, since the Park offers plenty of parking, there is no need to wait in line. At 9:00 a.m. with no line it took about two minutes to drive in and park. Below are a few of the nice cars that were at the show. In the morning cookies, muffins, coffee, soda and other good things were on sale and around 11:00 a.m. lunch went on the grill. Hamburgers, potato salad, chips and soda was a great lunch and sitting in the grass under the shade of a tree made for an enjoyable picnic. Dylan Kline showed off his Dad’s 1966 Mustang Coupe. Forties Limited was selling raffle tickets for both 50/50 cash prizes and various merchandize prizes. There were two 50/50 raffles. The winner of the first drawing in the morning took home $363 and $363 was given to Children’s Hospital of Orange. The second drawing held in the afternoon yielded $250 to the lucky ticketholder with $250 going to CHOC. Throughout the day raffle tickets were drawn and merchandise prizes given away. The raffle ticket for the Premium Prize was drawn around 2:00 p.m. and Betty Buzzelli was the lucky winner of a 42” Samsung Flatscreen TV. The judges were busy throughout the morning choosing the 15 cars to win awards. The awards given out were Best of the ‘60’s; President’s Choice; Best ’40 Coupe; Best of the ‘50’s; Best non-’40 open; Kid’s Choice; Best non-’40 Commercial; Ladies Choice; Best non-’40 Sedan; Best ’40 Commercial; Best ’40 Sedan; Best Survivor; Best Original ’40; Best non-’40 Coupe; and, Best ’40 Open. The winning cars lined up around 1:00 p.m. so everyone could take a look and talk to the owners. At 1:30 the awards began. Each winner received a unique trophy hand made by club members. A few of the winning cars are shown below. Click here www.timingtower.smugmug.com to see all the award winners. The day started out overcast, but the marine layer burned off in the afternoon letting the sun shine through. It was a perfect day and no better way to spend Sunday. This show is always held on the Sunday after Father’s Day. The folks in Forties Limited work hard and they put on an excellent show. Next year will no doubt be another great show. Check the Forty Ford Day Facebook page next year for info on the 38th Forty Ford Day. All of the above images, and more, are available on our SmugMug site. Click below. Any photo you see is for sale. Check our Images for sale on www.timingtower.smugmug.com

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