Right from the start I will say that I am NOT much of a car person. I don’t care which car on the market has the most horse powers or what different versions of a certain car brand there are, so spending time photographing cars and posting a lot of colorful images of them online may seem slightly out of character for me. That is true, if we’re talking modern cars, but I do like seeing old cars’ design and the way people fix them up, many cars being close to 60 or more years old!
The photos in this post are from the 25th edition of the Staffanstorp Motor Show that took place on June 8th, 2024 in the small south-Swedish town of the same name (happens to be where I live), where the parade of old cars, bikes and other vehicles drove through. The weather was rather gray and dull, but at least the predicted rain didn’t arrive until right at the end of the parade, and only with a few light sprinkles. All in all an enjoyable hour or so spent looking at design from the past century, driving past me and other spectators who had lined up along the streets. I wonder though what the requirements were for taking part…some of the cars in the parade were definitely not old, even if they did look pretty cool. I guess that was enough to qualify!
Some of the spectators had gone all out and prepared well in advance with picnic table and chairs.
Looking at the parade was a multi-generational thing, for people of all ages.
My photo buddy (a.k.a. Dad) taking a break from photographing the cars passing by us.
