AVI CASINO NEVADA CAR SHOW

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We went to the AVI Casino near Laughlin Nevada located on the Colorado river with the 51 for the River Cruizers car show April 20 thru 23. Weather was good on Thursday then the wind came up on Friday and Saturday but it was warm in the 80's and 90's. We stayed at the AVI RV park across from the Casino.

 This Pontiac has been in the family for over 30 years and is now a street rod with all new suspension and drive train.

 41 Cord with a EFI small block Chevy nicely done. 
 You can see the river in the background as the show is held on the grass just above the river.

 I really like this 40 Cadillac, if I do another project car this will be a good choice. For a 1940's car there is a lot of room in it and a large trunk.

 The owner did a lot of special things like the trunk, steering wheel, display and a picture of Bob's Big Boy in 1940 on the dash. A 500 CI Cad is under the hood.


 Custom, chopped Mercury with Candy Apple Tangerine paint.  

 This 33 Plymouth with a Hemi in it was just finished and won a award. A nice job on a unusual car.
 There was a 50 Cadillac park next to me with a 500 CI engine and has a EFI setup on that I will probably put on the 65 Thunderbird. You can see the Fitech throttle body that takes the place of the carburetor.

 The Fitech sump has a high pressure pump in and is supplied with fuel by the stock fuel pump. This system requires no in tank pump or return line to the gas tank and is half the cost of other EFI systems.

 This is the 50 Cad with the EfI set up in it.


 The 51 won an award at the Sunday morning award presentation. 
 We loaded up Sunday morning and were home by noon. The AVI is 1 1/2 hours from the house.

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