2019 Fabulous Fords Forever Photo Gallery

2019 Fabulous Fords Forever 09 ・ Photo by Scott Oldham

With over 1000 cars on display, the 34th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever show in Orange County, California is one of the largest one-day car shows in the nation. This year, to increase its capacity and spectator parking, the free event moved to Angel Stadium in Anaheim and the weather was SoCal perfect.

You can’t have a Ford car show without a bunch of 1950s Thunderbirds, and you don’t get any more ’50s than Robert Schrag’s pastel blue 1955, which he drove over from Manhattan Beach.

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Hank Williams bought his 1965 Shelby Cobra 289 brand new, the original sticker price was $6,376.27. Williams still owns CSX 2227, which is unrestored and completely original. Today the car is worth about one million dollars.

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With their wild paint jobs and shag carpet, we all remember custom vans from the 1970s. Well they’re gaining popularity once again and there were many cool vans on display. This beautiful orange 1972 Ford E100 Econoline belongs to Conrado Perez of Moreno Valley, CA.

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Marilyn Wiersma of Garden Grove, CA owns this perfect 1966 Shelby Mustang GT350. Shelby built about 2378 of this model in 1966 but only 305 were painted Ivy Green like Wiersma’s Mustang. It also wears the optional aluminum 10-spoke wheels.

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One of the more radical new 4x4 Ford F150 pickups on display belonged to Haro Derkrikorian of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. His truck was decked out with a lifted suspension, body modifications, auxiliary lighting, and massive 22-inch wheels and tires.

Jerry and Christie Spear brought out their beautiful 1954 Ford F-100 pickup. Jerry’s great grandfather was the original owner of the truck. He bought it in April of 1954 in Stockton, Missouri for $1,891.81, which includes an extra $65.53 for the optional heater and three percent sales tax.

There were plenty of Mustang Bullitt editions on display, all paying tribute to Steve McQueen’s 1968 movie, which features the greatest car chase ever filmed. This 2019 Ford Mustang Bullitt is parked next to a very authentic and beautifully restored replica of McQueen’s movie car owned by Jeremy and Marisa Scott of San Pedro, CA.

First generation Ford Broncos, built from 1966 to 1977, have become extremely popular over the last 10 years. These trucks are one of the hottest segments of the collector car hobby and there were dozens displayed this year from restored stockers to radical customs. One of our favorites belonged to Marie Dolson from nearby Fullerton, CA who has owned the 1972 Bronco since 1978.

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The Ford Focus with its high performance ST and RS variations are also very popular. This lowered Ford Focus RS, which is packing a 350 hp turbocharged engine and all-wheel drive, belongs to Edward Nahabedian of Cypress, CA. As the license plate says, he drives this cool hatchback “EVERYDAY”.

This massive car show even brings out many Ford models from Europe and Australia that weren’t sold in the United States. Our favorite was this 1992 Ford Escort RS Cosworth, which Ford built to homologate the model for European rally racing. This is just one of just 2500 “big turbo” models ever produced.

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