and just about
                                                    everything else up
                                                     through the 1999
                                                     year model.
                                                         Attending an
                                                        oven-
                                    temperature parking lot car show in Texas in august is not for the faint of heart, or anyone else prone to fainting, but the experience is not without its rewards. The barbecue at Rudy's is certainly good (and served on butcher paper, as is proper), and

the joint has the most amazing variety of bottled drinks anywhere. Whether you're thirsting for a quart of Carta Blanca or a Stewart's Classic Key Lime drink, chances are they've got it buried somewhere under the ice. Outside, back in the heat, Texas Bikini Team ladies circulated around the show, posing with cars for money. Bottles of Shiner Bock, a local favorite, were in evidence everywhere. Yellow-shirted club members rushed among the crowd, dodging kids with their balloon animal hats. "The variety of vendors has grown regularly the past

Although an informal show, club members liked to divide into distinctive groups. The Shark Pen and ZR-1 Corral placed like-minded 'Vette owners together for maximum impact. The various Indy Pace cars in attendance also made a nice grouping.

King S. DuClos recently completed the restoration on his 1973 454,4-speed Corvette. With only 16,000 miles accumulated since the Nixon Administration, his 1973 is an original survivor.

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