Muscle Car Cruise Night
by Randy Welborn
Title
Muscle Car Cruise Night
Artist
Randy Welborn
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Panel
Description
The year was 1972. The "hot" car era was soon to end. "Economy" names like Chevette, Pinto, and Gremlin were right around the corner...but not tonight!
This scene depicts Muscle Car Cruise Night at the College Street Pig Stand #49 in Beaumont, Texas. Front and center was the '72 Chevelle SS, which was already downgraded to a slightly "cooler" engine than previous years. Under the canopy was the '72 Ford Gran Torino. In the movie of the same name, Clint Eastwood tells a young man "You need just three things to get along in this world: Vise-Grips, Duct Tape, and WD-40!" In this painting, the fellow under the hood of the '57 Chevy panel truck could use some of each. I bought the old Kri-Pax Pie truck and painted the beach scene on the "flap," as well as the sign on the back. Another popular car located on the far right is a '67 Pontiac GTO.
Debuting that year on TV was M.A.S.H. See if you can find Corporal Radar O'Reilly and his Teddy Bear.
The following year would bring long lines at gas stations as the Mid East oil producing states (OPEC) would impose an embargo! I once saw a bumper sticker with a proposed solution...it's in the painting.
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March 23rd, 2018
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