(Photos) 2017 Backlot Bash Classic Car Show

It's been a long time--a couple of years, I think--since the Blogger Laureate of Illinois has done a classic car post, but the drought is over. Yesterday I attended the Skokie Backlot Bash and there were some vintage automobiles on display.

I've never been to a classic car show where a Chevrolet Corvette isn't on display. Here are two of the, on the left is a 1981 model and on the right is one from 2014.

Coupes are on their way out. For instance, Honda's 2018 Accords will not a have a coupe option. But here's one from the huge door glory days of the two-door: a burnt orange 1973 Cadillac Eldorado convertible.

We're going to see many coupes here.

The 1922 Buick Coupe was built in Flint, Michigan. Last week Flint received some rare good news when Lear Automotive announced it was constructing an automotive seating plant on the long-vacant Buick City site instead of choosing a location in Mexico. Make Buick--and America--Great Again!''

Speaking of Mexico, here is yet another coupe, a 1987 GMC Caballero. I never understood the coupe utility segment or the people who purchased them, but these types of vehicles are common denizens of classic car meetups. Although no one makes them anymore.

Coupe to coupe. The Star Chief was the top trim of the Pontiac Chieftain. This is a 1957 edition.

The Chevrolet Camaro was General Motor's answer to the phenomenally successful Ford Mustang. But when the 1970s hit Ford tinkered with its revolutionary creation by making it bigger, and less Mustang-like. Sales suffered. Chevy made the same wrong turn with its Camaro. This 1974 LT model is a smart-looking coupe, but is it really a Camaro? Even the color is wrong.

Now here's a Camaro--a 1967 SS trim--'67 was the debut mirror for this Chevy muscle car. Note the bright red shade.

Why does this automobile have two propellers?

And why does it have boat registration markings?

Because it's an Amphicar. And a coupe as well! You can drive it on a road--or ride it on water. This is a 1965 model. President Lyndon B. Johnson owned one--he would drive it on his ranch and terrify passengers as he feigned brake failure on his Amphicar as it neared his lake.

Who's ready to party with this Corvette? We began with two Corvette's and we'll end with just one, a 1963 version.