After a long winter, spring has finally returned. Trees are blooming, and the weather is getting warmer. The children have returned to play outside, along with those beautiful classic cars.

During the winter, most of the owners garaged their classic cars to keep their paintjobs from being damaged by the snow. Now that spring is here, I can appreciate those owners because their cars shine so beautifully. Candy apple red, and powder blue are my personal favorites. Those bright, beautiful paintjobs make the springtime even more cheerful.

Sometimes I stare in amazement at those classic cars completely restored to factory specifications. They make me reminisce on my teenage years in 1962 when a gallon of gas was somewhere in the neighborhood of thirty cents a gallon.

Attending the car shows in the springtime is one of my favorite hobbies. It’s the only time I actually get to touch the cars, and smell that vintage interior. My favorite part is at the end of the car show when the cars drive away, back to their garages. One by one, they all start their engines, some roaring, while others can barely be heard. It’s not officially springtime until the classic cars come out.