Louisiana Through My Lens - 17th Annual Natchitoches Classic Car Show

 This past weekend our family spent the day in Natchitoches to celebrate my wife's birthday. We were surprised to discover that there was a huge classic car show going on downtown. Front Street, which runs next to the Cane River and is lined with wonderful old shops and restaurants, was a perfect location for just such an event. My wife and I have always loved old automobiles so this ended being a nice birthday surprise.

In all there were reportedly over 500 classic cars on display on the pleasant Saturday afternoon. Which, as I was informed, was new record for this annual event.  

Being a child of the 70s, I immediately focused my attention on a beautiful blue Trans Am. Although this one wasn't the classic 77 version like the one in Smokey and the Bandit it was still a Firebird and one fine muscle car non the less. Growing up I always wanted one of these and I spent many an afternoon fantasizing about driving it up the California coast with the T-tops off and some sexy blonde by my side.

Well I drive my KIA along a bayou and my wife (still a looker) is a brunette so there ya go.

The Natchitoches Classic Car show started in 2007 with a mere 88 cars and has been growing ever since. The event was created by the Natchitoches Historic District Business Association to attract tourists to the area. 

Overall this was one of the best outdoor car shows that I have ever attended.

Natchitoches is one of the best places to visit here in Louisiana so I highly recommend paying this history filled city a visit.

Here are some of my best photos from the Natchitoches Classic Car Show:

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This Is The Edsel The Most Beautiful Thing That Ever Happened To Horsepower! - Classic Cars On The Banks of Sibley Lake - Natchitoches

The Edsel was named after Henry Ford’s son, no small honor, and it had its own division of the company devoted to its creation. As TIME reported in 1957 when the car debuted - READ MORE

Some Really Great Pizza & Beer - Flying Heart Brewing in Natchitoches Louisiana

That being said our experience at Flying Heart was something wonderful indeed. We started with the Pretzel Bites that were served with delicious Black Heart Infused Cheddar Sauce and HWY 80 Infused Ale Mustard. For the main course I chose the Carnitas Pizza by Jared which was topped with Salsa Verde - READ MORE

Louisiana Through My Lens - A Classic Car Show In Marksville

Across the street from the event in a bank parking lot was a really cool classic car show. I really enjoyed taking these shots of some the various automobiles on display. There were the usual suspects on hand including Mustangs, Camaros and the like - READ MORE