The thing about Buggies and Blues is that there are so many cool cars, old and new, that it just doesn’t work to try to feature them all. And while there are a lot of respectable classics in the show, I’m really there just to see the unique ones. Cars for the most part don’t really do it for me, since I’m a motorcycle fanatic and recovering roadracer. I knew my toddlers would love it though, so we took a trek through most of the show before their little legs tired out. Here’s some of what we saw.

This rock crawler looked like a blast…the boys both wanted to get into it, but of course I had to explain that these cars were not for us to drive…just to appreciate.

We didn’t sample any of the homemade ice cream generated by this antique contraption, since we’d all three be in trouble with Mommy if we came back sans appetit.

I complemented the owner of this classic Jaguar roadster, since it definitely falls into the “unique” category for me.

My boys and I are big Jeep fans, even though we don’t own one (yet), and this Army jeep with matching trailer caught everybody’s eye right away. Notice all the different accessories strapped to it, ready for duty!

This car always wins my award for “most stuff that opens.”

My “Best in Show” award, if I awarded one, would go to this awesome Trans Am with matching trailer! It’s way too cool. The trailer even has working doors. I was always partial to these cars as a kid.

While I admired this simple Mustang ragtop, my boys were busy sweet-talking their way into getting permission to play in its toy counterpart. My boys are VERY well behaved and polite, traits that help them worm their way into a lot of fun places.

They had to check out Vince & Larry’s cousin Chip, of course.

Part of the antique John Deere collection. There were machines in this area that I never knew John Deere made, all in amazing condition.

Yes, my kids asked if we could buy it. They also liked the stuffed Taz on the front. Think of the wheelies I could do with this beast!

We also got to sit in a couple of the fire engines parked in the garage at the fire station and took in a lot of fine classic automobiles. We had to cut things short because of tired little legs and the sun began to beat down pretty hard on blond heads. The boys had a blast and had plenty of things to tell Mommy about. They also had a really fun time at the morning Fly-In at the Mandan Municipal Airport…and photos of that excursion are coming soon, too!