Bakersfield Motor & Boat Show
Motor and boat show produced by George Barris. The first annual Bakerfield Motor & Boat Show was held in 1958.[1]
Bakersfield Motor & Boat Show 1959
The second annual Bakersfield Motor & Boat Show was held November 26 - 29, 1959 at the Kern County Fair Grounds. The show was sponsored by the Road Barons Car Club of Bakersfield, California. The show was produced by George Barris. His wife Shirley Barris was the show's Manager. Jim Urner was responsible for the publicity, Ted Robart for the advertising, and Joe Henning was art director.
As an attraction during the show, hourly motion pictures were shown for spectators.
Cars Attending:
The Golden Sahara
Ron Aguirre's 1956 Chevrolet Corvette - The Exsonic
Jim Seaton's 1955 Chevrolet
Joanie Bulmer's 1956 Austin Healey
Jerry DeVito's 1957 Ford Fairlane - The Maze
Ed Cousins' 1932 Ford Pickup
Ed Roth's Outlaw
George Dias' 1953 Chevrolet
Bob Mayfield's 1959 Chevrolet
Robert Ohling's 1957 Ford
George Teixeira, Jr.'s 1959 Ford Thunderbird
Jim Doss' 1958 Chevrolet Impala
The Shoc Shell Helmet Special
Leo Lyons' 1950 Mercury
Lloyd Meyers' 1949 Mercury
Linda LeCar's 1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup
Fred LeFevre's 1959 Chevrolet El Camino
Photos:
Click here to see photo from the 1959 Bakersfield Motor & Boat Show
References
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