Biloxi Block Party

October 10, 2012

The action started this morning with a block party in downtown Biloxi.  Most of the streets in the downtown were blocked off and cruisers started rolling in by 8:00am.  The large variety of cars filled up every lot, field and parking spaces on the street for several square blocks in downtown Biloxi.  We walked for what seemed like miles and hours and still did not see all the cars.  There is quite a variety, from Model Ts and As, to many '30s, '40s and '50s American cars, to lots of Mustangs, Chevelles, late '50s Chevys, to all sorts of hot rods.  While many of the old cars looked nice and stock from the outside, most seemed to have huge, modern V-8 engines.  There were also several oddities, too.  Here are a few photos.

'56 Chevy interior did not come from the factory like this!

Beautiful '57 Chevy - driven from Missouri

Less is More

More is More

Two-door, short wheelbase Impala

We ate lunch at a small eatery across the street from the show - The Filling Station.  A small, casual place that looks like it  used to be a gas station.

 After walking and looking at cars for several hours, we left and headed to Ocean Springs, just across the causeway from Biloxi.  Ocean City has a very nice downtown with streets lined with beautiful live oaks and a variety of stores.  The live oaks around the coast are revered and protected.  So, instead of cutting off a low hanging branch, they just hang a sign on it saying "low clearance"!  The whole downtown is getting ready for

a huge influx of Cruisers for the next three days.  After walking around, we drove back to the hotel.  Many of the custom cars are driving up and down Hwy. 90 and there are throngs of people sitting along the sidewalks watching the cars go by.  While more cars will be arriving in the next three days, unfortunately we have to leave tomorrow to get back home due to a previous engagement.
We walked to downtown Biloxi and ate dinner at the Half Shell seafood restaurant that was recommended by a local we met at lunch and he didn't steer us wrong.  It was very good.  We then walked back to the hotel and spent a few minutes in the casino trying to win some money but made a contribution to the casino employees retirement fund.  We'll head back tomorrow after a beautiful few days on the coast.