Event Scene Photos
The last Tuesday of August
brought our biggest crowd of
the season to-date !
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Above Right: This 1953 Cadillac appeared
to be a virtual time-capsule of originality.
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Right: An early-era Corvair shows it huge
front trunk and rear, air-cooled engine.
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Left: The auxiliary lot, now open for
several weeks, was filled to
near-capacity as well.
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Lower Far Left: A first-generation
Firebird convertible in brilliant red.
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Lower Near Left: The world, as viewed
from the driver's seat of a '57 Buick
convertible.
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Bottom: This Ranchero was beautifully
restored..a 1967 model, based on that
year's mid-size Fairlane.
Later August brought the biggest Friday
night turnout of the '08 season.
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Top Right: This 1960 Cadillac was a first-timer.
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Above Right: Remember the Mustang II ?  This
example comes from its first year: 1974.
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Above Left: Ray S. negotiates the purchase of a 1954
Chevy BelAir sedan.  Hey Ray, that's no Mopar !
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Right: A highly-customized '53 Studebaker coupe.
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Lower Left Corner: This 1964 Chevy wagon was
packing more than factory horses under the hood.
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Below: There was hardly an open spot to find on this
night.  Check out the '57s--a white TBird & blue Chevy.
More great Cruisin' at
Dennys.
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Upper Left: A long look down the
flank of Kent & Melody's 1960 Chevy.
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Above: Standing back for a glance..
the lots were packed this night !
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Above Right: A rare cruisin' sight is
this soon-to-be-30-years-old 1979
Dodge Magnum.  Pristine.
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Lower Right: This row of cruisers
packed the lower lot.
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Far Left: A bright red 1940 Ford rod.
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Near Left: Always a great crowd can
be found grazin' in the grass.
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Bottom Left: Mike R's 1964 Dodge
Polara is far more than strictly stock.
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Below: Lots to see and do this night.
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Middle-August brought an incredible
$610 total 50/50 charity pot-WOW!
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Above: Looking across the hood of Melissa J's
pristine 1958 Bentley..a busy night of cruisin' filled
the Cranston lot.
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Above Right Corner: Street-roddin' from the old
school..check out a classic Ford "little deuce coupe."
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Left: The plate on this '68 drop-top Mustang said it all.
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Right: Dan H. took plenty of admiring looks with his
'53 Chevy 2-door sedan.  Love the "gangster whites."
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Lower Left: A sweet, factory-stock '66 Cutlass
convertible that rolled in a little later.
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Bottom Left corner: A '67 GTO with Ricky Z's '70
4-4-2 and George F's Ford coupe in the distance.
Nice weather on the Farm.
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Above: the razor-sharp fins of
Ralphie's 1960 Windsor 4-door.
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Above Right: Ricky Z. came to
unveil his new (and VERY rare)
1970 Oldsmobile 4-4-2 wagon.
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Right: A retired '79 Dodge state
police car simulates a traffic stop
on a sweet 1956 Buick.
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Left: Check out this sweet '63
Impala SS in the grove.
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Bottom: A long row of Corvettes
relaxed in the shade of the trees.
Saturday Nights
Perfect weather = a great night
to cruise northwestern RI.
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Above: A wide range of show cars came in to
relax for a late Saturday afternoon
approaching middle-July.
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Upper Right Corner: Check ou this pink
panther-pink custom 1936 Ford street rod.
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Right: Tom F. rolled in from N Smithfield to
show his sharp 1970 Torino GT fastback.
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Left: That's Gus from Cantebury, CT, as
represented by his '71 Oldsmobile Cutlass
convertible...on a perfect top-down day.
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Near lower Right: This '65 was one of two Cobra
replicas which came in to dine & cruise.
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Below: The night's 4 top vote-getters, as
selected by the spectators who stopped by to
check it out.
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Below Right: Brian Y's '48 Chrysler land-yacht.
Yankee POCI All-GM Show
Sunday, August 3rd
General Motors ruled the day with
the Yankee POCI chapter in Hanover.
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Above: It took a rooftop shot to seethe
200 show vehicles that filled the Columbia
Motors lot for the show.
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Top Right Corner: A first-generation
Toronado was just one a LOADS of Olds.
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Right: What Pontiac division is complete
without an obligatory tiger tail ?
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Left: This first-years Corvette passes as a
row of big 60s & 70s Buicks looks on.
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Far Lower Left: A sweet '57 Cadillac.
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Lower Left: The flat-head spark
plug-changing competition was heavily
contested for a 6th straight year.
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Lower Left: Who says host location
Columbia Motors doesn't love old cars.  
Check out this long row they had available
FOR SALE from the dealership !
SA. Lions 15th annual Show
Sunday, August 10th
A far better day than
forecast welcomed almost
400 cars to the shrine !
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Top Left Corner: in a hotly
contested Mopar class, here a
couple E-bodies share space.
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Above Left: This '60 4-door
hardtop won the Caddy class.
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Right: Check out the street
rod-and-trailer combination of
this 1934 Plymouth from NH.
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Left: A couple fire-breathing
mid-60s Corvettes drew a
steady stream of on-lookers
(and wishers, no doubt).
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Far Lower Left: Andy's 1939
"shark-nose" Graham made a
rare show appearance.
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Near Lower Left: One of many
1955-57 Chevys, this '55 sport
coupe was a true time warp for
originality.
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Lower Right: A '65 GTO
convertible looks out over the
competition.
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Bottom Row: These 5 vehicles
were chosen as "top picks" for
the show.  From left, they are
a '58 Chevy, '51 Mercury, '70
Mustang, '46 Ford & '40 Chevy.
MA Cruisers 17th annual Show
Sunday, August 17th
A capacity crowd of more than 325
cars filled the Mass Cruisers field !
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Above Right: the un-mistakeable Mopar fin
of a 1957 Plymouth Fury 2-door hardtop.
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Left: A '58 Ford Fairlane settles next to the
President's Choice trophy-winner--Wes B's
1961 Studebaker Hawk.
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Lower Left: Plenty of street rods to check
out...including these two Fords.
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Bottom Left Corner: Showing off the rare
swivel seats of a '61 Chrysler 300-G.
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Below: A later Model T in restored splendor.
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Bottom: The striking 2-tone of a 1956
Packard Caribbean hardtop.
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Bottom Right: A 1959 Plymouth rolls in.
8th Annual K-o-C Show
Sunday, August 24th
Beautiful weather brought out a
record-breaking crowd to Scituate !
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Above: A veritable sea of over 325 show
vehicles pack the field, glinting in the sun.
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Above Left Corner: A '59 Ford town sedan
and Howie H's two-tone '55 Olds arrive.
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Left: Bob S. from Narragansett always
shows something unique.  Check out this
1911 International Harvester Hi-wheeler.
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Right: A pair of 60s Shelby Mustangs.
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Lower Near Right: That's Alan R's 1958
Edsel 2-door hardtop.  Pristine !
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Lower Left Corner: When's the last time
you saw a Dodge Sweptside pickup ?  This
1957 came down from New Hampshire.
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Bottom Center: Mark relaxes by his Vette.
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Lower Left Corner: "The Blues Brothers"
from AutoRust Tech strut their stuff.