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Classic cars and hot rods line Main Street
By DAN PARSONS, Staff Writer
While 30 contestants battled to cook the most savory pig along Stewart Parkway on Saturday, 60 classic and hot rod cars lined Main Street to show what makes them able to burn rubber.
The show, sponsored by Down East Rods and Classics car club, brought everything from completely rebuilt, 50-year-old Chevrolet Corvettes to souped-up trucks with immense tires and flashy paint jobs. The cars were judged Saturday afternoon in a number of categories with the top honors winning five-foot trophies for best car in show, best truck in show and best paint job. The cars are judged on cleanliness and the quality of work done to them, Tommy Respess, president of the car club, said Saturday.
“We also judge engines based on organization under the hood as well as cleanliness,” he said. “That way a stock engine has just as much chance of winning as a retooled engine does.”
W.F. Parrish, of Greenville, swept the show with his metallic-orange 1962 Chevy Nova that he rebuilt with his son.
“I’ve had the car for about three years,” Parrish said. “My son and I built or replaced every part basically from the chassis up.”
But the car isn’t for driving, he said. Though it is certainly capable, Parrish said he trailers it to shows.
“It’s probably not got five miles on it since we rebuilt it,” he said. “But it could get up and go if you wanted to, you better believe it.”
Randy Harper, of Snow Hill, won Best in Show Truck with his rebuilt, apple-red 1966 short bed Ford pickup.
“It’s been completely disassembled and then put back together,” Harper said. “I don’t have a clue how long I spent doing it, but it’s a lot of fun. My grandaddy use to gave one. That’s what made me pick this particular model.”
Respass said the nostalgia many of the cars inspire is one of his favorite parts of the hobby.
“The most fun is when you go to a car show and someone come up to you and tell you they used to have something like it and tells you about ... the opportunity to meet people through the cars.”
Respass said he started out with a 1948 Ford that he restored. Since then he has added two Camaros to his collection. He had all three on display Saturday. The car club holds two or three similar shows every year, he said. Proceeds from raffles and entry fees the club uses to benefit the community, Respass said. The club awarded a $500 scholarship at the show — one of the charitable activities the car enthusiast group has a hand in.
“That’s just one of the ways we give back to the community with the money we raise at these shows,” he said.
The show, sponsored by Down East Rods and Classics car club, brought everything from completely rebuilt, 50-year-old Chevrolet Corvettes to souped-up trucks with immense tires and flashy paint jobs. The cars were judged Saturday afternoon in a number of categories with the top honors winning five-foot trophies for best car in show, best truck in show and best paint job. The cars are judged on cleanliness and the quality of work done to them, Tommy Respess, president of the car club, said Saturday.
“We also judge engines based on organization under the hood as well as cleanliness,” he said. “That way a stock engine has just as much chance of winning as a retooled engine does.”
W.F. Parrish, of Greenville, swept the show with his metallic-orange 1962 Chevy Nova that he rebuilt with his son.
“I’ve had the car for about three years,” Parrish said. “My son and I built or replaced every part basically from the chassis up.”
But the car isn’t for driving, he said. Though it is certainly capable, Parrish said he trailers it to shows.
“It’s probably not got five miles on it since we rebuilt it,” he said. “But it could get up and go if you wanted to, you better believe it.”
Randy Harper, of Snow Hill, won Best in Show Truck with his rebuilt, apple-red 1966 short bed Ford pickup.
“It’s been completely disassembled and then put back together,” Harper said. “I don’t have a clue how long I spent doing it, but it’s a lot of fun. My grandaddy use to gave one. That’s what made me pick this particular model.”
Respass said the nostalgia many of the cars inspire is one of his favorite parts of the hobby.
“The most fun is when you go to a car show and someone come up to you and tell you they used to have something like it and tells you about ... the opportunity to meet people through the cars.”
Respass said he started out with a 1948 Ford that he restored. Since then he has added two Camaros to his collection. He had all three on display Saturday. The car club holds two or three similar shows every year, he said. Proceeds from raffles and entry fees the club uses to benefit the community, Respass said. The club awarded a $500 scholarship at the show — one of the charitable activities the car enthusiast group has a hand in.
“That’s just one of the ways we give back to the community with the money we raise at these shows,” he said.
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