FARMINGTON – The Country Classics Car Club held its 15th Annual Auto Show on July 13 at the Franklin County Fairgrounds. There were 205 autos registered by noon. The first, second and third place winners in each category are as follows:
1900-1927: 1924 Stanley Steamer, 750 touring, owned by Mark and Chris Smith from Weld; 1923 Ford TT 1-ton truck owned by Gary DeRoeh of Mexico; 1915 Buick C37 owned by Glenn Byron of Smithfield.
1928-1931: 1928 Plymouth owned by Harry and Fran Burns of Rumford; 1931 Chevrolet, five-window, owned by Paul Bires of Bucksport; 1929 Ford Model A Roadster owned by Dave Silsby of Manchester.
1932-1945: 1940 Chevy Special Deluxe owned by Bob Costain of Benton; 1942 Studebaker Business Coupe owned by Dick Hutchinson of Wilton; 1940 Mercury coupe owned by Wayne Perry of Bath.
1946-1954: 1947 Chrysler Woody Town & Country owned by Byron Tripp of Jay; 1947 Mercury Woody Wagon owned by Byron Tripp of Jay; 1953 Mercury Monterey H.T. owned by Bob and Mary King of Woolwich.
1955-1958 Stock: 1958 Studebaker Golden Hawk owned by Betty Bires of Bucksport; 1955 Ford Crown Victoria owned by Frank and Carol Picard of Jay; 1956 Mercury Montclair owned by Daniel Campbell of Portland.
1959-1964 Stock: 1960 Chevy Impala convertible owned by Don Hoyt of Bryant Pond; 1963 Olds 98 owned by Paul Giroux of Waterville; 1963 Pontiac Catalina owned by Fred Pelton of Winthrop.
1965-1976 Stock: 1966 Chevelle convertible owned by David Benner of Nobleboro; 1967 Chevelle SS owned by Ron and Sandy Oliver of Deer Isle; 1970 Chevy Chevelle owned by Scott Routhier of Sydney.
1977-1993 Stock: 1987 Buick Grand National owned by Todd Ellis of Buxton; 1983 Chevy El Camino owned by Robert Theriault of Sidney; 1977 Chrysler New Yorker Brogham owned by Jackie and Murry Lothrop of Auburn.
Mustang 1964-1973: 1968 Mustang Sprint owned by Scott Abbotoni of Damariscotta; 1965 Mustang owned by June Ford of Wilton; 1968 Mustang convertible owned by Paul Jackman of Fayette.
Camaro and Firebird 1964-1973: 1969 Camaro owned by Gary Cusson of Auburn; 1969 Camaro SS/RS owned by Brian Wentworth of Rockport; 1969 Camaro Z-28 owned by Daryl and Donna Hoague of Weeks Mills.
Mopar Muscle Cars up to 1976: 1967 GTX-Plymouth owned by Mark Pabe of Livermore Falls; 1971 Plymouth Roadrunner owned by Jim Sirois of Waterville; 1973 Dodge Charger owned by Larry Merrill of Durham.
Modified Street Machine 1949 and up: 1969 Chevy Chevelle SS owned by Steve Frobock of Searsport; 1965 Chevy Impala SS owned by Richard Vicneire of Skowhegan; 1949 Cadillac Sedagett owned by David Letourneau of Freedom.
Street Rods 1948 and down: 1940 Ford Sedan owned by Larry and Pauline Thomson of Belgrade Lakes; 1936 GMC ton pickup owned by Leo Campbell of Portland; 1934 4dr. Nash owned by Frank and Gloria Burgess of Peru.
Special Interest: 1957 Mack B61 owned by James Lightbody of Embden; 1979 Chevy Nova owned by Paul Merrill of Durham; 1992 Harley Davidson Daytona Dyna Glide owned by Don and Anita Wood of Livermore Falls.
Imports: 1959 Austin Healey Sprite MKI (Bugeye) owned by Jeff Wright of Farmington; 1959 MGA Roadster owned by Leo and Anna Camire of Auburn; 1965 Austin-Healey 3000 owned by Tom Happel of South Paris.
Thunderbird: 1955 T-bird owned by Robert Moore of Augusta; 1961 2 dr. T-Bird owned by Normand Cusson of Auburn; 1966 T-Bird owned by Glenn Heath of Allens Mills.
Corvettes 1953-1983: 1962 Corvette owned by Mike and Carol Dolan of Embden; 1962 Corvette owned by Ted and Deb Gillespie of Scarborough; 1962 Chevy Corvette owned by Ron Haney of Warren.
Corvettes 1984-2003: 1993 Corvette Coupe owned by Tom Webster of Calais; 1993 Corvette Coupe owned by E. Douglas McLellan of South New Brunswick; Corvette convertible owned by Clinton Coolidge of North Jay.
Custom trucks including 4x4s: 1979 Ford F-100 owned by Kendall Delano of Friendship; 1978 Ford F250 4×4 owned by Tarek Nadeau of Livermore Falls; 1976 Ford F250 4×4 owned by Bob and Pam Reed of Damariscotta.
Antique trucks, 1977 and down: 1940 Ford pick-up V8 owned by Ziggy Forman of Industry; 1948 Ford F1 pickup owned by Jim Nutting of Fairfield; 1935 Chevrolet ton Turck owned by Ivan Chouinard of New Portland.
Antique tractors: first place – 1948 Ford 8N owned by Sherm Tracy of New Sharon.
Antique engines: 1915 Fairbanks-Morse owned by Jim Rose of Waterford; gas engine models owned Don Rackliff of Industry; engines owned by Herbert McNally of Burnham.
Teen machine, ages: 13-19: first, 1994 Ford Mustang owned by Kyle Richards of Jay.
Military vehicles: 1955 Willys Ambulance owned by Cecil Holman of North Jay; 1942 Dodge weapons carrier owned by Mike Quinn of Rangeley; 1951 Willys M38 owned by Joe Hall of Oakland.
2003 Vice President’s Trophy: 1941 Chevy Sedan owned by Vicki Worth of Chesterville.
2003 President’s Trophy: 1954 Chevy Corvette owned by Ziggy Foreman of Industry.
2003 Best of Show Vehicle: 1947 Chrysler/Woody Town and Country owned by Byron Tripp of Jay.
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