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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