Ben & Sandi Schellhaas
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NEWS AND NOTES
Der Dutchman Thursday Cruise-In
Attendance at the Thursday evening cruise-in in Plain City, Ohio was back up by over 200 this week (229 to be exact).
Of note during the evening was the air-brushed pickup truck honoring our military and police, and the Columbus Soap Box Derby Association with World Champion Eleni Fischer.
The Columbus Soap Derby Association will be hosting a Free test drive on September 10, 2022. You can learn more about the test drive and other races at https://youtu.be/QYbYqepTxtg.
Creative Automotive/Advanced Auto Parts Car Show
With near perfect weather Friday evening, the Creative Automotive/Advanced Auto Parts store in Marysville, Ohio had 39 cars in attendance for its monthly car show.
The show raised more than $200 for the Marysville and Milford Center Food Pantries.
Here are the award picks for this month:
Greg Barcus
Tony & Holly
Mark & Jen Farmer
Ron Griffith
Charity Car Show
Saturday I drove to Circleville, Ohio for the Charity Car Show. The show took place in the parking lot behind the Defenbaugh-Wise-Schoedinger Funeral Home on Main Street.
Chazziz DJ Service provided the music and Box 65 provided hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, and drinks at a reasonable cost. Registration was free with a donation of school supplies.
The show only registered 25 cars. Judging was done by points with three judges doing the scoring. Awards included Top Five, People's Choice, Director's Choice, and Best of Show.
These were the People's Choice and Director's Choice winners.
1928 REO Flying Cloud
Brian Carruthers
1970 Ford Torino Cobra 429
Lundy Ross
Best of Show went to Jim and Vivian Stevens with a 1973 Mercury Comet GT.
To see more cars from the Charity Car Show in Circleville, CLICK HERE.
Blendon Senior Center Car Show
The Blendon Senior Center in Westerville, Ohio held its 18th annual car show on Saturday.
The show registered 61 cars. Best of Show honors went to Ben McGill with a 1966 Corvette restomod.
CLICK HERE for more cars from the Blendon Senior Center show.
Vance Outdoors Classic Car Cruise-In
The 7th Annual Classic Car Cruise-in took place on Saturday at the Vance Outdoors in Obetz, Ohio. Dan "Boots" Longenette and the Auto Smarts Cruise and Ride team were on hand to host the show. All proceeds went to Honor Flight Tri-State as part of the 2022 Fill the Plane Campaign. The event raised $110,000 for Honor Flight.
The show registered just under 180 vehicles. The Best of Show Award went to Ralph Carle's 1959 Chevy El Camino.
Hot Summer Nights Cruise-In
Downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio was the scene of the annual Hot Summer Nights Cruise-In on Saturday evening. This is the show where all cars register at the Fairgrounds and parade up Main Street to the downtown area around 5 o'clock.
This year the event registered 361 cars with close to another 150 in attendance that didn't register.
Sunday Shows
Scattered showers in the area on Sunday postponed one show and kept attendance low in three other shows.
Bid Dawg and the C-Town Cruisers registered 30 cars at The Point on Main Sports Bar & Grill Show.
The 2018 Dodge Charger Daytona 392 of Chad Herrick received the Best of Show honors.
The Whitehall NAZ Annual Car Show just couldn't escape the rain this year. A forecast of rain on the original date of June 26th postponed the show to August 14.
Sunday the show had 25 cars in attendance thanks to the rain. Our good friend, Dale Pearce, and his 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup went home with the Best of Show Award. Tom Obert's Ford Mustang received the People's Choice Award.
I participated in the Wings and Rings Restaurant in Lewis Center, Ohio Car, Truck, & Bike Show hosted by Crossroads Events. This was the first of three shows scheduled at the restaurant this season.
The show registered 29 cars. Most of the show stayed dry until right before the awards ceremony. That's when a small cell of rain decided the parking lot full of show cars could use a litter water to finish out the event.
The Best of Show Award went to the 1947 Ford Special Deluxe belonging to Mike Mathews.
To see the "Special" award winners and other cars from the show, CLICK HERE.
That's it for this week. I want to thank Jeff Shankle, Dale Pearce, and Dave Bratton for their help preparing this week's report.
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