"The Way Things Use to Be"......

5th Annual Car Show
"Biggest One Yet!"

by: Bobby McDonald

Steve Melton, right, won Best of Show and Mayor's Pick with his
1965 Pontiac from Emory, Texas.

If you didn't make your way down to the Downtown Square on Saturday morning, you missed a real treat! The entire downtown area was filled with classic cars of every make and model. And, Oh, if they could only talk, they'd have told stories of bygone days.....thrills and chills....and memories galore (probably some of them that we'd like to forget, but nonetheless special memories of our past).

"Elvis and those classic cars...."

"It was a great, great day!" exclaimed Rita Edwards with the Downtown Business Alliance and one of the event organizers. "The weather was wonderful and it was a very, very nice day in the downtown area."

Besides the Square area, Main Street was filled with classic Corvettes, where their own show was conducted, as well.

"We had some beautiful automobiles and loads of visitors to Sulphur Springs," advised Downtown Business Alliance President, Perry Altenbaumer. "It was a great day of fun and should have been a great day for business in downtown Sulphur Springs."

Talley Bell, Sulphur Springs, won Best Foreign Car.

Mickey Eddins, Sulphur Springs, won Best Tri-5, with his 1957 Chevy.

Winners in Saturday's Car Show were:

            Best of Show and Mayor's Pick - Steve Melton, Emory, TX - 1965 "Ruby Pearl" Pontiac

            Best Foreign Car - Talley Bell, Sulphur Springs, 1954 MG

            Best Mopar Truck - Tom Scott, Mineola - 1941 Plymouth

            Best GM Truck - Paula & Ken Robinson, Frisco - 1940 Chevy

            Best Ford Truck - Billy Pool, Mineola, 1953 Ford

            Best Tri-5 - Mickey Eddins, Sulphur Springs, 1957 Chevy

            Best Mopar Car - Lawrence and Janie Wood, Diana, TX - 1933 Plymouth

            Best GM Car - Ken Smith, Dallas, 1970 GTO

            Best Ford Car - Bobbie Dean, Lavon, TX - 1967 Mustang

            Best Race Car - Zack Ratliff, Emory - 1962 Nova

            Best Rat Rod - Ricky Wilks, Sulphur Springs - 1927 Chevy

            Best Original Automobile - Scott Whitehead, Royce City, 1979 Camaro Z-28

            Best Street Rod - Barry Eighmy, Hugo, Oklahoma - 1948 Hudson

            Best Unfinished Restoration - Jerry Bone, Saber, Oklahoma - 1946 Chevy

            Best Paint - Lloyd Brigance, Greenville - 1963 Nova

            Best Engine - Larry Young, Reno, TX - 1934 Ford

            Best Interior - Steve Sims, Cumby, TX - 1933 Chevy

Congratulations on a Great Show!!!

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