Well, the weather was iffy with rain all around us, but we managed to sneak around the wet stuff and pull off another successful car & bike show at the annual Bartlett Festival on Saturday September 26th. Here, MCCC member Cindy Hubbard parks her sano 1967 Camaro SS 350 under the shade of a tree in Freeman Park.

Randy Beckworth drove his six cylinder powered baby blue 54 Chevy in from Selmer TN through a bonafide monsoon. After some spit and polish, the slick stovebolt garnered lots of attention.

Also driving through the storm from Selmer was Randy Glover with this very choice 1936 Ford pick-up truck. It featured lots of street rod niceties, and was another head-turner that was admired by many after a bath to wash away the weather.

This bad to the bone 69 Camaro has been making the car show rounds this year. It's been around as a strip/strip style car for many years, but has been recently redone, and now looks better... and meaner than ever.

A surprisingly large turnout of Scions made the show, and exhibited some pretty innovative and eye catching customizing as applied to the boxy econo cars. One even sported an olive drab primer coat which turned it into a rolling chalkboard. The kids got a big kick out of writing and drawing on it's flanks.

MCCC Vice President James Hicks calls the shots at this show, and spent a lot of time on the PA system thanking the participants for their involvement despite the inclement weather. The rains left the grassy areas of Freeman Park unavailable for parking and as a result, space was at a premium. Still, James and his staff of MCCC volunteers made the best use of the real estate allowed, and even shared our spot of pavement with the BBQ contest entrants. James wants to publicly express his thanks to the members of the MCCC for their help with the show, and reports that we have had a spike in the number of people who are interested in becoming involved as show judges. Therefore, expect a tech session at an upcoming club meeting which will serve as an orientation for potential show judges. The help will be much appreciated.

MCCC members Gene & Kaye Whitehead arrived in their stylish 1959 Chevy Impala. The Whitehead's Impala is featured with a "cat's eye" view on the upcoming dash plaque for the 6th Annual Fall Festival at the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home.

Ron Hodnett's Uncle brought out this super slick 48 Ford coupe. The vintage Ford features a late model Mustang 5.0 drive train.

The next show on our agenda is the 6th Annual Fall Festival at the Tennessee Baptist Children's Home. Click the link to read the show flyer. This is also the last show of the year for the MCCC so don't miss out. Once again, there will be plenty of classes for most anything on wheels. Please join us on the grounds of the Children's Home on Saturday, October 17th. We'll have lots of choice cars and motorcycles on hand, and we will give away our small block Chevy engine at this show. See you there!

LK

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