
August 16, 2018 · 0 Comments
By Brian Lockhart
From bobby socks to hippy tie-die, the 1950’s and 1960’s are considered to be classic decades for car production in North America.
From the always classic ’56 Chevy to the muscle cars of the late 1960’s, auto enthusiasts appreciate the cars that were born in Detroit in that era.
The Classic Chrome Car Show took over the main drag in Orangeville over the weekend with cars coming in from all around the region on Saturday, August 11.
While the focus was on cars from that era, there were plenty of other entries dating back to the 1920’s.
Organizers David Murphy, Kelly Zammit, and Mayor Jeremy Williams are well aware that the region has a lot of classic auto enthusiasts and figured a free event right downtown would be a popular way to spend a summer afternoon.
The show featured several awards, including a community choice award were the public could vote on their favourite car.
“It’s our first year doing this show. We have a lot of cars that we have every week (at their regular Wednesday night show at the Canadian Tire parking lot) and a lot of cars that we don’t see,” said David Murphy of the show’s turnout. “Three people, myself, Kelly, and mayor Williams joined together to do this. I went to the mayor in June telling him that we needed more space for the Blues Cruise event.
“We decided to make a second event because we have enough local interest in car shows. We had a lot of kids out and did the kid’s judging. We also had the local Farmer’s Market tied in with the show this morning.”
Vintage car owners are notorious for keeping their cars in the garage during inclement weather but this day was perfect for anyone who wanted to fire up their big block engine and attend the show.
Mr. Murphy said they are hoping to make it an annual Orangeville event.