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ARTICLE & IMAGES BY
NICK AMBURGEY
his show defi nitely has the right
name, but someone wasn’t hoping , but someone wasn’t hoping
name, but someone wasn’t hoping
name
enough because It sno
enough because It snowed all day wed all day
Tenough because It snowed all day
long. Unlike car shows, this one still
goes on with close to 400 models on
goes on with close to 400 models on
the table. You wouldn’t even know the
the table. You wouldn’t even know the
weather was horrible outside.
With plenty of models on the table
to look at and talk about. Catching up best rat rod
with old friends and making new ones.
But I have to be honest, with the amount
of vendors there selling everything from
pinto’s to spaceships, it was hard to
focus on anything. Especially with the
possibility of fi nding that one model kit
you have been looking for forever. KIRBY HUGHES
At the end of it all comes the awards. 1937 FORD
Now this show hands out a lot of awards, PICKUP
in fact, if you put a model on the table
you will get an award. The one I was
looking forward to more than any other
was best rat rod. There were 6 rats there
and either one could have won. But it
was Kirby Hughes, who won best rat rod
with his 1937 ford pickup.
with his 1937 ford pickup.

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