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HOWARD COUNTY FAIR SHOW 2005

By Tom Young, Chief Judge

The Club's annual car show at the Howard County Fair on Sunday, August 7^th was very successful in spite of challenging weather. When we arrived after 8:00 AM to set up the registration tents, there was a threatening cloud cover and we anticipated a wet day. Well, this is our 50^th Anniversary and every CRAACA event so far this year has had great weather.

And at the Fair on Sunday, the Club's weather karma was good. The whole morning was quite overcast, somewhat humid and a little warm, but nary a drop of moisture. Just after noon the sun started breaking through. We had many entrants report that it was raining, off and on, to the east both north and south of Baltimore.

Threatening weather held attendance down. However, there were several unusual vehicles entered and, in general, the quality was excellent. This is the second year of participant judging and it worked very well keeping the entrants involved in walking the show field, looking at all the vehicles, and selecting their choices in the 14 classes. This seems to create a lot of camaraderie among show participants.

The most unusual vehicle on the show field was CR member Dan Banks' 1933 Datsun Fire Truck and the Japanese fire memorabilia that he has collected. There was a crowd of spectators around this display the whole day. Tim Smith entered his 1954 Kaiser-Darrin, a low production roadster that is rarely seen at shows. All eras were represented, from Bob Moore's 1915 Ford Model T, to several Ford Model As, some luxury cars of the 30s, a good showing of 60s and 70s pony and muscle cars, and nine trucks.

Club members who showed cars were: Ed Allen, '57 Chevrolet; Harold Allen, '49 Ford; Dan Banks, '33 Datsun; Dave Benson, '47 Lincoln; Tom Black, '67 Plymouth; Larry Butcher, '38 Lincoln; Ed Butler,'32 Buick; Franklin Gage,'51 Chevrolet; Paul Habicht, '61 Cadillac; Bob Johannessen, '63 Studebaker Avanti; Randy Moss, '66 Ford Mustang; Don Rhine, '40 Buick; Richard Ridinger, '58 Triumph; Jerry Ross, '54 Kaiser; Frank Ruehl, '32 Chrysler; Chuck Talbert, '39 Ford; Harry Wilhelm, '68 Ford; and Jason Willis, '63 Ford.

Thanks to Club members who helped make the annual car show a success: Jerry Gordon and Dan Materazzi, registration; Al Lawson and Harry Wilhelm, parking; Paul Habicht, Franklin Gage, and Ted Schneider, membership solicitation; plus other members who helped with various tasks. And it appears that the Club gained at least three new members at the show.

2005 Howard County Fair Show Winners List

Class 1 1932 and Earlier

1^st Bob Moore, 1915 Ford Model T

2^nd Vicky Miller, 1930 Ford Model A

3^rd John McClennan, 1931 Ford Model A

Class 2 1933 to 1939

1^st Larry Butcher, 1938 Lincoln Zephyr

2^nd Chuck Talbert, 1939 Ford

3^rd Bill Dorsey, 1937 Ford

Class 3 1940 to 1949

1^st Ralph Hoyt, 1947 Cadillac

2^nd Dave Benson, 1947 Lincoln

3^rd Don Rhine, 1940 Buick

Class 4 1950 to 1954

1^st Tim Smith, 1954 Kaiser-Darrin

2^nd Roger Fountain, 1951 Ford

3^rd Jerry Ross, 1954 Kaiser

Class 5 1955 to 1959

1^st Ron Fleming, 1957 Chevrolet

2^nd Doug Constantine, 1955 Chevrolet

3^rd Rod Hobbs, 1956 Packard

Class 6 1960 to 1965

1^st Tammy Fleming, 1965 Ford Mustang

2^nd Trey Stamer, 1965 Chevelle

3^rd Richard Mills, 1965 Ford Mustang

Class 7 1966 to 1969

1^st Randy Moss, 1966 Ford Mustang

2^nd Bernie Dieter, 1968 Mercury Cyclone

3^rd Richard Berger, 1966 Chevrolet

Class 8 1970 to 1980

1^st Bob & Linda Winokur, 1982 Avanti

2^nd Roger Wolff, 2002 Thunderbird

3^rd Ted Saulnier, 1970 Pontiac

Class 9 Domestic Sports Cars

1^st Charles Steinhauser, 1957 Thunderbird

2^nd Joe Angelozzi, 1964 Corvette

3^rd Bob Sargent, 1957 Thunderbird

Class 10 Foreign Sports Cars

1^st Chris Cole, 1967 Triumph

2^nd Richard Ridinger. 1958 Triumph

3^rd Dan Dozza, 2002 BMW

Class 11 Trucks & Commercial Vehicles

1^st Dan Banks, 1933 Datsun Fire Truck

2^nd Tom Black, 1967 Plymouth Police Car

3^rd Gene Toms, 1977 Chevrolet El Camino

Class 12 Factory Muscle Cars

1^st Bob Nowak, 1970 Chevelle

2^nd Charles Ellenberger, 1969 Plymouth

3^rd Bob Wilcox, 1968 Chevelle

Class 13 Customs, Modifieds & Street Rods to 1960

1^st Vernon Crable, 1937 Plymouth

2^nd Tom Miller, 1932 Ford

3^rd Vince Massina, 1937 Chevrolet Pick-up

Class 14 Customs, Modifieds & Street Rods '61 to '80

1^st Donna & Terry Strevig, 1971 Chevrolet Nova

2^nd Jason Willis, 1963-1/2 Ford

3^rd Mike Ellenberger, 1969 Ford Mustang