Downtown wheels
By News-Argus Staff
Published in News on May 1, 2016 1:45 AM
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Neighbors Rex Stancill, left, and Keith Jones of Saulston get a closer look under the hood of one of the cars entered into the Wayne County Cruisers car show Saturday on Center Street. Both Stancill and Jones have cars they show regularly with another neighbor, Mike Rich.
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Ryan Jones, 9, shows off his modified 2000 Power Wheel Cadillac Escalade. Ryan's father, Mike, found the body of the toy in a dump and got the idea to modify the toy when his son was 5. Ryan said, "When we upgrade it again I'll love it even more." He has picked out all of the customizations and even contacted the painter that did the pinstripe work.
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William and Ann Joyner of Mar-Mac hold hands as they walk by a group of Model T cars entered in the Antique Automobile Club of America car show Saturday. William grew up sanding and polishing cars like the ones in the show. He said, "My daddy years ago used to restore cars like this."
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People gather on Center Street between Ash and Walnut Streets Saturday for the Wayne County Cruisers and Antique Automobile Club of America car shows. There was a total of more than 100 cars registered for the two shows.
More than 100 cars, both new and old, lined Center Street between Ash and Walnut streets Saturday for the first ever joint car show between the Wayne County Cruisers and the Antique Automobile Club of America.
The two shows were held beside each other, but were independent. The Cruisers' show was open to cars old or new, restored and modified, and the AACA show was a regional competition where owners could earn points.
Wayne County Cruisers president Steven Thorne said, "This is the first time for the show, and we hope to make it an annual thing."