Antique, classic vehicles draw enthusiastic crowd
For those who love all things with motors and wheels, downtown McMinnville was a wonderland of chrome, leather and exotic paint jobs for the McMinnville Cruisers’ second annual Car, Truck, and Motorcycle show. The event drew over 200 antique and classic cars with entrants from Tennessee and neighboring states Alabama, North Carolina and Georgia.
Attendees enjoyed a near perfect day weather-wise, with pleasant temperatures and clear blue skies that showed off the meticulously detailed machines to their best advantage. Looking at these machines, one had to wonder if anything as crass as oil or grime had ever come in contact with any of their pristine surfaces. But you could be sure that if some contaminant did have the audacity make an appearance, some proud owner would appear out of nowhere with a very soft cloth to banish it into oblivion.
In other words, these were clean machines, and the crowd ate it up.
For those who enjoyed the recent show, the Cruisers would like to let you know that they have some other events coming up.
They are planning a Cruise-in at Bobby Vann Chevrolet dealership in Manchester on June 29, and a Lost in the 50’s Cruise-in on July 6 at the Security Federal parking lot here in McMinnville.
Profits from the Cruisers events are donated to charity at the end of the season and benefit such charities as the Rescue Squad Toy Drive, Ronald McDonald House, Share Dinner program, Vanderbilt’s Meningitis Fund, Families in Crisis, and NHC Healthcare’s Christmas.