Step on the gas - VFW cruz-in
Seventy-six vehicles, including many V-8s that guzzled lead gas a long time ago, came to Ada on Saturday. It was the Ada VFW's 5th annual Ada Cruz-In. Here's a list of winners, provided by Win Hauenstein. Several winner photos are below.
2019 VFW Cruz-N-Ada Car Show Winners
Best pre-1950 car
1940 Ford Coupe, Garry and Pat Locke, Lima
Best 1950-1972 car
1966 Chevy Chevelle, Kent Everhart, Bluffton
Best 1950-1972 truck
1966 Chevy C-10, Flint Dietz, Kenton
Best 1973-newer car
985 Olds 442, Todd Motter, Dunkirk
Best 1973-newer truck
1979 Dodge lil’ red express, Delbert Henry, Ada
Most customized car or truck
1951 Ford Rat Rod Rick Scoles, Bluffton
Oldest vehicle
1929 Ford Model A, Kay and Dorvil Patton, Harrod
VFW choice car
1956 Chevy Nomad, Roger Brim, Rawson
VFW choice truck
1956 Ford C-600, Delbert Henry, Ada
Mayor’s choice car
1956 Chevy Bel-aire, Larry and Pam Reinhart, Ottawa
Mayor’s choice truck
1956 Ford C-600, Delbert Henry, Ada
Joel Hauenstein Memorial best paint award
1967 Ford Mustang, Bob Tarr, Ada
Best of Show
1956 Chevy Bel-aire, Larry and Pam Reinhart, Ottawa
“All American Smoke-out” (burn-out competition)
1st place – 1994 Honda Civic, Matt Day, Lafayette
2nd place – 1998 Chevy Camaro, Robbie Allen, Ada
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