22nd annual manchester antique & classic car show

22nd AnnualManchester

Antique & ClassicCAR SHOW

at Dorr Farm

June 14th & 15thManchester VT

Vermont News GuideTriState Pennysaver News

MANCHESTER FOOTWEARHistoric Route 7A, Manchester Center, VT

Open Seven Days • 802-362-4378

Always a Classic

For Men & Women

www.bromley.comWeekends: May 24-June 15 and September 2-October 13 Daily: June 16-September 1

10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays in July & August 10 :30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.��

Free Family Entertainment! Saturday, July 5Lustre KingsLive music: 1-4

BBQ on the Sun Deck

Saturday, July 19The Magic Trunk Show

Shows: 11:30 & 2

Saturday, August 9The Magic Trunk Show

Shows: 11:30 & 2

Saturday, August 16Lustre KingsLive music: 1-4

Sunday, August 31Banjo Dan &The

Mid-Night Plow Boys Live music: 1-4

BBQ on the Sun Deck

Saturday, September 20VINS Raptor Encounters

Shows: 11:30 & 1:30

Saturday-SundayOctober 4 & 5

Antiques Show31st Annual – a fall classic!

Super Summer Deals!

Back for 2008!Family Tuesdays

Mornings: $23 All-day $29Plus FREE ice cream!

Saturday & Sunday, June 14 & 15

Father’s DayWeekend Special

Morning $20 All Day $25

Sunday, September 14Thrill Fest Sunday

All day Adventure Pass $25BBQ on the Sun Deck

The Giant Swing24-Foot Super Slide

Twin SpinThe Trampoline Things

The Alpine SlideThe Bounce HouseShoot & Shower

The Big Splash24-Foot Climbing Wall

Bumper BoatsSpace Bikes

18-hole Championship Mini Golf

The Adrenaline Zipline

VERMONT’S SUN MOUNTAIN ADVENTURE PARKRIDES & ATTRACTIONS

MANCHESTER VILLAGE

Route 7A near The Equinox Hotel, Manchester Village 802-362-3663

With cooking this good, you usually have to help

with the dishes.Step back in time and enjoy

the area’s freshest, friendliest, down home fare.

Good food. Good price. Good times.Lunch and Dinner Daily.

4940 Main Street, Manchester, VT 802-362-1550

It’s Prime Time, Baby!

USDA Prime Beef Disappearing NightlyUSDA Prime Steaks, Burgers, Seafood, Pasta, Crisp Salads

and Scrumptious Desserts.

Nightly specials. Special nights.Open for lunch and dinner. Children’s menu.

We Offer a Great Selection of Pottery, Seeds, Potting Soil,

Manure, Peat Moss & Mulches

Homemade Fudge • Maple Creamees From our Bakery...Fresh Fruit Pies, Breads, Muffins & Cookies!

A full line of Produce, Our own Maple Syrup, Pancake Mix, Jams,

Jellies, Apples & Sweet Cider

Farmer’s choice of Vegetable Plants

Routes 11/30, Manchester Center, VT 802-362-3083 Route 30, Newfane, Vermont 802-365-4168

Hanging Baskets • Annuals • Perennials

Asparagus • Scallions • Lettuce • Peas

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22nd ANNUALMANCHESTER ANTIQUE &

CLASSIC CAR SHOWat Dorr Farms

Region. Check out other area events at www.manchestervermont.net.

Additional thanks to our dedicated car show committee, community vol-unteers, generous corporate sponsors, and all those who pitch in to assist with the show. Special thanks to Don Dorr for his exceptional support.

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Thank You!The Manchester and the Mountains

Regional Chamber of Commerce would like to offer a big thank you to everyone who has come back to Manchester year after year to celebrate antique and classic cars. Your continued support has made the show what it is today, a premier New England event! Thanks for visit-ing Manchester and the Mountain

Index of AdvertisersBarn Restaurant & Tavern ................................................................................15Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce .................................................14Beverage Den & Smoke Shop ..........................................................................10Bob’s Car Corral ...................................................................................................16Bourne Tire & Auto Center ................................................................................6Bromley Mountain ...............................................................................................4Candeleros ..............................................................................................................9Center Hill Electronics ......................................................................................14Cheese House .........................................................................................................7Chocolate Barn ......................................................................................................8Dutton’s Farm Stand .............................................................................................3Equinox Auto Rentals ........................................................................................10Equinox Valley Nursery .....................................................................................17Gourmet Deli & Cafe ...........................................................................................8Hildene ...................................................................................................................11Jay’s Cards & Gift s ................................................................................................15Manchester & the Mountains Regional Chamber of Commerce .........13Manchester Footwear ...........................................................................................2Mulligan’s .................................................................................................................4Park McCullough House ....................................................................................5Th orvale Business Systems .................................................................................9

Manchester Antique & Classic Car ShowA HERSAM ACORN NEWSPAPERS PUBLICATION

Cover Design: Melissa MillerCover Photo: Courtesy Dean Polis

Editor: Susan J. Coons

Vermont News Guide99 Bonnet Street, Manchester, Vermont 05255

802-362-3535

TriState Pennysaver News109 South Street, Bennington, Vermont 05201

802-447-3381 • 800-234-1432General Manager: Renee Tassone

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One of America’s best-known automotive writers and auto his-torians, Pat Foster will host a book signing at the show from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. A dedicated researcher with broad experience in the auto industry, Foster has been writing about automobiles for more than twenty years. His work has appeared in Automobile Quarterly, Automotive News, Hemmings Classic Car, Chrysler Magazine, Jeep magazine Collectible Automobile, Forward (magazine of the Chrysler Museum), Reader’s Digest, Hemmings Muscle Machines, Dodge Magazine, Cars & Parts, Strada, Special Interest Autos, AutoWeek, Car Collector/Car Classics, Automotive History Review, Journal of the Society of Automotive Historians, and other periodicals. Foster has regular columns in Hemmings Classic Car and Old Cars Weekly.

He’s considered the foremost authority on Jeep, American Motors Corporation and related brands including Rambler, Nash, Hudson, AM General, Jeffrey and Lafayette. Foster has assembled thou-sands of vintage factory photographs and automo-tive literature into an AMC archive called The Patrick R. Foster Historical Collection.

Foster has written 13 books and has won numerous writing

awards. His “American Motors” book was named an Outstanding Book for 1994 by the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA). The Metropolitan Story was awarded a Bronze Medal by the International Automotive Media Council. Foster’s The Story of Jeep won the AACA’s prestigious Thomas McKean Memorial Cup Award as the best book of automotive history for 1998. In 1997 Foster received the highest honor awarded by the Society of Automotive Historians for magazine writing when a biographical article on George Romney, which appeared

in Automobile Quarterly, was named Outstanding Periodical Article for the year.

Foster also served as head of the Nash Car Club of America’s (NCCA) Nash Heritage Preservation Project. Over a six year period he interviewed former Nash dealers, factory workers and executives, record-ing their reminiscences on video and audiotape for the NCCA’s historical archive. In 2003 the Society of Automotive Historians recognized Foster’s work by presenting him with the prestigious James J Bradley

Distinguished Service Award by for “an outstanding job in the preservation of historic materials...”.

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BOOK SIGNING WITH AUTHOR & AUTO HISTORIAN, PAT FOSTER

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GOOD NEWS GARAGEWe are proud to announce that a portion of the 2008 proceeds

from this show will go to benefit Good News Garage. Good News Garage’s mission is to create economic opportunity by pro-viding affordable and reliable transportation options for people in need in VT, NH, CT and MA. The goal of Good News Garage is to repair as many donated cars as possible and offer them to low-income individuals in need of transportation. Your donated vehicle can be a vehicle for change for an individual who is facing transportation barriers for school or employment. Be sure to stop by the Good News Garage booth!

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1939 Buick — Photo by Lee Krohn______________________________________________________

Stop by the Hemmings booth to chat with Hemmings editors! The editors will be on site to meet at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Bring photos of your autos and your best auto stories!

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MEET & GREETHEMMINGS MOTOR NEWS EDITORS

Special thanks to our sponsors who will provide the bus to town. The bus will be available free of charge to all who wish to catch a ride into town! The bus will run every hour on Saturday from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. The bus will pick up and drop off passengers near the barn on the show field and the following locations: Northshire Bookstore, Southern Vermont Arts Center, American Museum of Fly Fishing and Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home.

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BUS TO TOWN

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The Packard Story begins in 1898, Mr James Ward Packard and William Doud Packard, with their engineering minds decid-ed to purchase a early Winton automobile, hearing that they were made by a man by the name of Winton. They set out to Cleveland to went to see Mr. Winton and purchased a motor carriage. After the purchase of the Winton it is said that James Packard had numerous problems with the vehicle which required numerous repairs. On one occasion when Mr Packard returned to visit Mr. Winton he suggested a number of improve-ments which could be done to improve his line of vehicles. Maybe Mr. Winton had a bad day or was sick of the complaints of Mr. Packard and responded by saying something down the lines of “ Well, Packard, if your so smart, why don’t you build one yourself.” James Ward took this advise and ... that is how the Packard marque began...

Whilst visiting Winton he spoke to Mr. G. Weiss and mentioned the conversation between himself and Winton. In April 1899, James Ward Packard contacted George Weiss again suggest-ing that they start their own automobile com-pany. G.Weiss left Winton and an agreement

was reached between the two Packard brothers plus George L. Weiss and W.A. Hatcher. The partnership was named Packard and Weiss.

James Ward set aside a section of the Packard Electrical Plant and all involved began graphing and designing their new auto-mobile creation. After much hard work and many hours of love and labor, on November 6, 1899 the first Packard known as the Model A chugged along the streets of Warren Ohio. Within 1899

there were a total of 5 Packard built.Packard began producing automobiles under

the name of the Ohio Automobile Company.Spring 1900 Packard introduced its second

automobile Model B, there were 49 of these models built. In the following years up to 1903 there were more than 260 vehicle produced by the company.

In 1903 the directors of the Ohio Automobile Company decided to move the plant to Detroit. Packard directors also decided to change the name of the company to the “Packard Motor Car Company” to disassociate the company with any geological aspect.

THE PACKARD MOTOR CAR COMPANY

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During the early years there were many achievements made by Packard, these include,

In 1900 Packard introduced the first steering wheel to be used on a production vehicle.

In 1901 Packard entered five vehicles in the New York to Buffalo endurance run, although the majority of vehicles entered did not complete the run all five Packard automobiles finished among the leader.

In 1903 a Packard, single cylinder Model F, driven by Mr. Tom Fetch smashed the transcontinental crossing record set by Mr. Winton by an amazing 3 days.

These are just some of the many achievements made by Packard.

The first major produced Packard was the Packard 1903 Model K. This was the last vehicle to be built at the Ohio factory. Even so this vehicle did not sell well. The Model K was said to be the first American 4-cyclinder vehicle produced. It was also the first Packard that had 2 headlights standard and used 12-spoke wheels. Unfortunately this vehicle was too expensive to make and sold for a whopping $7,500. The company ended up loosing more than $200,000 getting the car into production and due to the price only 34 models were sold.

The next vehicle to hit the Packard production line was the Model L. This vehicle cost $4,850 ( $2650 cheaper than the

Model L). There were 207 of these vehicles sold. A large improve-ment on the previous model. Even so, the Packard Company was going to almost double its output with the introduction of its next model. The Packard Model N. It was introduced in November 1904. This was the 9th model that Packard produced, this was the only vehicle available from Packard in 1905 and there were 403 vehicles sold.

Production continued to increase with the introduction of both the Packard 18, 24 and the Packard 30, the vehicles name was based on their horsepower. For example: the Packard 18 delivered 18 horse power. By 1909 Packard sales had made profits of $15 million. Packard was now a major producer of automo-biles in America. The Packard Motor Car company became a name that stood for quality and luxury.

In 1911 Packard employment had grown to over 6,000 employ-ees and the Packard factory was now covering 33 acres of floor space.

In 1915 Packard introduced the first American 12-cylinder engine which was designed by Alvan Macauley and was known as the twin-six. The Twin-Six was a huge stepping stone for Packard. Sales, profits as well as the company’s reputation greatly increased. Sales of the twin-six exceeded 100,000 vehicles for 1916. The twin-six stood for excellence in engineering. Though in later years the twin-six was replaced with the straight 8 engine.

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Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Packard became the undis-putable leader of the luxury automobile market in America, out-selling Cadillac 3 to 1 in 1928. Vehicles such as the 1924 Packard Touring car, 1928 convertible sedans and the 1929 Speedster 626 runabout, as well as those bodies made by such master builders as Dietrich, LeBaron and Murphy just to name a few.

The Depression of the 1930s hit automobile companies hard, and Packard was no exception, the company was loosing sales and in 1934 Packard vehicle production had dropped well below 7000 vehicles, compared to 50,000 sold in 1928. During this period not only Packard but other great automobile companies were producing some of the greatest cars ever.

The following year, 1935, Packard built a low priced automo-bile known as the 120 series, based on the horsepower produced. This vehicle was the savior of the Packard Automobile Company. In later years the horse power was increased to 160 and 180 horse power. Packard tried introducing a lower priced automobile in 1932 known as the light 8.

The Packard 120 sales records saved Packard with 10,000 orders before the model hit the sales room floors. The price of the 120’s ranged from $980 - $1095. A total of 109,518 low priced automobiles were built and sold in the first year of production. Models such as the 120’s became known as the “junior” models.

By the end of World War II, Packard was in excellent financial condition thanks to the work they had done for the government during the war. Roll’s Royce had employed Packard to build a number of its Roll’s Royce Merlin II engines. After the war,

Packard, just like other automotive companies suffered from a shortage of raw materials needed to manufacture automobiles. On October 19th 1946 Packard produced its first post war pro-duction vehicle which was the Packard Clipper. This was an eight cylinder Packard.

Eventually in 1949 Packard introduced their true first post war designed vehicle. The design chosen was nicknamed the “bath-tub” or the “Pregnant Elephant” by the media, even the amount of bad-mouthing publicity Packard had over the “bathtub” model the Packard company sold in total of 116,955 vehicles.

By 1952 Packard was in trouble and Mr. James Joy Nance was hired from Hotpoint’s electronics, due to his success in turning around companies, was elected Packard president and general manager. Whilst president of Packard, Mr. Nance made a lot of changes that tried to regain Packard in prestige name. Unfortunately in time bad decisions and bad management played a vital part in the decline of the Packard Motor Car Company and in 1956 the two independent companies Packard and Studebaker merged to form the Studebaker-Packard Motor Company. At the time Packard didn’t know of the financial trou-ble which Studebaker waas facing If they had the merger may not have happened and things may have been different.

The Packard script was displayed for the last time on a new vehicle in 1959 when Studebaker decided to drop the Packard name. The company which had once stood for quality and luxury had vanished..

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2008 CLASSESFeatured Class: Packard

(Please Note: All cars must be 1983 or older)

A Packard 1940 & EarlierA1 Packard 1940 & LaterB 1900-1927 Non-FordB1 1900-1927 FordC 1928-1934 Non-FordD 1935-1942 Non-FordD1 WoodiesE ClassicE1 StudebakerF 1928-1931 Ford OpenF1 1928-1931 Ford ClosedG 1932-1951 Ford AllH 1952-1983 Ford All (Except T-Bird & Mustang)I 1957-1983 T-BirdJ 1964-1983 MustangJ1 Chrysler/Mo-ParK 1943-1954 GML 1955-1957 GM (No Corvette or Corvair)L1 1958-1964 GM All (No Corvette or Corvair)L2 1965-1983 GM Open (No Corvette or Corvair)L3 1965-1983 GM Closed (No Corvette or Corvair)M CorvairN CorvetteO 1943-1957 Domestic Non-Ford or GMP 1958-1983 Domestic Non-Ford or GMR Motorcycles 1983 and EarlierS Foreign Cars-Not British ClosedS1 Foreign Cars-Not British OpenT MG 1955 & EarlierT1 MG 1956 & LaterU British Cars 4 CylinderU1 British Cars 6 & 8 CylinderV Trucks 1/2 TonV1 Trucks 3/4 Ton & LargerW Factory Muscle CarsX 1900-1934 Street RodsX1 1935-1948 Street RodsY Personalized Stock & Custom CarY1 Personalized & Custom TruckZ Kit Cars/Replica ReproductionZ1 Emergency & Military Vehicles 1983 & OlderAA Car Show Committee Vehicles (Dedicated to Pete Comar)

CLASS VEHICLE

FRIDAY, JUNE 13

8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Vehicle Registration and Flea Market/Vendor

Check In

SATURDAY, JUNE 14

7 a.m. Vehicle and Flea Market Registration

8 a.m. Show Opens

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hubcap Painting Hosted by Greater

Manchester Arts Council

10 a.m. Book Signing with Auto Historian Pat Foster

Noon-1:30 p.m. Poker Run

1 p.m. Meet & Greet with Hemmings Editors

1:30 p.m. Tech Sessions with Allied Engines

2 p.m. Piston Toss

3 p.m. 50/50 Raffle

4 p.m. Parade through Town (Cars Line Up at 3:40)

4 p.m. Show Field Closes

6:30 p.m. Reception at Orvis Flagship Store

featuring Green Brothers Band

SUNDAY, JUNE 15

7 a.m. Vehicle Registration

8 a.m. Show Field Opens

9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hubcap Painting Hosted by Greater

Manchester Arts Council

10 a.m. Ballot Deadline

10 a.m. Book Signing with Auto Historian Pat Foster

10 a.m. Vintage Camper Display & “Open House”

hosted by Northeast Chevy/GMC Truck Club

11 a.m. Spark Plug Changing Contest

1 p.m. 50/50 Raffle

1:30 p.m. Awards Ceremony

4 p.m. Show Field Closes

2008 SCHEDULE

THE 22ND ANNUAL MANCHESTER ANTIQUE & CLASSIC

CAR SHOW COMMITTEE:Joe Giolito, Barbara & Tom Truex, Sue & Hank Ashton,Tria Giuliani & Gene Bilka (Equinox Auto Rentals),

Tom Bluto, Frank Hanes and Tammie Reilly

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A Safe PlaceAllied Auto PartsAllied Engines

American Museum of Fly FishingThe Aspen at ManchesterThe Bank of BenningtonBig Pine Builder’s Inc.

Bourn’s Tire & Auto Center, Inc.Briggs-Fowler Insurance Agency

Brook Valley ApplianceBurr & Burton Art Students

Cairns FamilyCasella Waste Management

Center Hill ElectronicsDee’s Electrical Service

Dorset InnThe EquinoxFinn & Stone

Fuller RestorationGood News GarageGSK Climate Control

G.W.C. Auto & Towing, Inc.Hemmings Motor News

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Hildene, The Lincoln Family HomeHome Maintenance Associates

The Inn at ManchesterKelco ConcreteLong Trail Auto

Manchester Country ClubManchester Lions Club

Martinka & SonsMulligans of Manchester

Northshire BookstoreOld Kar Barn

OrvisPalmer House Resort

Pat FosterRoger’s Corporation

Southern Vermont Art CenterUp For BreakfastUpland Outfitters

Valley DieselVermont Country Store

WH Shaw Insurance AgencyWilliam T. Burns Insurance

Ye Olde Tavern

Special Thanks to Don Dorr & family

Manchester Antique and Classic

V E R M O N T

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FLEA MARKET & CAR CORRALFrom car parts, jewelry and trinkets to antique and classic cars,

we’re open for shopping! Be sure to peruse the wares of our Flea Market vendors, which line the field. The Flea Market will remain open during regular show hours. The Car Corral is the “For Sale” section for show cars.

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POKER RUNThe Poker Run will be held on Saturday, June 14, at noon. The

fee is $5 per vehicle. This is a good excuse to start up your vehicle and a great opportunity to take a short ride through our beautiful countryside. The Poker Run routes you to five stops where you will draw a card and immediately write your car number on it. It will be the strangest poker hand you have ever seen, but the win-ner will receive 50 percent of the pot! Please pre-register for this event. Cards must be returned no later than 1:30 p.m.

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CAR SHOW PARADEA highlight for the show for both spectators and participants,

we encourage everyone to participate in this celebratory ride through Manchester Village and Center. Cars will be lined up by class at 3:30 p.m., at the Side Gate.

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CAR SHOW ACTIVITIESAND EXHIBITS

Family friendly field games and activities are offered this year including :

• Hubcap painting: We have collected hubcaps from around the country for kids to create their very own hubcap art!

• Piston Toss: See if you can toss a piston into the target (for adults and children).

• Spark Plug Changing: See how long it takes you to change a spark plug! (Adults only)

• Auto Art Exhibit: Saturday, at 10 a.m., featuring the works of Burr and Burton Academy arty students. Advanced art students under the direction of Betsy Hubner at BBA, are excited for the opportunity to show their work. Each student has selected a dif-ferent vintage auto to highlight within their art pieces. The exhib-it will include the media of the students’ choice including paint-ing, pastel, draw-ing and sculp-ture.

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OTHER ACTIVITIESYou will never have an opportunity to go hungry with all of the

great foods offered by vendors. You’ll also find craft vendors and car parts vendors as well, all to peak your interest in cars. Take part in the 50/50 raffles at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.

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VINTAGE CAMPER OPEN HOUSEA Vintage Camper Open House will be held on Sunday, June

15, at 10 a.m. This is hosted by Northeast Chevy/GMC Truck Club. Take this opportunity to sneak a peak at the vintage camper collection!

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MANCHESTER ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CAR SHOWBALLOTS, JUDGING & AWARDS

AWARDS:Trophies are awarded based on the vehicle receiving the most

votes in its category. Three trophies will be awarded in each class (1st, 2nd, 3rd), excluding the committee class.

Special trophies will be awarded for the following: Best of Show, Best Paint Job, Vehicle Most Likely to Get a Ticket, Oscar V. Johnson Award, Club Participating Award, Spectator Award, and Best Original Unrestored Vehicle.

AWARD RULES:To Qualify for an award, vehicles must be registered before

9 a.m., on Sunday, June 15. Winners must be present to accept awards. Winners will be notified by a colored ribbon placed on the vehicle.

BALLOTING:Each participant receives a ballot for a portion of the 43 classes

and the following special awards: Best of Show, Best Paint Job, and Best Original Unrestored Vehicle. Spectators receive ballots for the Spectator Award.

Vehicle Most Likely to Get a Ticket is chosen by the Sheriff. The Oscar V. Johnson Award is chosen by the Johnson family. The Club Participation Award: Clubs may pick up an entry form at the registration table and return it by 10 a.m. on Sunday to qualify for this award.

BALLOTS MUST BE RETURNED BY 10 A.M. ON SUNDAY, JUNE 15, AT THE REGISTRATION TENT.

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THANKS FOR JOINING US IN 2007!Over 3,500 spectators came to view a total of 688 registered

vehicles. With Studebaker as the featured class, the show had nine Pre-War and 45 Post-War Studebakers on exhibit. The Packard is the 2008 featured class.

DORR FARMDorr Farm, the site of last year’s reception, will be the new

venue for the 22nd Annual Manchester Antique & Classic Car Show on June 14 and 15, 2008. The farm, located just .6 miles from the center of town on Bonnet Street, is a convenient loca-tion and perfect backdrop for the show.

We have lots of great plans for the 2008 show. New field activi-ties, a revised class list, new vendors, and more! You can look forward to a book signing and appearance by author and auto historian, Pat Foster; meet and greet with Hemmings Motor News editors; tech sessions with Allied Engines. There will also be an Auto Art Exhibit featuring local high school students.

Fees have been reduced for 2008 from $12 per car to $10 per car. We are proud to announce that a portion of the 2008 proceeds from this show will go to benefit Good News Garage. Good News Garage’s mission is to create economic opportunity by providing affordable and reliable transportation options for people in need in Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Be sure to stop by the Good News Garage booth.

Join us for an evening reception, hosted at the beautiful Orvis Flagship Store on Saturday, June 14, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at 4180 Main St., Manchester, Vermont. The Orvis Flagship Store is a true destination spot — at 25,000 square feet, it features a beau-tiful fireplace, outdoor and indoor trout ponds, and a fantastic display of sporting collectibles and original artwork. All guests will receive $25 off any purchase of $50 or more valid for the duration of the evening. An Orvis fly-fishing instructor will also be available to provide you with free casting instruction.

Enjoy live entertainment by the Green Brothers Band. Performing for 13 years throughout New England and New York, the Green Brothers Band offers a blend of jazz and rhythm and blues with a soul-stirring punch. Savor a cocktail dinner served by Bistro Henry Restaurant. The vast menu includes pulled pork, smoked trout mousse, mushroom tartlets, Maine crabmeat hors d’oeuvres, and much more. A cash bar will also be available.

Come out for an evening of good food, fine music and friends. Please join us for the 2008 Orvis Car Show Reception. Tickets are $15.

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Photo by Lee Krohn

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DIRECTIONS Dorr Farm on Route 30 in Manchester, Vermont• From Route 7A South:Just after Northshire Bookstore, take a left onto Bonnet Street

(Route 30 North). Continue for .6 miles. Dorr Farm is located on the right just after the Dana L. Thompson Recreation Park

• From Route 7A North:Just after the First Baptist Church of Manchester, take a right

onto Bonnet Street (Route 30 North). Continue for .6 miles. Dorr Farm is located on the right just after the Dana L. Thompson Recreation Park.

RT 11/30-West Route 7A North to Rutland

Blinking Light 11/30 East

Rotary

Seminary Avenue

Union Street

Route 7A South to Bennington

River Road

Equinox Hotel

Hildene

Dorr Field

Car Show Entrance

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MANY THANKS...Many thanks to the Cairns family for their support; the Equinox

Hotel Resort and Sap for sponsoring author, Pat Foster; The Kitchen Store at J.K. Adams for producing the 2008 awards.

Special thanks go out to our advisors, some of whom you may know from the “hey days” at HIldene”: Jack Clark, Linda and Terry Spence, Lee and Sara Schopmeier, and Don Dorr.

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Photos by Lee Krohn

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22nd annual manchester antique & classic car show

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