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Auto fans exhibit impressive vehicles at car show

news-leader , 2010-9-19 17:36:26

Charley Lemasters stood in the Second Baptist Church parking lot and looked intently at a black 1930 Ford Model A.

"That is one of the nicest coupes I've ever seen," said Lemasters, 72, of Springfield.

Lemasters and hundreds of other car enthusiasts wandered the lot filled with new and vintage cars at Saturday's fourth annual Victory Mission Car & Motorcycle Show.

Almost 120 chrome-accented cars and hot rods were lined up to compete for top honors in 23 classes.

Robert Craig of Willard stood proudly next to his rare Yenco super Camaro.

"You don't see many of these cars," he said.

He spoke passionately about the Chevy car that took him, his wife and friends more than two years to restore.

Craig is in a class full of tough competition, but said he is happy to be in such good company.

"It makes you proud of what you got," he said.

Further down the lot, Joshua Brack, 28, of Ozark, watched a movie from the back of his tricked-out Dodge Dakota truck.

The amber fire-colored pickup sports a 42-inch flat screen TV, as well as six other screens and 14 speakers inside the cab.

He powers the 5,000-watt system with more than 1,000 pounds of batteries stored in a covered bed.

Beverly Hammitt and her husband, Floyd, have organized the show for the past four years.

Beverly said they were expecting more than 150 entries in the car show but were slightly disappointed when registration closed at 117 entries.

"There are some great cars out there and the sun is shining, so we'll take it."

The annual event raises money and awareness for Victory Mission and its programs.

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