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SPECIAL
Drawings by a Lifelong Car Nut
Drawings
of cars I did as a child
when they were still on the road, compared to photos of the same cars taken at
shows (8 photos)
February
20
New Hampshireman's 1944
Dodge WC51 appears in major Hollywood film
Vehicle
owned by Ron Johanson of Londonderry, NH, appears in "Shutter Island"
starring Leonardo DiCaprio, directed by Martin Scorsese (10 photos)
October
26
Halloween Classic Car
Cruise-In, Weathervane Restaurant, Salem, NH
Possibly
the last car show of the season, at least in the Northeast (40 photos, 1 video)
October
11
First Annual Brimfield Antique
Auto Show, Brimfield, Massachusetts
Dark
clouds hung over the Heart-O-The-Mart Antique Show Grounds most of the day, but
that couldn't spoil Brimfield's first car show (39 photos, 5 videos)
October
5
18th Annual Stratham Hill Car
Show, Stratham, NH
Presented
by Boy Scouts of America, Troop 185 — clouds and rain threat kept attendance
below previous years, but still a good show (56 photos, 7 videos, 2 pages)
September
26
Bonhams New England Auction
Preview, Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, Massachusetts
A
pre-auction viewing of some very rare and beautiful vehicles under the Bonhams
tent (60 photos, 2 pages)
September
22
39th Annual Roaring 20's
Antique and Classic Car Show, Southbury, Connecticut
Huge
turnout of cars and spectators on a picture-perfect day on the attractive
grounds of the Southbury Training School (106 photos, 3 pages)
September
15
"Vintage Era Days" and
"Chrome,
Color & Fins," Endicott Estate, Dedham, Massachusetts
Smaller
turnout than the July show, but some rare and interesting cars were present on
the well-groomed grounds of the estate (68 photos, 2 videos, 2 pages)
September
13
Annual Cruising Downtown,
Manchester, NH
Nowhere
near as many cars as last year, no doubt due to day-long rain and drizzle, but
in spite of that a good crowd turned out (34 photos, 2 videos)
September
7
Atkinson Lions Club and
Atkinson Fire Department Classic Car and Truck Show, Atkinson, NH
Hundreds
of cars on the fire station and historical society lawns and parked along the
road (63 photos, 2 pages)
August
29
Cars,
Helicopter Rides, Dancing in the Street at the Moose Festival, Colebrook, NH
Events
in Pittsburg, NH and Canaan, Vermont not photographed because of rain (81
photos, 3 pages)
August
24
Ford/Lincoln Day at Larz
Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, Massachusetts
Some
interesting old Fords, such as a couple of Model T's and the first V8, but a
disappointing turnout of Lincolns (36 photos)
August
11
52nd Annuual Antique and Classic
Car Meet, Stowe, Vermont
Hosted
by Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts, Inc., on dry fields, unlike the swamp-like
conditions of last year (144 photos, 3 pages)
August
4
36th
Annual Anheuser-Busch Show & Shine, Merrimack, NH
Huge
turnout of cars and spectators. Better variety and weather at 2008 show (link
below). Show dominated by custom cars and street rods this year, fewer classics
(33 photos)
July
27
Skip's Mega-Cruise, Merrimac,
Massachusetts
Over
900 cars, old and new, in what's becoming one of New England's largest car shows
(73 photos, 3 pages)
July
22
Paris
Founder's Day Classic Car Exhibit, Paris, Maine
The
world-class Bahre Collection in the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln's first vice
president (80 photos, 3 pages)
July
18
38th Annual Bay State Antique
Auto Club Car Show, Dedham, Massachusetts
Held
on the spacious, picturesque grounds of the Endicott Estate (83 photos, 3 pages)
July
13
3rd Annual Castle in the
Clouds Antique & Classic Car Show, Moultonborough, NH
Hundreds
of beautiful old cars in a pastoral setting overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee (50
photos, 2 pages)
June
30
Sunapee Lions Club 11th Annual
Car Show, Newbury, NH
At
the base of Mount Sunapee — clouds and drizzle at the beginning, clearing
before the end. Overall, a great show (64 photos, 2 pages)
June
28
Plaistow Old Home Day's 2nd
Annual Car Show, Plaistow, NH
A
small show featuring some interesting vehicles on a rare sunny day near the end
of one of the rainiest Junes on record (33 photos)
June
10
Union Leader "Show 'n'
Shine," Manchester, NH
First-time
car show at New Hampshire's largest newspaper with fine weather, a good turnout,
some great cars, and...an Elvis sighting? (33 photos)
June
3
Concours
d'Elegance, Newport, Rhode Island
Rare
and beautiful old cars, a fashion show, bicycles and bagpipes, all at scenic
Fort Adams State Park (90 photos, 3 pages)
May
30
"Life
After the Lights," Center Harbor, NH
"At
the Top of the Lake" — home port of the M.V. Mount Washington (20 photos)
May
23
The
Kemp Truck Museum, Hillsborough, NH
Just
a short series that only a truck-lover could appreciate (19 photos)
May
19
Cadillac Day at
the Larz Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, Massachusetts
Featuring
Cadillacs and LaSalles on the lawn and many new exhibits in the museum (49
photos)
April-May-June
Early Season Cruise Nights
Five popular cruise nights around New Hampshire and Massachusetts (76
photos)
May
9
Cruising at Target 2009,
Nashua, NH
Resuming
where we left off last year at New England's largest cruise night in the Target
parking lot (36 photos)
November
2
Cruising at Target, Nashua, NH
Combined
photos from more than one visit to this popular cruise night that sometimes
hosts hundreds of cars in the Target parking lot (39 photos)
October
28
Studebakers at the Larz
Anderson Auto Museum, Brookline, Massachusetts
A
gathering of Studebakers on the lawn and a permanent exhibit of rare old cars
inside the museum (57 photos)
October
24
Shaker Village Classic Car
Show, Canterbury, NH
Over
200 cars with New Hampshire fall foliage in full color as a backdrop (78 photos,
3 pages)
October
13
Hollis-Brookline High School Car
Show, Hollis, NH
A
successful show featuring street rods, customs and oldies, with music and great
food (32 photos)
October
8
Stratham Hill Car
Show, Stratham, NH
Held
at Stratham Hill Park, presented by Boy Scouts of America, Troop
185 (www.troop185.net)
(48 photos)
September
26
Rye Lions Club Car Show, Rye, NH
Held
at Parson's Field in perfect weather, a rarity this season (44 photos)
September
22
Eighth
Annual Cruising Downtown, Manchester, NH
Several blocks of
Manchester's main drag and other streets, along with Veterans Memorial Park,
were filled with hundreds of cars (50 photos, 2 pages)
September
15
42nd
Annual Bennington Car Show, Pownal, Vermont
Held at the Green Mountain Racetrack under clouds and
occasional showers, but with good turnout, lots of vendors, and an
old-fashioned Vermont tractor pulling contest (94 photos, 3
pages)
September
7
Mount Washington Valley Old Car Show, North Conway, NH
Held at Settlers' Green on Route 16 (66 photos, 2 pages)
August
22
17th
Annual Moose Festival
Photos from Colebrook, NH and Canaan, VT. Events also held in
Pittsburg and Columbia, NH (67 photos, 2 pages)
August
17
Barrington
Old Truck Meet, Barrington, NH
A vast assemblage of trucks from the '20s through the '70s (60
photos)
August
9
51st
Annual Antique & Classic Car Show, Stowe, Vermont
A successful show in spite of poor field conditions due to the
rains (126 photos, 3 pages)
August
3
35th
Annual Anheuser-Busch Show & Shine, Merrimack, NH
On the grounds of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery (40 photos)
July
31
Bobby's
Girl, New Hampton, NH
Weekly cruise night at a classic '50s style diner (20 photos)
July
31
Bob's
Classic Cars, North Woodstock, NH
In the back room of Kancamagus Collectables on Route 112 (20
photos)
July
19
New England Concours
d'Elegance, Stratton Mountain,
Vermont
Presented by Hemmings (87 photos)
July
12
Castle
in the Clouds, Moultonborough, NH
Lots of cars at the 2nd Annual Castle in the Clouds Car Show
(78 photos)
May
24
Laconia
Nationals, Gunstock Mountain, Gilford, NH
The
first show of the season, held at Gunstock Mountain Ski Area (31 photos)
August
5
34th Annual Anheuser-Busch
Car Show, Merrimack, NH
On
the grounds of the Anheuser-Busch Brewery (52 photos)
June
26
Thunderama,
Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH
Annual show featuring Thunderbirds from all over the country. Other makes
welcome (33 photos)
May
25
Laconia Nationals, Gunstock
Mountain, Gilford, NH
An early-season show held at the Gunstock Mountain Ski Area (30 photos)
October
14
Shaker Village Classic Car
Show, Canterbury, NH
Beautifully
restored antique cars against a background of colorful New Hampshire fall foliage
(30 photos)
Gallery
of Vintage Cars and Trucks
A miscellaneous collection of over 400 cars and trucks.