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rom its very first day in 1995, the Function 4 Junction Show ‘N Shine and Cruise has been mostly about the craft of auto restoration, but also about taking in the sights while talking with people who know a lot about classic and custom cars, having some fun and doing good things for the local community. It began with a cruise along River Road and a show held in whatever empty field was available. A decade

later the show had grown so large that it needed the football field at Junction City High before it settled onto the side streets of downtown while the Cruise had already taken over the main drag.

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As many as 10,000 people show up each year to get a close look at more than 400 parked classic cars and watch as perhaps 600 cruisers roll through town. It’s become the second-largest event held in Junction City and one of the most popular car shows held anywhere in Oregon. On a Friday evening in 2018, the first open Cruise with newer models began motoring up and down the streets of Junction City. The Show still goes on all day Saturday in the heart of town

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while awards are still presented in the afternoon, but then everything changes as we all get ready for the main event – the classics roll out and start Cruisin’ ! After the Show is finished, whole families of spectators start to line both sides of Hwy. 99 as they wait for vintage models of automobiles by dozens of makers to start cruising up and down the four lanes through town until darkness falls. None of that happened in 2020, however, as the global pandemic response prohibited large gatherings in public and required people to keep some distance between themselves and others. Permits and permissions from authorities were not not likely to be granted, and the F4J directors wisely chose to cancel the event instead of trying to modify it to fit the ever-changing circumstances. A new year has arrived and most of those restrictions have been removed. With the support from classic car fans, dozens of local businesses, a half-dozen local service groups and the months-long efforts of a small army of volunteers, the 2021 Function 4 Junction hopes to create another memorable weekend for everyone!

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What you need to know to enter the Show or Cruise

Function 4 Junction 2021 Friday, June 4 & Saturday, June 5

Hours: Friday Cruise runs from 6:30pm until 9:30pm. Saturday Cruise begins at 6pm and lasts until 9pm. Show ‘N Shine is held on Saturday from 8am until 4pm. The awards ceremony is held at 3pm at the corner of 6th Avenue and Greenwood Street. Raffle winners will be announced at that time. Registration: Pre-registration is available through May 25, 2021. After that date all registration forms must be filled out on the day of the event. No exceptions. Registration on Friday is from noon-7pm in the Bi-Mart parking lot on 6th Avenue in Junction City. On Saturday, Cruise registration is from 8am until 7pm on Greenwood Street between 4th Avenue and 5th Avenue. Drivers must be licensed and must present vehicle registration for proof of eligibility. Eligibility: For the Friday Cruise and the Saturday Show ‘N Shine, makes and models from any era are invited to enter, including 4WD vehicles and motorcycles. For the Saturday Cruise, all vehicles must be from 1974 or an earlier year. 4WD vehicles and motorcycles are not allowed in the Saturday Cruise. Cruise Rules: All local laws will be enforced. While cruising you must follow all traffic laws and obey all traffic lights. No breaking traction, no hydraulics and no open exhaust is allowed. All passengers must remain seated. If any rules are violated, you are at risk of being kicked out of the Cruise and may also be ticketed by law enforcement. No throwing of candy!

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$5 discount for active-duty military personnel & veterans. T-shirt, magazine, dash plaque & goodie bag included while supplies last. Major credit cards accepted. Talk to F4J President Corrie Lucas at: 541.554.5809 Download a registration form online at www.function4junction.com

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Staging the Show & Cruise

hroughout the years, a core group of hard-working volunteer crews make the Function 4 Junction possible. With two evening Cruises to manage now, those crews are doing more than ever before. You can see them all over during the Show, but our volunteers are especially visible during an evening Cruise. They’re the folks who control car and foot traffic, staff the barricades and keep everything flowing in the right direction. They donate their time to monitor the parking areas, provide information to cruisers and guests and register every vehicle for each event. As the non-profit Function has grown, so has the need for more volunteers. Positions are sometimes available on the board of directors for anyone willing to help with the planning and staging work that goes on all year. There’s never enough volunteers available to cover all the events, even though working at the Show or during a Cruise can be more fun than being part of the crowd. F4J board members work with several local volunteer groups to sell raffle tickets and distribute this free magazine in the weeks before the Function. Board members supervise the crews who set everything up early in the morning and then clear the

downtown streets after everyone else has gone home. Function Our local and regional business Junction community plays a huge part by advertising in this magazine and contributing a range of goods and www.Function4Junction.com services too long to list. Some downtown storefronts close up shop and take the day off to enjoy the fun while others stay open, get very busy and have their best single day of sales all year. It makes a successful day for everyone – the 400+ classic cars in the Show, the 600 or so autos that will roll around town during the Cruises, and an estimated 10,000 visitors who come into town to watch. A special thanks goes out once again to Kathy Tourtillott of ODOT; Jennifer Paugh at Lane County; Junction City employees Gary Kaping and Kitty Vodrup; Brandon Nicole of the city Fire Dept.; and all of the city’s Public Works crews. They make sure we comply with all the rules that apply when staging an event of this size. Junction City Police Dept. staff always do a terrific job of keeping the event safe for all, with special thanks this year to Chief Bob Morris. Each year a wide variety of youth group

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volunteers all play a big role with the demanding job of controlling the cruise route as well as helping with the hard, unglamorous, late night/ early morning task of cleaning up. US Bank, Oregon Neurosport Physical Therapy and Pacific Continental Bank all donate the use of their parking lots for staging the Show ‘N Shine. Citizens Bank and Hagen Hamilton Insurance offer space for the Cruise announcers. while DariMart lets us use the landscaped area at their headquarters to photograph the award winners. That list goes on and on. We want to thank every one of our sponsors, large and small, for their financial and logistical support. The people who live and work in our small town deserve the most recognition. Local residents seldom complain about the inconvenience of street closures and they exhibit great patience over the dawn-to-dusk presence of so many visitors. Without their support the F4J would be a much smaller event and nowhere near as much fun for everyone...

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fter one summer lost to the global pandemic, the biggest car show and cruise in the Willamette Valley will return in 2021 to fill the streets of Junction City again during the traditional first weekend in June. The format and schedule for the Show ‘N Shine hasn’t changed; as always, cars of any year, make or model are eligible to enter our all-day Saturday street show. In recent years more than 400 cars of every description have lined the closed side streets of downtown Junction City for your up-close inspection. As always, you’ll be able to vote for your favorite to win the People’s Choice award. Also continuing with tradition, the Saturday evening Cruise that follows the Show ‘N Shine is restricted to any make or model of automobile from the year 1974 or older. Once again, no 4-wheel drive vehicles or motorcycles are allowed in the Saturday Cruise. This year will mark the fourth Friday evening Cruise, which is open to vehicles of any make, model or era, from the newest car on the market today to the oldest classic that can still roll down a road. 4-wheel drive vehicles and motorcycles are welcomed in the Friday Cruise. You can still go to www.function4junction.com to find registration forms and information for all of our events. One good change – your credit card can be used online for any and all registrations, purchases and donations, which will make those transactions easier for everyone. As with all F4J events, a majority of the proceeds will again be used to support our college scholarship fund for local residents. This year we will hold our usual raffle in support of that great cause and other local programs. So we are back, and we hope see all our old friends and make some new ones this year! Corrie Lucas, President Function 4 Junction

Function on the Web www.function4junction.com Visit our website to find all the info you need and more photos than you have time to look at. Download and print a form to register for this year’s events. You can also follow us on Facebook to stay up-to-date with the most recent news! www.junctioncity.com/news/cruisin Jamie Hooper of Digital Dreams has compiled an excellent archive of his photography from past years. www.TruckFunctioninJunction.com The Truck Function in Junction also has photos and up-to-date news online describing that summer event. www. issuu.com/function4junction To view this magazine as well as past issues on your screen, you can download a PDF file at the link above. www. willowcreekcreative.com F4J board director Crystal Freeman of Willow Creek Creative maintains our website and helps document the Show ‘N Shine every year. Find her web design company online using the link above.

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marked the fifth year in a row with near-perfect Oregon weather for all of the Function events. Clear skies and a warm spring day were enjoyed by the customary crowd of about 10,000 car enthusiasts who showed up on Saturday to walk through the Show ‘N Shine. Once again, more than 400 classic and custom automobiles were on display, and guests could get a free, up-close and personal look at every one of the wildly diverse assembly.

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quarter-mile of Greenwood Street and a block or two of each cross street were lined with cars of almost every make or model imaginable, including dozens of custom builds and rat rods that were entirely unique. Showgoers could talk with the owner or builder of almost any car to learn about its

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creation or restoration, take close-up photos or even make an offer on some of the cars for sale. Everyone had a chance to cast a ballot naming their favorite car for the coveted People’s Choice award. While strolling through this year’s Show, don’t forget to make your own choice and drop your vote in the box near the clock tower at the center of the Show...

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John Campy lives in Junction City so he didn’t travel far to show his ‘56 Chevy 4-door Hardtop.

Duane Becker brought his modified 1969 Rambler Wagon down from Albany for the 2019 Show.

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car has a full interior, including back seats with seat belts. That way the whole family can cruise including his daughter Kaylee and son Cameron. Mike’s wife Tiffany can also be seen racing the Chevelle. In fact she was the first one to drive it below the 11.5 mark. The car didn’t have a roll bar that day, and the track officials wouldn’t let them run anymore. Just that one quick pass, and back to the trailer. Unlike some of the cars ng what 568 hp can do at the track at the shows, this Chevelle gets driven often. For general , but it’s solid enough to cruising Mike can get away with orque without breaking. using pump gas. At the track he uses race Mike had the car fitted fuel that costs more than twice as much t set of slicks that would as the supreme you can buy at the local r wells. They are 28x11.5 station. It can be in the ball park of seven 10 rim that provide a full dollars a gallon. A neat fact is that the Above: Adams of Junction showed hisgallon ontact with the Steve pavement. Chevelle can useCity almost an entire 1947 Willys truck. Below: Rick May brought his ds up at the track these just doing the tire warming burnout and modified 1950 Fordquarter Business nough grip to pull the front mileCoupe pass. up from Eugene. ound. With the help of all “It’s an old school classic,” MikeBlue says. “I photos by Jen e ‘69 has been driven to a was raised in these. People respect these 94 seconds in the quarter cars and love ‘em. I bought the ‘69 to use it, drive it, and love it.” he ‘69 has been equipped If you want to see this guy in action It’s also a requirement at just go to this years’ Pinks, Armdrop u run faster than 11.5. The Racing event, in Woodburn. It’s a two-day event with a $10,000 prize. You can also look on You Tube under Johnsgard and see a few clips of him racing. He will also be at a three-day event in The Dalles. It starts with a show & cruise the first day, and ends up with drag racing at the local airport runway. Last year Mike was the “fastest car at the track” and is a local Pinks” armdrop style favorite.

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If you want to take control of the streets of a small town in order to stage a car show and cruise, it certainly helps to have a mayor who appreciates classic automobiles and remembers cruising Main Street on Saturday night – like we all did when we were younger. Larry Crowley was just that right person at the right time to help the Function grow into one of the biggest car events in Oregon. He stepped into the role of mayor following a resignation in 2003, then chose to resign in 2007 due to poor health. During his years Larry died later that same year. as mayor, Larry In addition to being a Tiger posted his greeting Alumni Scholarship donor to Function guests in himself, several other donations the local newspaper were made to that fund in Larry’s before the event. name after his passing.

He remains very well-remembered by folks all around Junction City. Mayor Michael Cahill mentioned him during his opening address to the City Council in 2015: “Municipal Judge Thomas Fishburn once told me, ‘Mike, justice served locally is justice better served.’ Over time I came to see what he and former Mayor Larry Crowley already knew – our citizens sometimes make mistakes and it is better if their peers deal with them than someone from some other city.” Larry’s sense of humor included making fun of himself, as he once posed wearing only a top hat and a smile for one of the popular “Men of the Long Tom Grange” calendar series. ‘‘He has absolutely loved Junction City” said Linda Crowley, Larry’s wife of four decades before she pased in 2018. “Whether or not people agreed with his decisions, he put a lot of time and thought into A memorial light post stands just outside the front door of the JC Police Department building with a plaque commemorating Larry Crowley’s work as police commissioner during his 26 years in local government service.

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photo by Corrie Lucas “I have always liked that truck. One day I was talking to Angie about it and she mentioned that she would like to make it more drivable. I brought it to my shop and put power steering in it and swapped the 4-speed out for an automatic transmission.” ~ Corrie Lucas, F4J President being mayor, so having to actually resign was one of the hardest things he’s ever done.’’ Larry was also known for his black 1968 Ford F150 pickup truck, which he used often during his decades of volunteer service to the community.

He sold it to local resident Jerry Purkerson in the early 1990”s, but it turned out that the family liked that truck as much as he did. Their actions prove that. Angie bought the truck back from Purkerson in 2004 and had it fully restored before

giving it to her dad as a present. One of Larry’s granddaughters even has a tatoo of the truck on her arm. The truck is a a small, moving memorial to a man much loved who gave back to his community at least as much as he received.

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“The 1970 Chevelle – known to us as Trudy – is our Summer Cruiser. We adopted her four years ago with 43K original miles; she currently sits around 55K. She enjoys long summer cruises to Reno for Hot August Nights or Tacoma for Wings and Rides. The kiddos even enjoy taking Trudy to get ice cream on nice summer nights.

“The green Dually (Fancy) is Sarah’s daily, also a 2012 Ram 3500. We bought her a few months ago out of Missouri. Flew in Friday, purchased Saturday morning, made it home Sunday night. Sarah has been looking for said truck for years now, patiently waiting for the ‘right’ one.”

“This 1968 Mustang is called Da Beast,” said Margaret Foster about her husband’s car. “ Jim is the second owner, but it was his first car. He’s had it nearly 45 years now.” Heather Hess is the daughter of the late Dan Alley, former president of the F4J, shown here with Heather’s 1966 Mustang.

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t Junction City High School’s drive-in graduation ceremony in 2020, the Bauer family rode in what was certainly the oldest and probably the most unique vehicle seen that day. Bill Bauer was behind the wheel of his rich blue 1915 Studebaker SD-4 as it came to a stop near a podium on the school’s football field. From there he could watch his granddaughter, Lilly Bauer, receive her diploma. Bill said he Below: Lilly Bauer steps out of her grandfather’s 1915 Studebaker SD-4 during her June 13, 2020, graduation ceremony at Junction City High School. Next page: Classic car owner and enthusiast Bill Bauer talks about his 1915 Studebaker (right) and his 1921 Model T.

left it up to Lilly to decide which car to use for the ceremony because he actually has two classic automobiles that are both a century in age. “She wanted the Studebaker,” he said with a chuckle. The Studebaker, which still sports its original upholstery, sits beside a 1921 Model T in Bauer’s garage (in Alavadore)?. Both cars have given him many great memories over the decades he has driven and shown them. Bill bought the Model T back in 1964 when it was already 43 years old, and he’s owned it for the remaining 57 years of its century-long existence. continued on page 34

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In 1967, he drove it while courting his wife, Nancy, and he drives it still to this day. The Model T has made several trips to Crater Lake, the last being four or five years ago with a group of Model T fans from Roseburg. The car can reach a peak speed of about 40 mph on the highway, so those trips took a little longer than the usual drive. “This is historic stuff,” he said. “It’s amazing what they were able to put together over a hundred years ago.”

The Model T originally sold for $450. Henry Ford sold millions of the nowclassic vehicles from 1908 to 1927, and the Model T is still listed as one of the most popular automobiles ever sold.

The Studebaker company dates back to the mid19th Century when it manufactured wagons and buggies. The company began making cars in 1902, and several models they designed and built became instant classics. Bill said his 1915 Studebaker sold for $1,050 when new. He bought it in 1994 from a local seller. He said within days of the purchase, he started getting letters from would-be buyers living all around the world. He turned them all down. “I didn’t buy it to make money,” he said. Over the decades, Bill has spent a lot of time working on the cars. For most of those years he also ran the Alvadore Dryer, a wellknown local processing business for fruit and nuts that’s been owned by his family since his grandmother first bought it 1926. His two children run Alvadore Dryer now.

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lives in LaPine now with his wife Robyn, but he came back to his roots in search of a dream car from those years. He found it sitting next to a barn in Veneta where it had been hidden under a tarp since 1985. Dan’s subsequent restoration was the first major work ever done on the vehicle. Here’s the story of that project in his own words: “I chose to build a ‘60 Impala partly because I was born in 1960 and partly because I remember my parents owning a black ‘60 Impala with a red interior. I always loved the wildlooking rear end of the car, the roof line and all the chrome and stainless. “Building a 1960 is not the easiest car, though. There are not a lot of restoration parts out there. Trim is almost impossible to find and replacement sheet metal is limited. “I acquired my Impala in September of 2012. I was really continued on pg 39

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fortunate to find this ‘60 almost complete, although it was minus motor and tranny. The car had all the trim and despite its age was in very good condition. “When I got the car home I immediately started the teardown process. I removed the body from the frame and attached the body to a rotisserie. I completely disassembled the frame and sent it off to be powder-coated. With the frame out of the way I stripped the inside, outside and even the underneath of the car down to bare metal. “The ‘60 had never been repainted, so stripping off the original paint was fairly easy. The most time-consuming part was all the removal of the undercoating. The body was then coated with epoxy primer. I painted the underneath in singlestage paint. I completely assembled the frame with motor, transmission, rear end and air ride, then placed the body back on the frame. “Fine-tuning of the bodywork and paint was done by my long-time friend Jim Purcell, the owner of Lost in Time Restoration. I chose to go with the original color of Cascade green with a custom green for the roof, body accents and interior. Mckenzie Plating re-chromed the original bumpers and polished all the aluminum and stainless. Mr. C of Springfield built the healthy small block.” “Mike Starks, who I bought the car from, is a guru when it comes to 1960 Impalas and was helpful in supplying hard-tofind parts. Special thanks go to Robin, my wife, for supporting

me in building the car and never asking me how much!” Editor Scott McKinley talked about choosing Dan’s car for his award back in 2017: “To me, 1960 was the start of the best decade in automotive history and this Impala shows that – low, wide and sleek body styles with designs and trim that reflect the coming of the Jet Age. Full-size Chevys were frequently described as ‘jet smooth’ in their advertisements then.”

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It wasn’t really the car that Nancy and Gary Burnett were looking for when they walked into a back room of Summer’s Classic Car Company in Eugene four years ago – but their beautifully detailed, picture-perfect 1951 Chevrolet Deluxe Convertible has won a major award at two consecutive F4J Show ‘N Shine competitions. Three years ago, with their dog Brandy aboard, the Burnetts

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Some automobiles are immediately identifiable - not because they were widely sold models or highly advertised, but because they offer a distinct profile accented by unique trim pieces and accessories. The Chevy Deluxe convertible is certainly that kind of car. but he and Nancy went to Summer’s on that day in 2017 to see a Model T the dealer thought he might like. “I wasn’t interested in the Model T, but my wife and daughter both fell in love with the ‘51.” Gary said. “We made an offer, but the fellow who was handling

the sale wanted to do some work on it first. He lowered it, removed the skirts and switched from whitewalls to low-profile tires and spoke wheels. Nancy went back to look at it and she didn’t want it that way.” In the end, Nancy convinced him

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and a new tonneau cover was made. With all of its attention to detail, the car keeps winning awards wherever the Burnetts enter it in a show. You

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‘Honey’ is beautiful. ‘Honey’ is also a little bit fast. Right now ‘Honey’ is the pride and focus of Junction City resident Randy Thom. Honey is his name for a 1931 Model A 2-door sedan that he’s known for a very long time. Thirty years ago, Randy rescued her rusted chassis, parts and frame from a barn in Marcola. Then about eight years ago Randy went through a divorce. Rather than start hanging out at bars like some other divorced friends of his had done, Randy decided to be more productive with his time and his money – so he started to work on Honey. Randy’s original plan was to ratrod the car using old parts. After he started working, however, he decided the car was too nice to do that. This meant that reconstructing Honey became much more expensive. Randy would do some work on the car, and then wait while he earned enough money to do more. All the fabrication work was done

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In 2019 the F4J Friday Cruise was just three years old and growing fast, although it still had a long way to go before the crowd could match the the thousands of classic car lovers who show up for the Cruise on Saturday evening. The loss of opportunity to cruise in 2020 might have slowed that

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growth just a little, but the demand for a chance to cruise newer cars continues to run strong. All makes and models of cars from any era are invited to enter the Friday evening Cruise, including 4WD vehicles and motorcycles. With the downtown streets open for cruisers only, the slow pace allows for a time-warp

comparison between working antique automobiles that roll the road right next to showroom-quality new models by the same maker. It doesn’t matter if you’re a genuine wrencher or a gearhead or if you just like to talk about cars, you’ll find plenty of other folks sitting nearby who feel the same as you...

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Best ‘20s-’30s Modified Runnerup 1930 Chevrolet Sedan Joe & Sherri Davis, Albany 2019 was the fifth consecutive year that a Joe Davis-owned car took home some F4J hardware. In 2015 Joe and Sherri’s customized 1935 Ford 5-window Coupe won the Editor’s Choice and Best Wheels & Tires awards. The following year they brought a 1954 Ford Victoria Crestline 2-door hardtop that took the 50’s Stock category. In 2017 and again in 2018 their 1952 Chevrolet Bel Air DeLuxe earned two consecutive People’s Choice Awards.

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Best Engine 1932 Olds Rocket 3-window 324 Tri-Power George Smith, Eugene

Best Interior ~ 1955 Chevrolet 210 Bud Johnson, Springfield

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Best ‘20s-’30s Stock 1931 Ford Model A Sedan Russ Smith

Best Rat Rod 1938 Dodge Pickup Mike & Robin Cupp, Stayton

Best ‘50s Modified 1956 Ford Thunderbird Convertible Stacy & Chet Kokkeler, Junction City (they also won the Dan Alley President’s Choice award in 2018, when this photo was taken)

Best ‘40s Modified 1948 Mercury Monarch Ron Hulse, Eugene

Best ‘50s Modified Runnerup 1955 Chevrolet 210 Pro Street Jerry & Carrie McColly, Salem

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Show. Whole families and spectators of all ages line both sides of the four lanes of Hwy. 99 that run through town, watching as vintage vehicles of every make and model roll those roads until darkness falls. They weren’t able to celebrate in 2020, but a big crowd is expected to restart the tradition in 2021...

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