Blacktop Motor Sports used a participant ballot, awarding trophies to the top ten cars, top ten trucks and top five motorcycles.  They gave special awards such as, best paint, best engine, best interior, hard luck story, most miles traveled and of course best of show.

There was a good variety of vehicles on display including a large number of very nice fifties and sixties models that are the classic car folk’s favorite years. Foreman Harley Davidson brought their traveling motorcycle history display.  This is a very nice collection and display of early American Motorcycle History.  Tommy has done a very nice job of display and showing some truly great American Classics for the public to see and to remember.

The Cimarron Starlite Cruisers were well represented at the show. Dan Turner displayed his 71 GMC Custom pickup, Dave Lester displayed his 54 Studie, John Dragoo displayed his 55 Chevy, Gary McCubbin displayed his mom’s 76 Cadillac and Shelby Lauener displayed his Trans Am. Gary McCubbin is also a member of the Blacktop Motor Sports Club where he worked the registration desk for the show. 

The Guthrie Flashbacks Car Club brought several of their great rides to the show.  Joe Hurley's 55 Chevy, Dennis Doughty's 60 Impala, and Dale Blair's 58 Pontiac were on display for the classic car folks to enjoy.

Noal and Katie Sinn brought their newly restored 62 Corvette.  What a great restoration for this American Classic.

The Cimarron Starlite Cruisers would like to thank the Blacktop Motor Sports Club members for hosting such a nice show and providing the public another chance to see part of American Automotive History on display.

The Flashbacks, Tom and Diana Barton drove their 59 Chevy, Dennis and Sharon Doughty drove their 60 Chevy, Joe and Penny Hurley drove their 55 Chevy and Don Reipe drove his 38 Olds over to the Buffalo Hill Steak House in Perkins USA.  The Cruisers, Jon and Judy Bartram drove their 68 Pontiac Lemans, John and Kay Dragoo drove their 55 Chevy, Dan Turner drove his 71 GMC Custom and Shelby and Donna Lauener drove their Pontiac Trans Am Convertible and joined the good folks from Guthrie for this enjoyable evening.

After dinner and lots of good conversation we loaded up and drove over to the construction site of the new Oklahoma Territorial Plaza to look over the old gasoline station on Kinder-Wells Boulevard.

On the trip home we went to I 35 and made our way North to the Braum’s in Guthrie.  We stopped at Braum’s to refuel with some of that great Braum’s Ice Cream.  We were able to make the trip home after the ice cream stop to finish a great day of tire kicking with some of Oklahoma’s best Classic Vehicle Folk’s. We are truly Blessed! 

May 1 Cruisers’ Meeting

Twenty Cimarron Starlite Cruisers’ Car Club members met Thursday May 1 at D’Mario’s Pizza.  D’Mario’s Pizza has a very nice meeting room that will accommodate about twenty to twenty four folks.  There was an update on the 2008 Perkins Car Show and committees for various needs of the car show were announced.

New club member Jim McLaughlin was introduced and Jim gave us a brief history about himself and his love for classic vehicles. Welcome to the Cimarron Starlite Cruisers Car Club, JIM!

After a great Italian meal and club update meeting we went to the new Oklahoma Territorial Plaza to view our future meeting facility.  This 50’s service station is being refurbished and we as a club will try to be as much help as possible in getting the facility read for the plaza.  The station will be a true 50’s and 60’s era facility.

The Oklahoma Territorial Plaza will be a great feature for the City of Perkins and the surroundings communities. The plaza is located on five acres at 750 N Main Street, just south of the intersection of Highway 33 and US 177.  Many of the features are getting into place such as the Water spray Park, children’s play ground, the One-room Schoolhouse, the Service Station, a log cabin which was built in 1904, twelve foot statues of Chief Notchimine and Pistol Pete, a barn which will house farming equipment from the past and much more.