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Wantage car show continues a tradition

| 13 Oct 2015 | 02:31
    As Wantage resident Kaitlyn White, 14, sang the national anthem many veterans saluted as others placed their hands over their hearts.
    As Wantage resident Kaitlyn White, 14, sang the national anthem many veterans saluted as others placed their hands over their hearts.
    A 1939 Chevy Master deluxe.
    A 1939 Chevy Master deluxe.
    This engine caught a lot of attention from the crowds.
    This engine caught a lot of attention from the crowds.
    Wantage resident Rich Winstock, who is the owner of Sky Dive Sussex, started the show with a dramatic entrance with a large American flag hanging from his waist. He was the last of ten skydivers to arrive at Woodbourne Veterans Memorial Park.
    Wantage resident Rich Winstock, who is the owner of Sky Dive Sussex, started the show with a dramatic entrance with a large American flag hanging from his waist. He was the last of ten skydivers to arrive at Woodbourne Veterans Memorial Park.
    A 1931 Ford coupe hot rod.
    A 1931 Ford coupe hot rod.
    Choppers on display were a draw for shutterbugs.
    Choppers on display were a draw for shutterbugs.
    The engine of this 1941 Willys was hardly a stock engine.
    The engine of this 1941 Willys was hardly a stock engine.
    Competing cars are shown lined up in the upper parking lot in this scene at the Eighth Annual Wantage Car and Motorcycle Show.
    Competing cars are shown lined up in the upper parking lot in this scene at the Eighth Annual Wantage Car and Motorcycle Show.

WANTAGE — On Sunday under a deep blue sky, the eighth annual Veterans Memorial Car, Truck and Bike Show drew a steady stream of visitors and vintage auto fans to Woodbourne Veterans Memorial Park.

According to Wantage Township Recreation Commission member Christine Keller, the past eight years the show has been organized by the Commission in close conjunction with the Wanderers Car Club. For the last six years they have chosen a different veterans organization to donate the proceeds of the event and often request the guidance of the Wantage American Legion Post 213. This year’s proceeds will benefit The American Legion’s program “Operation Comfort Warrior.”

Keller, the following are this year’s First Place Best in Show winners: Car - 1928 Model A 5 window coupe owned by Hank Bauman, Truck - 1940 Ford Pickup owned by Bruce Morse, and Motorcycle - 2010 Big Bear Chopper owned by Mike Magura.

— Photos by Chris Wyman