Tri County Cruisers win five trophies at Ocean City car show
Tri-County Cruisers Rod & Custom Car Club members and friends were awarded five trophies at the Endless Summer Cruisin 2018 38th Annual Hot Rod and Custom Car Show, held Oct. 3 in Ocean City.
What a wonderful week that began on Wednesday, October 3rd as Club members and friends headed to Ocean City’s Convention Center. Once there at the convention center and all checked in…. carpets were down and the vehicles were backed into place and the individual displays were set-up. Our club and friends were ready for the show to begin. Cars were staged in their designated spots within the convention hall, personalized displays were set up around their vehicles to reflect their story about their cars. Once the other vehicles rolled in to find their designated spots and set up their displays... all were ready for the show to begin. Bring on the judges and the public!
The show officially opened to the public on Thursday, but on the streets, at restaurants and shopping malls, one couldn’t help noticing that this was a Car Show Week in Ocean City! Many outstanding cars paraded down the boardwalk Thursday morning to the inlet for an additional part of Endless Summer Cruisin in Ocean City. So, there was the show at the convention center, at malls as well as at the inlet or outside the convention center itself at different times each day. There were trophies presented at many of these locations.
By Friday, The Golden Touch Band from Delaware complimented these gorgeous machines with their ‘50s hits. One couldn’t help tapping your foot or swaying to the music. This band is always outstanding! These vehicles were the perfect background for their music!
The final day for the awards to be presented to those that displayed their vehicles inside the convention hall was Saturday, October 6th. As it grew closer to 3 p.m., rodders moved their chairs up around the stage area in view of the many trophies being unpacked and placed on the table…waiting for the announcer to begin the presentations. This is the moment that can really make your pulse change its pace.
There were some give away drawings to warm everyone up and let the stragglers get their chairs near the stage area. The moment came and it was announced that the presentation of trophies was to begin. Through the excitement of the moment we heard one after another of our club members and friends names called. Photos were quickly snapped by the program photographer as well as family and friends of the awardees! It was a fast-paced process full of cheers and joy for so many of our members and circle of friends (others were called in between our own winners).
Our winners were as follows:
Class: Coupe Muscle Car
First Place: #3000 1984 El Camino – Tony Hall
Class: Competition Utility Coupe/Sedan
1st Runner Up: #3042 1979 Chevy Camaro – Charlie Mudd
First Place: #3018 1969 Chevy Camaro – Roger Hamilton
Class: Street Pre-1990
First Place: #3006 1970 Cord – Paul Harris Roadster Elite Eight: 4th Runner Up: #3026 1939 Chevy – Steve Padgett
Class: Street Rod Radical Custom
1st Runner 1939 Chevy Padgett
-Margaret Ann Up: – #3026 Steve
Hamilton