Heads turned as cars passed the corner of Crab
Orchard and Stanford Streets Friday night, August 20, 2010 - canopy, balloons, chairs, old people, young people, middle-aged people, laughing and talking; old cars lined up and Elvis waved at passers-by as his music blared from a jukebox… 215 Stanford Street, Lancaster, was the place to be – it was hopping! It was Third Friday, Oldies at the Ford Garage.
What started out to be a “50’s Night”, with jukebox music, root beer floats, penny candy and bubble gum, including a tour of Charles Brummett’s mini-museum showcasing memorabilia from autos to Roy Rogers and checking-out his restored 1952 Chevy Pickup truck, turned into a wonderful step-back into the late 20’s and early 30’s when Brummett invited members of his Central Kentucky Model A Restorers Club to join us.
Word quickly spreads in a small town and not only did we have about 22 Model A Cars, including two Model A’s and one camper that had just returned from a two-month road trip to Alaska; but we also had a spontaneous turnout of great guys and gals, bringing their customized, trophy-winning and works-in-progress cars from no set era, giving us even more memories.
No way for an accurate headcount, but attendance was great! Guests signing the guestbook included folks from Lancaster, Crab Orchard, Stanford, Louisville, Shepherdsville, Paint Lick, Nicholasville, Danville, Irvine, Newport and Richmond; and two foreign exchange students – one from Kazakhstan and one from Tajikistan. (One-hundred-sixty free root beer floats were served. Donations accepted.)
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