Decatur Summerfest, Car Show

OBERLIN -- The warm Kansas sunshine danced off the chrome, and rumbling engines echoed off the storefronts in downtown Oberlin as car buffs showed off collectible vehicles during the second annual Decatur County Museum Summerfest and Car Show May 31.

"We had lots of really good-looking cars," said coordinator Greg Fidele. Fidele said the show attracted 102 cars, which was short of the first show last year, he said, probably because of the threat of rain in the morning.

Car show organizers awarded 30 trophies:

BEST OF SHOW: 1967 Chevy, owned by Steve Heim.

Mayor's Choice: 1934 Dodge Concourse, owned by Richard Wiltfong.

Museum's Choice: 1965 Pontiac GTO, owned by Doug Smith.

Best Race Car: Belleville Motor Sports.

Best Antique:

1927 Ford Pickup, owned by Richard Shaw.

Best Ford:

1933 Ford three-window coupe, owned by David and Bev Posson.

Best Pickup:

1974 Ford, owned by David Messinger.

Best Muscle Car:

1939 Plymouth coupe, owned by Dave Wagner.

Best Paint:

1962 Chevy Impala SS, owned by Wayne Noltensmeier.

Best Mopar:

1934 Plymouth coupe, owned by Gary McClanahan.

Best Traditional Hotrod:

1929 Ford Model A Roadster, owned by Bill Riel.

Best Chevy:

1969 Chevy Camaro, owned by Renee Mullins.

Best Convertible:

1963 Ford Galaxie 500, owned by Peter Jensen Jr.

Best Orphan:

1959 Triumph, P.T. Shirley.

Greatest Distance:

1966 Ford Mustang, Chris Claussen.

POKER RUN

1. 1965 Ford Mustang, owned by Robert Groneweg; 2. 1969 Chevy Camaro, owned by Renee Mullins; 3. 1971 Ford Mach 1, owned by Delvis Miller.

BURN-OUT CONTEST

1. Casey Werkmeister; 2. Jason Gallentine.

TOP 10

(No particular order)

1957 Chevy two-door wagon, owned by Harry Craghead; 1955 Chevy Bel Aire, owned by Richard May; 1935 Chevy three-window coupe, owned by Bob Adams; 1957 Ford T-Bird, owned by Ed and Judy Estill.

1954 GMC pickup, owned by Gene Gallentine; 1934 Ford sedan, owned by Charles Dickson; 1971 Ford Mach 1, owned by Delvis Miller; 1931 Ford Model A sedan, owned by Roger Blume.

1956 Chevy Bel Aire, owned by Jim Coghill; 1965 Ford Mustang, owned by Drew Martin.