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	Classic Car Show Draws Hundreds By Angela Hughes Bedford Journal August 5, 2011 http://www.cabinet.com/bedfordjournalbedfordnews/928234-308/classic-car-show-draws-hundreds.html Antique car lovers and motor enthusiasts gathered July 30 at Bedford High School for the sixth annual Antique and Classic Car and Truck Show. Hundreds of people showed up to the transformed Bedford High School parking lot to see more than 40 pre-war and post-war cars and motorcycles. Before the hot, windy weather moved in, the show kicked off with a road rally, “not to be confused with a race,” said William Earnshaw, vice president of the Bedford Historical Society. “There is a specific route to follow and cars are timed,” he said. The exact route was not revealed before the race and drivers had to navigate correctly throughout Bedford. Prizes were given out to the winners. “Every year the show just keeps getting better,” said Greg Zimmerman, chairman of the show. “It is great to bring together local car nuts and like minded people together. There is such a camaraderie.” One of the standout cars at the lot was a 1960 Vett, owned by Charles and Michelle Linatae of Nashua. The original price of the car was $3, 872. Thomas, 10, and Kevin Donahue, 13, thought this experience was really “cool”. “You can come to see cars you don’t get to see everyday like Mustangs,” Donahue said. Paul Blanchette posed by his 1969 Ford Mustang boosting a electro mechanical robot in the front seat that looked like a real person. “I have just always been into cars,” Blanchette said. “I have had kids from the high school I teach at, work on it and cars like this just become projects.” Several local nonprofits also saw fit to donate and sell things at the event. Lucinda Pins made by Lucinda Yates were being sold by the club to raise funds. Yates spent two years being homeless and decided during that time to create a pin, shaped like a house. Pins were a huge success for her and the money she raised was given to a local homeless shelter. “Now, Lucinda is raising a greater awareness surrounding homeless people in our community,” said Joan Reeves, co-president of the Bedford Historical Society. The pins are being sold by the society for $16 and the tags are $10 with profits going to the Bedford Historical Society. Brian VanVoorhis and Chris Louge were selling tickets to raffle off their mustang selling tickets for $100 a piece to support their nonprofit charity Protect Mass Children. Logue is the author of “Innocence and Outrage! Recovery after Eight Years of Sexual Abuse and Rejection by Society” as told to Peter Vandebugert. A victim of sexual abuse as a child, first by his father and then by a catholic priest, Logue now supports Protect Mass Children and is sending a strong message to parents as an advocate. He is using the car shows as an outlet for that voice. The mustang raffle will take place Sept. 17. Food and beverage was provided by the Bedford Men’s Club.
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