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Lynchburg Car Show winners recognized

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The annual Car Show sponsored by the Lynchburg Lions Club and Martinsville IOOF was held Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Lynchburg Lions Club Park.

Awards were presented to the Best of Show winner as well as the Best Ford, Best Chrysler, Best General Motors, Best “Other” and Oldest Car exhibitors. Plaques were also given to the other “Top 20” winners.

The following winners were announced at the Car Show:

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• The Best of Show trophy, donated by Southern Hills Community Bank, was won by Bill Wilmoth with a 1964 Chevy Bel Air.

• The Best General Motors car plaque, donated by Jerry Haag Motors, Inc., was won by Gene Stricker with a 1967 Chevelle SS.

• The Best Ford plaque, donated by Bill Marine Ford, Inc., was won by John Williamson with a 1931 Model A Roadster.

• The Best Chrysler car was exhibited by Bill Blackburn with a 1938 two-door sedan. The plaque donor was Mt. Orab Chrysler - Dodge - Jeep - Ram.

• The Best “Other” plaque, donated by Sherwood Auto and Camper Sales, was won by Mark Simmons with a 1950 Nash.

• The Oldest Vehicle award, donated by Terry’s Pizza and Grocery, went to Nick Barker with a 1930 Ford Model A.

Other “Top Twenty” plaque winners included Bob Hammons, Larry Teboe, Bob and Marge Campbell, William Cheek, Nick Lindsey, Clifford Robbins, Preston White, Ken and Bernie Miller, Charles Cooper, Ryan Lewis, Libby and John Kidder, Don Brittingham, Lonnie Davidson and Dave Maple.

Top Twenty plaque donors included Pappy’s Pub, J.R. Dye Landscaping and Nursery, Martinsville Star-Orphan Hope Lodge #182, Hiawatha Encampment #70 IOOF, Pack’s Peak Auto and Towing, Just for Looks, Turner and Son Funeral Homes, American Way Tax and Accounting, Auto Tech Sales, Westview Motors Inc., Jo’s Vintage Barber Shop, Hertlein Repair LLC - Auto and Truck, Liberty Township Lions Club, Hillsboro Lions Club and KMR Accounting and Bookkeeping.

The Lynchburg Lions Club, Martinsville Lions Club, Lynchburg Historical Society, Brown’s Distributors of Martinsville and the Buford Farmers Institute provided dash plaques for every exhibitor.

All exhibitors received dash plaques as a token of appreciation for their participation. A big thanks is extended to all the sponsors and supporters of the show, as well as congratulations to all the winners.

The Lynchburg Lions Club provided the food, and the Lions Club and Martinsville IOOF cosponsored the show. All proceeds will be used for these two groups’ community service projects.

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