SPRING MILLS — Faith Alive Fellowship Church, located at 4394 Penns Valley Road near Spring Mills, hosted its fourth annual car, truck and motorcycle show Aug. 4.
Show organizer Autumn Fetterolf said this show is held as a community outreach project by the church’s youth group.
The entire show was free of charge. No registration fees were charged to show entrants, and a covered pavilion on church grounds held a supply of free barbecued chicken, hot dogs, chips, home-baked desserts and drinks for entrants and spectators.
Youth group members handled vehicle registration, parking, judging and the awarding of trophies. About 45 vehicles, including muscle cars, antiques, hot rods, drag racers, pick-up trucks and motorcycles, were entered in the show.
Preston Fetterolf showed an eye-popping green 1974 Chevy pick-up, which he calls “The Hulk,” complete with Incredible Hulk decals on the bed sides and a Hulk figure standing in front of the radiator. The color is a 2002 Chevy color called bright yellow green. The engine compartment features a 383 Chevy V-8 and lots of chrome, including aftermarket chromed inner fenders.
Rick Sabol came from Morrisdale with his maroon 1976 Dodge Dart coupe, which he bought new in 1976 and has owned ever since then.
“It sat in a garage from 1983 to 2013,” Sabol said. The 340-cubic-inch V8-powered Dart was brought to show condition by Sabol and last month took first place in its division at the Chrysler Nationals in Carlisle. The model’s last year of production was 1976, and it overlapped with the new Dodge Aspen.
“The salesman tried to sell me an Aspen, but I liked the Dart body style much better,” said Sabol.
Larry Webb, of Aaronsburg, brought his 1956 Ford Thunderbird, which he bought in Salt Lake City in 1966 during his military service. Webb drove the ‘Bird for awhile, then garaged it for 48 years before bringing it out and having the 312-cubic-inch V8 engine rebuilt and many new parts installed by Metropolitan Restoration in Hartleton. The car has its original black paint and some faded chrome, but still looks good. Webb plans to gradually bring the car back to showroom condition.
Boalsburg’s Harry Whitman showed off his 1966 Mustang Sprint 200 convertible at the show. The Sprint 200 was a limited-edition Mustang using the Ford 200-cubic-inch, inline six-cylinder engine, along with some extra chrome and graphics. It is said that Ford produced this version of the Mustang because demand for the popular 289-cubic-inch V8 was exceeding the company’s supply. Ford had plenty of the sixes available because of sagging sales of the Ford Falcon compact, which used the same 200-cubic-inch engine.
Also on display at the show was Bob Steiger’s 1968 Plymouth Fury II hardtop. At almost 18 feet long, with a 383-cubic-inch V8 engine, it has its original light blue paint and a black vinyl roof. Steiger, of Spring Mills, has owned the car since 1984.
One hot rod receiving plenty of attention from spectators was Dale Hostetler’s 1930 Model A Ford sedan, done up in rat-rod style with a natural rust patina on the body and bright red steel wheels. A supercharged Chevy engine powers the beast, and its interior door panels are composed of old license plates, giving the rod lots of character.
