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This Bright Red 66 Hemi Charger only has 34K original miles. I'm not sure if it has been restored or not. R. Crites had this car at the show.

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This is a 02 St. Louis Motor Carriage Co. Standard Model. It has a 1 cylinder 123ci engine producing between 7 and 10 horsepower. It wasn't necessarily faster than a horse and buggy, but had more endurance than a horse. That's a mother-in-law seat on the front. This was also one of the first cars with a steering wheel instead of a tiller. G. Dorris had this car at the show.

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This is a 11 Oldsmobile Limited Bucket Seat Turnabout. I believe the Limited was only built from 10 to 12 and there weren't a lot built. This car has a T-head 6 cylinder 707ci engine producing 60 horsepower. There are 2 plugs per cylinder. E. Eby had this car at the show.

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This is a 31 Cadillac 355-A V8 Roadster. It has a 353ci engine producing 95 horsepower. J. Bassett had this car at the show.

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This is a 31 Chevrolet Independence Victoria Landau Phaeton. It is powered by a 194ci 6 cylinder engine producing 50 horsepower. This is one of the first true convertibles. It has windows that roll up and down. With the windows and the top down the side pillars and windshield can be folded down as well. Prior to this most convertibles were roadsters with no side windows that rolled up and down. They just had removable side curtains. W. Dimberger had this car at the show.

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This is a 32 Buick 96-C Convertible Coupe. It is powered by a 345ci 8 cylinder engine producing 116 horsepower. For those wondering, those are not original Buick colors for 32. This car was originally two-tone blue, but the owner liked these colors better. M. Sweigard had this car at the show.

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This is a 32 Packard 900 Light Eight Coupe-Roadster. It is powered by a 320ci 8 cylinder engine producing 110 horsepower. The 900 was a one year only model. D. Haywood had this car at the show.

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This is a 33 Essex Terraplane 8 Convertible Coupe in Mauve Maroon. This car was sold new at Potthoff Brothers Motor Co. in Minneapolis MN to Ernest Thesiger. In the 60's & 70's this car was part of the Harrah's Casino Auto Collection in Reno NV. This car is powered by a 244ci 8 cylinder engine producing 94 horsepower. T. Haggard had this car at the show.

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This is a 35 Studebaker President 8 Regal Roadster Convertible Coupe. It is powered by a 250ci 8 cylinder engine producing 110 horsepower. L. Gardon had this car at the show.

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The National Auto & Truck Museum in Auburn brought over their GM Futurliner. This is #10 of 12 Futurliners built in 40. This thing is 30' long, 9' wide and 11' high and weighs 15 tons. It is powered by a 302ci 6 cylinder GMC truck engine. From what I could find these went on tour in 41, but the tour was stopped and they were put in storage when the US was drawn into WW11. After the war they were revamped and went on tour again from 53 to 56. They were then sold off. #10 was purchased by Goebel Brewing Company and used for promotional purposes. After the company was bought out the Futurliner was sold to Pulte Construction. It was eventually sold to Joe Bortz before the museum acquired it.