The Greenwich Time
August 8, 2010
When Greenwich resident Evan Delman saw a
Model T drive by his house one day
last
year, he knew he had to have one.
Less than a week later, Delman had the successor to the Model T -- a
classic, tan
1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe -- parked in his driveway.
Delman showed off his newly fixed up classic automobile
Sunday at a car show fundraiser organized by local car clubs to support
St. Roch Church.
"I'm learning a lot," said Delman, as he glanced at nearly
100 other classic cars parked in the Horseneck Lane parking lot.
"It seems like the most popular are the muscle cars, but I still
like the originals. This is where it all started."
Carmen Moretti, show organizer and trustee of St. Roch Church,
said the church held a car show in 1999, but it wasn't until
recently that church members decided to bring the idea back.
"We were trying to think of fundraisers and my own car won 10 years
ago,"
said Moretti, remarking on his 1951 Ford classic convertible.
"I recently bought the car back and it gave me the idea."
The event featured cars from
the 1930s, like Delmans, to present-day, special-interest cars,
like Gary Cunningham's 1978 Jeep CJ7. The red Jeep was lifted off the
ground by large off-roading tires, which Cunningham said never fails
to turn heads.
"It's not something you see every day," Cunningham said, describing
how he
fully restored the car during a five-year process. "This is a hobby
for me. It's just a fun thing to do."
The show was supported by many local car groups like the Connecticut
Seaport Car Club, which is based in Southport. Club President Mark Milosky
displayed his rare baby blue 1958 Edsel Citation.
"I've been interested in this since I was a teenager," Milosky
said.
"We pretty much go every weekend to a show and have a weekday cruise."
The 1950s- and 1960s-era
muscle cars seemed to gather the biggest crowds,
especially a candy green Ford Cobra convertible two-seater with wood
paneling on the dashboard.
Three-year-old George Johnson was admiring the car with his father and
older brother Carter,
a junior at Brunswick School. The Johnson family said they frequent
car shows
on the weekend and admire the hard work that goes into the hobby.
"I appreciate the time and work that is put into keeping them as they were," said Carter Johnson.
The all-day car show was
the second event this weekend kicking off a feast and festival that
will feature special ceremonies and events at the church between Aug.
11-14.
Moretti said the church held a dance on Saturday night.
