Classic vehicles were on display in Midale on Sunday as part of the annual Midale Classy Car Show.
“There were a lot of different vehicles there this year. There was a lot of the old, returning people who had come in the last couple of years, but there was a lot of new people who heard about it,” said Becca Foord, who was one of the organizers of the event.
Thirty-three vehicles were entered, and Foord said they looked great. Since they don’t have to travel on gravel to get to the car show, they were in immaculate shape when they arrived.
“We had cars from 1929 to a 2003 vehicle, so it was really good quality, and it was a great show just because there was such a great range of vehicles,” said Foord.
Tim Carlson of Midale won the award for the classiest vehicle, a 1966 Ford Fairlane, which Foord described as a beautiful vehicle that was nicely shined up.
A people’s choice award, which was voted on by those present, went to Lenny Martindale of Oxbow, for a 1937 Chevy Maple Leaf car.
“It is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever seen,” said Foord. “He has a welder on the back of it, because he owns a welding company, and he has it all souped-up, and it’s very unique.”
The fully functional welder was attached to a small deck at the back of the vehicle.
In addition to the exhibitors, a lot of people turned out to see the vehicles, including some who were at the Midale Pioneer Echoes weekend.
The Classy Car Show was catered by Thomas-K Welding and Fabricating out of Midale, which makes smokers and grills, and used their machines to cook the food. The money for the food sales went to the chiller fund for the Midale arena.
Foord was pleased they could showcase a local business with its own cooking equipment for those who attended the car show.
When the Midale Classy Car Show was last held in 2019, they had 70 vehicles entered, and Foord looks forward to when they can attract that number again.
“It really is a big thing, and it brings everyone together, and it’s nice that everyone has this common interest, and you can sit and talk for an afternoon about it,” she said.
