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Published September 23, 2008 03:05 pm - Although the songs of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks were blaring through the sound system, Carthage’s recent British invasion wasn’t about the music. . . . It was about the cars.
British Invasion: Annual Car Show Gets Bigger Every Year
By Leighton Cordell
Although the songs of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks were blaring through the sound system, Carthage’s recent British invasion wasn’t about the music. . . . It was about the cars.
The Greater Ozarks British Motoring Club’s 9th annual car and motorcycle show was held here in late July, and the participating motorists completely filled the four sides of the Carthage square.
Jaguars, MGs, Triumphs and Austin Healeys, to name a few, could be seen with their hoods up, shiny engines available for inspection by avid enthusiasts and curious shoppers. Others displayed original advertisements for the vehicles or snippets of vehicle history inside the windows. Occasionally, an owner could even be seen starting one of the cars and zipping from one side of the square to the other.
Despite the warm and humid weather, the public came in droves to view the display, remember the past, and ask questions.
“I wonder what kind of gas mileage that one gets,” chuckled one spectator, looking at a tiny green MG.
David Thorn, vice president of activities for GOBMC, and his wife, Rhonda, have organized the event since its beginning in August of 1999. David was smiling from ear to ear as he collected the orange cones that had been denoting the areas for different car divisions.
“That’s the biggest show we’ve had!” he said, as the cars began to dissipate. In all, 106 entries were present at the show, representing seven different states.
“We get people who come every year,” Thorn remarked, “and we also get new people every year.”
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