“Take a Kid to a Car Show ~ 2023” brought out automobile enthusiasts of all ages for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Mason Valley’s Annual Event on Main Street in Yerington, Nevada.
Sponsored by Peri & Sons Farms, Pioneer Crossing, W.R. Charron US Navy (Retired), Walker River Mechanical, and Wild West Chevrolet, the afternoon car show featured dozens of unique cars & trucks sporting pride-of-ownership. Several vendor booths lined the street; hotdogs & hamburgers were on the Mason Valley Fire Department barbeque grill; and the Nick Elwood Band entertained the crowd all afternoon.
After the Award Ceremony, everyone headed over to the Jeanne Dini Fine Arts Center to attend the Home Brew Contest sponsored by the Yerington Theatre for the Arts followed by an evening performance by Silver Screen Comedy at the Yerington Movie House.
Click on a photo to enlarge and begin the car show gallery at your own pace. In the gallery, click on the circled “i” to show captions:
The Nick Elwood Band plays in front of the historic Yerington Post Office
Travis Crowder at the grill and Nick Beaton. Master of Ceremonies
Grillmaster Mark McGovern
Yerington Mayor John Garry
Vendor Row!
Time to announce the raffle prize winners
"Best El Camino/Ranchero Stock" Award for this 1965 Ranchero owned by Richard Ambris
Wayne Charron, Travis Crowder & Frank Pizzo
"Best Stock up to 1949" Award to Mr. Connell and his 1931 Ford Sedan
"Best Stock 1950-1959" Award to Mr. Fadds and his 1957 Plymouth Belvedere
"Best Stock 1960-1975" Award to Ms. Thomas
"Best Modified 1960-1975" Award went to Mr. Thomas and his 1968 Dodge Coronet
"Best Old Muscle Car" Award went to Mr. Beavers and his 1964 Dodge Dart
"Best Modified 1950-1959" Award to Mr. Sherlock and his 1957 Ford Fairlane 500
"Best Street Rod" Award to Taco and his 1940 Ford Deluxe
"Best New Muscle Car 1973+" Award
Happy raffle prize winner and friend
"Best Truck up to 1960" Award to Mr. West
"Best Under Construction up to 1975" Award
"Best Rat Rod" Award for 1941 514 Ford
"Most Unique" Award to the Shappiros for their 1961 Ford Falcon
"Longest Drive to the Car Show" Award to Richard Ambris from San Jose CA
"Most Unique" AND "Best Engine" Awards
"Best Paint" Award to Taco for his 1940 Ford Sedan
"Best of Show" to Mr. West for his 1957 Pick Up
Award winning Rat Rods
"Most Unique" and "Best Engine" Awards to the Shappiros
"Best El Camino/Ranchero Stock" Award to Richard Ambris with his son and 1965 Ranchero
Wayne Charron with his modified 1966 El Camino : "Best El Camino Modified" Award
From Photographer Richard Massey: “When a drone isn’t practical, my home-built Fort Churchill Sky-cam can save the day.
This afternoon I went to our local car show and used my 10′-long pole to capture these images. My camera was on the top end and my smartphone was on a bracket two feet from the other end. I activated the Canon Connect app that gave me total remote control over the camera settings and allowed me to see exactly what my camera was seeing. For stability, I rested the pole on my waist belt…very cool set up!
If you have ever tried to photograph an event like this, you know how next to impossible it can be to get an overview/establishing shot. Often, you can’t even isolate a single car in the picture. They are usually packed too close together and the hoods are often up. From ground level everything is such a congested mess. By elevating the camera above everything, it opens the scene and better tells the story.”
Link to Boys & Girls Clubs of Mason Valley site for even more photos:
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