Linda Sager of Gallipolis makes a couple of last-minute checks under the hood of her 1930 American Austin. The car has been in Sager’s family since 1951, when her father bought it. Says Sager, “Mother drove it to work here in Gallipolis. She never knew where she would find it at the end of the day, because people would take it and hide it from her. She found it on somebody’s porch once. It is a rare little car, manufactured in Butler, Pa., as an economy vehicle during the depression. It wasn’t successful because larger cars were more fashionable at the time, so not very many were made. I belong to the Austin Club and this is one of the oldest original models.” Sager adds that she intends to keep the vehicle in the family, and has already promised it to her nephew.

Jeff Cavender of Charleston, W.Va,. gives his 1972 Plymouth Duster a quick buff before the competion. He owns the vehicle with his wife, Denise, and says he bought it ten years ago: “It was a mid-life crisis, I guess. I’m only the second owner of the car, and it has 14,000 original miles. I spent four years restoring it; I did it all myself in my garage. I’m a mechanic, though, that’s what I do for a living.” The Cavendars received a trophy in their division.