Muscle and Chrome car
show revs up in Seaside
SEASIDE — Several hundred
muscle cars and their proud
owners will converge on Sea-
side for the Seaside Downtown
Development Association’s 12th
annual Muscle and Chrome car
show, to be held June 19 and 20,
sponsored by NAPA Auto Parts.
For a $30 registration fee,
participants get to show their
cars off along Broadway on Sat-
urday, culminating in the Down-
town Cruise parade as they vie
for awards in 30 categories. The
awards presentation is part of the
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Registrants can also partic-
ipate in a Show and Shine and
barbecue compliments of Thou-
sand Trails Campground and
take part in the organized Cruise,
showing off south along U.S.
Highway 101. In addition, they
have the opportunity to win priz-
es and more than $300 in cash in
the SDDA Downtown Treasure
Hunt.
“On Saturday, Broadway —
from Holladay to the turnaround
— is typically wall-to-wall peo-
ple appreciating the cars, talking
to the owners, shopping, having
fun and enjoying our town,” says
Laurie Mespelt, SDDA’s special
events coordinator.
Founded in 2004 as Muscle
Beach Cruz by the late Gary
Diebolt who was a SDDA board
member, the event has mor-
phed over the years with a name
change and from showing vehi-
cles 1960 to 1978 to now includ-
ing factory performance vehicles
from 1979 to the current year.
This year a limited-edition 1964
Mustang — only 1964 were built
— will be on display. A Found-
er’s Award is given in Diebolt’s
name and an award named for
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Dolna Mespelt.
Every year a car is select-
ed to be the “signature” car for
the following year’s advertising
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See classic cars on display in downtown Seaside June 19 and 20.
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The selection is revealed when
event information is unveiled.
Rodney Fobert, the owner of
this year’s poster car — a 1967
Mercury Cougar XR7 — was
surprised when one of his car
club buddies told him to visit
the SDDA website. He and other
members of “The Unlimiteds”
will be in the car show this year.
“We appreciate that car en-
thusiasts show their regard for
Seaside through their generosity
as they participate in an activi-
ty at their awards dinner, which
raises funds for the Seaside food
bank,” says Montero. “Greg
Boat, owner of DelSol, carries
on the tradition started by Gary
Diebolt for SDDA’s car shows
to give back to the community
at large.”
Muscle and Chrome entries
will be on display from 7 a.m. to 5
p.m. Saturday along Broadway;
the cruise is from 5 to 5:45 p.m.
Muscle and Chrome is one of
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