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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 Turning back time at Wheels and Waves Coast Guard calls off Annual Seaside event showcases vintage cars By BRENNA VISSER The Daily Astorian SEASIDE – For three days, Seaside’s downtown corridor felt like a 1950s flashback. Spectators ogled at bright- ly-colored Chevys, Pontiacs and Plymouths lining Broad- way, as others swing-danced and hand-jived to rock ‘n’ roll classics in front of Dundee’s. But the flashback was actu- ally this year’s Seaside Down- town Development Associ- ation’s Wheels and Waves event, known for showcas- ing cars made in 1965 or ear- lier. This year, more than 200 cars registered to participate in a number of slow cruises through town. While many of the hot rods were models from the 1940s and ’50s, some reached all the way back to 1915. Ted and Pam Lively, both from Warrenton, sat dressed in the correct period dress of bowler hats and petticoats next to their 1915 Ford Model T. As locals, the two have attended the show as spectators for many years, but this was the first year they chose to enter a car themselves. “If we’re going to make a spectacle of ourselves, we might as well do it all,” Ted Lively said, pointing to his costume. The Livelys found the now glistening, black Model T in rusty, faded condition in a bed- room of a home in Pendleton about a year and a half ago. The owner stored it there for years before deciding to sell it to the couple, which Ted fig- ured was because “she proba- bly wanted her bedroom back.” His love for Model T’s are rooted strongly in family mem- ories. Growing up, the first car he drove was a Ford Model A, and he has fond memories of working on them with his brother and dad. Colin Murphey/The Daily Astorian More than 200 vintage vehicles and their owners showed up over the weekend in downtown Seaside for the annu- al Wheels and Waves event, which showcases cars made before 1965. “I love driving them. Model T’s are as simple as simple can be,” Ted said. With a Model T, there is no need to worry about any type of generator or compli- cated electrical wiring, but refinishing one can be a chal- lenge. Almost everything is crank operated, and sometimes it takes months to find increas- ingly rare parts — like a ker- osene taillight or tires — for a car that is the last model to be legally classified as a “horse- less carriage,” Ted said. But after months of work, the two got the car running well enough to putter down U.S. Highway 101 to the car show at the car’s maximum speed: 35 mph. Almost every aspect of the vehicle has been restored as authentically as it would have been in 1915, except for the noticeably modern iPhone mount on the windshield. The 1915 model never included a speedometer, so the Livelys use a speedometer app on their phones to suffice. search for man who fell at Oswald West “I have no desire to buy a new car,” Ted said. The Livelys’ love of pre- serving and remembering his- tory is something they work to impart upon their children and grandchildren. Ted has worked on a number of Model A’s and T’s over the years, and even passed one down to one of his grandchildren to drive to high school. “That one could go 45 mph,” Ted laughed. The two enjoy coming to car shows to share these kinds of stories with other car enthu- siasts, Pam said. They enjoy answering questions about how a car this old can still operate in a 21st-century world. “You get attached to them,” Pam said. “It’s important for people to see how things were. People don’t know our history anymore, and history gives you a good sense of who you are.” The Daily Astorian The Coast Guard on Sunday night suspended a search for a Canadian man who reportedly fell off an 800-foot cliff near Devil’s Cauldron in Oswald West State Park. The 51-year-old British Columbia man’s wife said she witnessed the fall on Sunday. 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