SIUSLAW NEWS
| W EDNESDAY , S EPTEMBER 6, 2017
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chool started at the Mapleton
and Siuslaw school districts
this week, marking the return to
normalcy for many families with
school-aged kids.
It is also the time of year when
people get nostalgic for all that
summer could mean — and did,
for a bunch of teens in Modesto,
Calif., in 1962.
City Lights Cinemas, 1930
Highway 101, will show two
screenings of “American Graf-
fi ti” on Saturday, Sept. 9. General
admission ticketing applies.
Th e fi rst show will be at 11
a.m., off ering a nice change of
pace from the Community-wide
Garage Sale and the ongoing
Rods ’n’ Rhodies Show ’n’ Shine
in Historic Old Town Florence.
Th e second will be at 6 p.m.
— but people are encouraged to
arrive at 5:30 p.m. in 1950s and
‘60s costumes for the chance to
win prizes in the men, women
and couple categories. Th e savvy
yard sale shopper may even be
able to build a vintage wardrobe
from items discovered at the
Community-wide Garage Sale.
Th is 5:30 p.m. time also serves
as the Rods ’n’ Rhodies Show
Meet ’n’ Greet for car owners,
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(Above) Rods ’n’ Rhodies fea-
tures four “American Graffiti”
Tribute Cars. (Right) West Coast
Autobody owner Rick Ruede,
painter Kevin Swift and young
Jackson Cargill show off the ped-
al car modeled after the 1955
Chevy seen in “American Graf-
fiti.” The pedal car will be part of
the raffle in Old Town Sunday.
be a main feature of City Lights’
6 p.m. screening.
In addition, one of the Rods
’n’ Rhodies raffl e items on Sun-
day, Sept. 10, will be a pedal car
modeled aft er the 1955 Chevy
seen in “American Graffi ti.”
West Coast Autobody, Inc.,
owner Rick Ruede and painter
Kevin Swift painted and assem-
ble the Car.
“Th e car is gorgeous,” said
Rods ’n’ Rhodies committee
member Gary Cargill. “Th anks
to Rick and his entire staff for
their support with this year’s
Chamber of Commerce event.”
produced by Francis Ford
Coppola, this classic stars
Harrison Ford, Richard
Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Su-
zanne Somers, Cindy Wil-
liams, Wolfman Jack and
Mackenzie Phillips.
car lovers and the community.
In addition to the screen-
For more information, go to
ings, Rods ’n’ Rhodies will
CityLightsCinemas.com or call
also feature four “American
541-305-0014.
Rediscover drag racing, In-
According to City Lights, spiration Point and drive-ins all Graffi ti” Tribute Cars — a yel-
this Academy Award-nominated over again in this nostalgic look low 1932 Milner deuce coupe,
classic, voted one of the Ameri- back at the early ’60s as the in- a black 1955 Chevy 210, a 1958
can Film Institute’s top 100 Films credible soundtrack brings you Chevy Impala and a 1969 Vespa
of All Time, features the coming the most memorable rock ’n’ roll scooter. Th e cars will make sev-
eral appearances throughout
of age of four teenagers on their hits of the era.
last summer night before college.
Directed by George Lucas and the weekend, but they will also
2016 Rods ’n’ Rhodies Car Show Best of Show
Dave and Merianne Pharr’s 1955 Plymouth Wagon
Pharrs and their team worked for well over
two years to bring the amethyst and metal-
lic gold 1955 Plymouth Wagon to life .
Th e car was completed in July 2015, and
has gone on to win several awards, in-
cluding the 2016 Rods ’n’ Rhodies Best of
Show in Florence.
“Big Poppa” and “Lil Mama” also have
a 1954 Buick Special. For more informa-
tion, visit BigPoppa54.com/home.html.
1955 Plymouth Plaza
2-door Wagon
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For Dave “Big Poppa” Pharr, building
the 1955 Plymouth Plaza 2-door Wagon
which he refers to as the Plymouth BA-GT
(Bad Ass-Girl Toy), was a labor of love —
specifi cally, it was meant as a surprise for
his wife, Merianne. Th e surprise came two
years late, as the project grew with Dave’s
ideas and some bumps in the road.
From highly-detailed commissioned
sketches to special ordering parts, the
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