The Downtown Throw Down

 

This year's Downtown Throw Down was the victim of bad weather. Over the past few years this event has been a major draw late in the area's car show season. This year, because of rain, only about 30 vehicles showed up to help support the Southwest Ohio VFW Memorial Team who does their best to ensure that the graves of fallen veterans are taken care of. Among the cars at this year's event was a mostly unrestored 1941 Pontiac coupe, a 1979 Jeep Cherokee, a 1984 Chevy Chevette, a Mach 1 Ford Mustang, a Mustang Boss 302, a 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air station wagon, two different Fox body Mustangs, and a Type 2 Volkswagen mini bus.

Wrapping Up the Spirit In the Sky

 

Today we'll be wrapping up the coverage of the 5th Annual Spirit In the Sky Car Show held in Blanchester to raise money to support the Lane Heeg Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund offers scholarships to students of Blanchester High School and the 4-H of Clinton County. Among the more than 100 cars and trucks on hand was a Dodge Charger, a Ford Mustang, a Ford Model A hot rod, a Dodge Charger, a 1969 Ford Mustang, a 1965 Mustang, and a Chevy Styeline sedan.

A Lot More Than a Car Show

 

In addition to raising money for the Lane Heeg Memorial Scholarship Fund, the 5th Annual Spirit In the Sky Car Show offered a lot more than just a chance to see over 100 great automobiles. The almost fair like atmosphere featured live musicians, crafts, booths, and, of course, plenty of food. But with everything going on it was still the cars and trucks that were the starts of this event. There was a 1970 MGB, a Chevy Camaro, a Z 28 Camaro, a 1969 Camaro, a Nissan pick up truck, a Camaro convertible, a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda, and a very well worn Kaiser-Frazer Manhattan.

Great Rides In Blanchester

 

This 1960 Studebaker Silver Hawk is just one example of the over 100 brilliant cars and trucks that showed up for the 5th Spirit In the Sky Car Show held in Blanchester to help raise money for the Lane Heeg Memorial Scholarship Fund. Studebaker started turning out Silver Hawks in 1956 but a steel strike in 1960 hurt the entire industry and almost caused the company to not produce any Silver Hawks. But their sales leader, Lark, saw sales dip so there was steel available to make some of these beautiful automobiles. Also on display for this show was a 1967 Chevrolet Nova, a modern Ford Mustang Cobra GT500, a 1974 Oldsmobile Royale, a 1965 Olds Cutlass, a Pontiac GTO, a 1931 Ford Model A, a 1924 Ford truck, a Chevy 3100 pick up truck, a Chevy Blazer, a 1967 Chevy 10 truck, a restomod Camaro, a 1953 Ford truck, a 1969 Chevy El Camino, a Cadillac XLR convertible, and a 1972 Chevy Monte Carlo.

Domestic and Foreign Gems At Blanchester

When a show attracts over 100 vehicles there's a good chance that there will be a nice variety. And while most will be from the good ol' United States, there were more than a few imports at the 5th Annual Spirit In the Sky show held to raise money for the Lane Heeg Memorial Scholarship Fund. The fund sponsors scholarships for students at Blanchester High School and also for members of the 4-H of Clinton County. Among the cars on display was a beautiful 1968 Oldsmobile 442, a 1973 Chevy Nova, a 1977 Pontiac La Mans sporting the one year only Can Am TA package, a Volkswagen Type 2 mini bus, a Volkswagen Type 3 station wagon, a 1955 Chevy Bel Air station wagon street rod, a Ford pick up truck, and a C2 Chevy Corvette.

Some Interesting Variety In Blanchester

Blanchester was the site for the 5th Annual Spirit In the Sky Car Show. The event raises money to support the Lane Heeg Memorial Scholarship Fund which in turn benefits students at Blanchester High School and the 4-H of Clinton County. With over 100 cars and trucks on hand there was plenty of variety to see. Among the vehicles on display was a slick C3 Chevy Corvette, a couple Ford based hot rods, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air, a 1955 Ford Sunliner, a 1967 Chevy Nova Super Sport, a Chevy Silverado pick up truck, and a custom Ford V8 pick up.