Back to the Pumpkin Run

 

The annual Pumpkin Run Nationals is one of the region's largest and longest running old car events. This year, for the 49th incarnation of the event, the sponsors, the Fastiques Rod and Custom Car Club, saw nearly 3000 cars and trucks roll into the Clermont County Fairgrounds on a warm and sunny October weekend. What makes that number even more impressive is the fact that every one of those vehicles had to be from 1974 or earlier. Among those gems was a 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II, a 1930 Packard, a war time Chevy coupe, a 1960 Chevy Impala, a 1932 Pontiac 8, a 1971 Dodge Dart Swinger, a Studebaker Daytona, and a 1968 Buick La Sabre. 

Wrapping Up Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS with MoPar

 

Rain and cold kept the usually massive number of cars and trucks that had, in the past, headed to Lawrenceburg for the Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS show to just around 200. Still, the ninth edition of this show managed to attract a substantial number of MoPar gems. Among them was a Chrysler Newport, a pretty purple Plymouth Duster, a 1970 Plymouth Superbird, a pre-War Plymouth sedan, a Plymouth Fury I station wagon, a Plymouth 'Cuda, a Dodge Shelby Charger (yes, for a while Carroll Shelby was working with Dodge on high performance vehicles), and a 2008 Plymouth PT Cruiser. As always, let me know what you thought of this show by either leaving a comment, no ads, please, or by dropping me an email at turnerbudds@yahoo.com. 

Corvettes Sailed Into Lawrenceburg

 

Sailing into a river city is not uncommon. But seeing a large number of Corvettes cruise into Lawrenceburg, well, that isn't uncommon either if it is on the day of the 9th Annual Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS show. Here are some of those Chevy sports cars that showed up despite the rain and cold.

 

To help support the cause of raising money for research as part of the 9th Annual Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS show in Lawrenceburg, a large contingent of trucks was on hand despite it being a cool and rainy day. Among those in attendance was an International Harvester 1100 as well as pickups from Chevrolet, GMC and Ford.

Mustangs Rode Into Lawrenceburg

 

The 9th Annual Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS show held in Lawrenceburg saw a large number of Ford Mustangs on hand to help raise money for research into that disease. Here are just some of them.

Cars Wearing Bowties Came to Lawrenceburg

 

The logo for the Chevrolet is quite iconic. Being worn by the automobiles since 1913, it was introduced by William C. Durant who, along with the Chevrolet brothers, Louis and Arthur, started the company two years prior. The origins of the logo are unknown but there are several theories including that Durant saw the shape on wallpaper in France or that he saw it in a newspaper ad. Whatever the real story is, the logo, often referred to as a "bowtie," is symbolic with General Motor's largest car company. A lot of bowties were in Lawrenceburg for the 9th Annual Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS show. Here are just a few of the Chevy cars and trucks that were on display, including a Chevelle, a 1964 Nova station wagon, a Camaro, a Custom 10, an El Camino, another Camaro, and a Nova.

WV Was On Hand In Lawrenceburg

 

In the 1930s, Germany, like much of the world, had an economy spiraling in depression. At the time, cars were a huge luxury which very few could afford. The solution was to create an affordable car for the people. The call was for a basic automobile that could carry two adults and two to three children. The result was a small car that could do just that, powered by an air cooled, flat four-cylinder engine mounted in the rear of the car. It was called the People's Car or Volkswagen. The Type 1, better known as the Beetle, became one of the biggest selling cars in the world. There were more than a few VWs on hand for the 9th Cruisin' to a Cure for ALS show in Lawrenceburg. Here they are.