Thursday, March 28, 2024

Trucks Worked Their Way Into the Pumpkin Run Nationals

For a long time trucks were somewhat shunned by the old car community. For some reason they didn't hold the pizazz of many of the old classic cars. But for the past several years more and more old trucks are showing up at events and the 47th Pumpkin Run Nationals was no exception. Among the working vehicles on display was a 1942 Dodge van, a Jeep J10 pick up, a 1967 Chevy, a GMC, a pair of pre-war Chevys, a 1973 Chevy, and a 1949 Chevy.








Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Some Really Old Timers Were On Hand For the Pumpkin Run

It is pretty amazing that a show that restricts entrants to only those built from 1974 and before can bring in 2500 cars and trucks. That's exactly what happened at the 47th Pumpkin Run Nationals put on by the Fastiques Rod and Custom Car Club and held at the Clermont County Fair Grounds. While there weren't official numbers there were a large collection of cars from the very early pre-War era. Among those really old timers was a 1936 Ford convertible, a 1935 Ford convertible, a 1930 Ford Deluxe Sedan, a 1933 Dodge Deluxe, a modified 1939 Dodge pick up, a 1934 Plymouth four door sedan, and a 1933 Chevy two door sedan.







Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Pontiac Added To the Pumpkin Run

There were a lot of people who were upset when General Motors officially shut down Pontiac at the end of October, 2010. Up until I was in high school our family had Pontiacs so I felt a little twang of regret as well. Perhaps that's one reason why I always appreciate a nice showing of old Pontiac automobiles at any car event. The 47th Pumpkin Run Nationals brought out a large number of Pontiacs. Among them was a Trans Am,  a 1966 Le Mans, a Grand Am, another Trans Am, a Firebird, a Kingswood station wagon, and a Tempest.







Monday, March 25, 2024

Ford Had A Good Showing At the Pumpkin Run Nationals

As could be expected when an event draws about 2500 vehicles, there were plenty of Fords on hand at the 47th Pumpkin Run Nationals. Among them was a 1976 Galaxie, a Fairlane, a 1965 Custom, a 1959 Skyliner, a 1974 Gran Torino, and a couple of post war Custom models.







Sunday, March 24, 2024

Chevy Helped Fill Up the Clermont County Fair Grounds

The 47th Pumpkin Run Nationals, sponsored by the Fastiques Rod and Custom Car Club and held at the Clermont County Fair Grounds brought in more than 2400 vehicles, all from 1974 or earlier. With that many cars and trucks on hand it's little wonder that there were plenty of offerings from Chevrolet. Among them was a 1964 Chevy Impala, a Blazer, a 1960 Impala, a 1949 Fleetwood Deluxe, a 1961 Impala, a rare Impala station wagon, a Biscayne, and a 1961 Bel Air.








Saturday, March 23, 2024

Trucks Helped Make the Pumpkin Run Nationals A Success

When an old car event restricts entries to only cars and trucks from 1974 or before it would be easy to think that there wouldn't be much of a turn out. But the 47th Pumpkin Run Nationals, like previous years events, attracted around 2500 vehicles, many of them trucks. Among the trucks on hand at the Clermont County Fair Grounds was a Dodge 200, along with a selection of Chevy and Ford haulers as well as a sweet looking Studebaker.








Friday, March 22, 2024

Plymouth Helped Fill MoPar Country At the Pumpkin Run Nationals


 One of the unique things, and there are many, about the Pumpkin Run Nationals, is that they have three "countries" that mostly fill the infield of the Clermont County Fair Grounds. The two largest are Ford Country and what they call Bowtie Country that actually is for all General Motors automobiles. The third, MoPar Country, is for those vehicles under the Chrysler umbrella. For this past year's 47th edition of the Pumpkin Run, perhaps the largest collection in MoPar Country was Plymouth. Among those on display was a Dart, a slightly banged up Road Runner, a 1970 GTX, a 1970 Dart, a very rare Super Bee station wagon, a 1973 Duster, and a 1948 Coupe.