Mustangs Rolled into Fernbank Park

 

What is an open car show without the iconic Ford Mustang? The 36th Annual Rollin' On the River Car Show held in picturesque Fernbank Park on the banks of the Ohio River saw plenty of the iconic "pony cars" on display. Here are just a few of them.

Some Very Old Cars Went Rollin' On the River

 

Over the years the Rollin' On the River Car Show in beautiful Fernbank Park on the banks of the Ohio River has seen nearly every kind of car from just about every era. The 36th annual event was no different as a large selection of very old automobiles rolled into the park to help raise funds for a number of youth charities. Among them was a 1937 Chevrolet coupe, some early Fords, a Chevy coupe that actually ran the 2007 Peking to Paris rally, and a 1937 Ford coupe. 

Thirty-sixth Annual Rollin' On the River Car Show

 

A cool summer day with intermittent sprinkles didn't keep away too many folks as about 400 cars and trucks rolled into Fernbank Park for the 36th Annual Rollin' on the River Car Show. The event supports a number of local children's charities. This is always a large show that draws a lot of great vehicles. Among this year's entrants was a Chevrolet Chevelle, an Oldsmobile Cutlass convertible, a souped up 1953 Ford Custom, a 1947 Mercury Eight convertible, a Ford Galaxie 500 convertible, a Chevy Malibu, and two Chevy Corvair models. 

Wrapping Up the Back the Heroes Rumble for Now

 

Today I am wrapping up my coverage of the Back the Heroes Rumble. At least for now. With over 150 cars and trucks rolling onto the campus of West Clermont Schools in order to support the area's first responders, there are plenty more vehicles to post. But I need to move on to get to some other shows. As always, let me know what you thought of this event by either leaving a comment (no ads, please, they will just be deleted) or by dropping me an email at turnerbudds@yahoo.com. For today, we have a 1970 Dodge Charger, a Chevrolet Siverado pickup truck, a Chevy 3100 pickup, a 1978 Ford Pinto, a 1987 Dodge Diplomat police cruiser, a 1924 Ford Model TT truck, and a 1954 Ford Customline. 

Corvettes Backed the Heroes

 

Soldiers coming home from Europe after World War II had gotten a taste of the small sports cars countries such as England and Italy had to offer. They liked the performance, the speed and the agility of those automobiles. Detroit knew it had to respond with their own versions of a two-seater sports car. General Motors was the first to take up the gauntlet when, in 1953, they introduced the Chevrolet Corvette. The Vette wasn't an instant success, but Chevy knew the problems and started to address them. Now, eight generations in, it's all but impossible to go to an open car show and not see a number of Corvettes, generally crossing multiple generations. The Back the Heroes Rumble was no exception. Here are just some of the Vettes on hand to help support the local first responders at that event.

Camaro Came Out to Back the Heroes

 

Introduced in 1966 for the 1967 model year, the Chevrolet Camaro was General Motor's direct competition to the surprisingly popular Ford Mustang. At the unveiling, a reporter asked one of the Chevy marketing executives "what is a Camaro?" Supposedly the exec replied that it was a "vicious creature that eats ponies." Whether that's 100 percent true or not it still makes for a good show. And it made for good sales, too. The Camaro has now been around for six generations. That could be why there was a generous supply of them on hand for the 8th Back the Heroes Rumble. Here are just a few that were present that day.

A Car Show to Support First Responders

 

For the eighth year the Back the Heroes Rumble held on the campus of West Clermont Schools raised money to support the area's first responders. This year over 150 cars and trucks showed up on a beautiful summer day. Among them was a 1965 Plymouth Fury III, a Chevrolet Monte Carlo, a concours quality 1961 Studebaker Hawk, and a custom 1948 Chevy delivery van.