Gangsters, Guns and Girls

 

The Annual Rides On Monmouth show is not only one of the largest car events in the region, attracting hundreds of automobiles, but it is also held in a city with a lot of interesting history. Following the establishment of prohibition, the city of Newport became breeding ground for vice and corruption all overseen by gangsters and the cops and politicians they had on their payroll. I've written about this in previous posts about these annual events but here's a nice little piece giving you some highlights (Newport Gangsters ). Please note the last photo is a fairly recent shot taken on Monmouth St. The real reason for this blog post is to show off some of the fine cars that were on hand for the Rides On Monmouth event which included a 1959 Edsel Villager station wagon, an original Shelby Cobra, a Chevy Camaro Rally Sport, a 1955 Bel Air, a Camaro Z 28, a Ford Mustang, and a 1966 Ford pick up truck.