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Thunder in the Valley Car Show

Jerry Russell of Widefield brought his pride and joy to Thunder in the Valley, a black and white 57 Chevy Bellaire, outfitted all original parts, including black and red seats in like-new condition. PHOTOS BY LINDA HOBBS Hot rods of all makes, model and eras, including those shown parked along Main Street in front of the Fountain City Hall plaza brought their own brand of "Thunder in the Valley." The Thunder in the Valley car show on July 7 featured cool cars and hot temperatures. Kids managed to frolic in the fountain in front of City Hall to stay cool. For the second year, proceeds raised from the event will go to the Fountain Valley’s Dollars for Scholars Scholarship program that supports students from local high schools each spring. Local resident Wendy Jo DeSmidt-Kolhoff came dressed to the nines with her saddle shoes, poodle skirt and more. She is shown by one of winning cars. photo courtesy of deb nichols

Thunder in the Valley Car & Bike Show winners

BEST THREE IN RESTO-MOD CLASS: Jack Powell’s 1957 T-Bird, Ernest Nuci’s 1951 Ford and Jon Spence’s 1930 Ford 5-Window Coupe
BEST TWO IN ANTIQUE CLASS: Berwin Wolker’s 1929 Chevy Pick-up and Richard Shevock’s 1940 Chevy
BEST THREE IN CLASSIC CLASS: Pat Carson’s 1958 Chevy Impala, Sam and Marcia Gieck’s 1984 Chevy Corvette and Shirley Cole’s 1979 Olds Cutlass
BEST THREE MODIFIED CLASSIC CLASS: David and Dottie Dettmering’s 1962 Merc Meteor, Marge Larvee’s 1973 Chevy Caprice Convertible, Howard and Marsha Sander’s 1958 Chevy Bel-Air
BEST THREE STREET ROD CLASS: Ron and Pam Difazio’s 1939 Ford Coupe, Ralph Thies’s 1937 Chevy 2-door, Robert Muller’s 1932 Ford Roadster
BEST THREE MUSCLE CAR CLASS: Greg Vogel’s 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback, Dan Rees’s 1965 Chevelle Malibu, Ermand Ruybal’s 1967 Chevelle Malibu
BEST THREE TRUCK CLASS: Jerry Kabbe’s 1958 GMC Truck, Gene Pfeifer’s 1956 Ford, Mitch Johnson’s 1965 Chevy C-10
BEST THREE BIKES: Don Cannella’s 1902 Harley Custom, William Rowley’s 2000 Harley Custom, Brett Mengel’s 1998 Harley Fat Boy
BEST IN PROGRESS: Dan Warden’s 1968 Ford Mustang GT
BEST INTERIOR: Ernest Nuci’s 1951 Ford
BEST PAINT: Jerry Kabbe’s 1958 GMS Truck
DOLLARS FOR SCHOLARS CHOICE: Troy Coke’s 1955 Chevy El Camino
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHOICE: Rich and Mary Evans’ 1965 Chevelle
RODDERS CHOICE: Jon Spence’s 1930 Ford 5 Window Couple
BEST THUNDER CAR: Cliff Adams’ Chevy Coffin Car
BEST THUNDER BIKE: William Rowley’s 2000 Harley Softtail
BEST OF SHOW: Greg Vogel’s 1965 Ford Mustang Fastback

Tim Hellon, 19, Shawn Archuletta, 15 and James Knapp, 24 relax near City Hall during the Thunder in the Valley car show. PHOTO BY LINDA HOBBS

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