Sherbrooke Show and Shine Still Growing
The numbers are in and the 8th annual Sherbrooke Show and Shine was successful. Held at Sherbrooke Village Sept. 7-8, the event hosted 238 cars from across the Maritimes, a 17 per cent increase over 2001.
Paid attendance was also up and community participation was at its highest. Various community groups generated revenue from food concessions and yard sale booths during the two-day show. Local businesses reported high sales and all accommodations within 60 kilometres were booked on Saturday night.
Based on 2001 spending by exhibitors, with just under 200 cars registered, the direct economic impact of the 2002 show is estimated at $30,000. This figure doesn't include the contribution to the local economy made by the more than 1,500 people who paid to see the car show. Local community groups also benefitted to the tune more than $7,000 in food sales, yard sales, ticket draws and a silent auction.
Organizers are already planning next year's event and hope to build on this year's success.
Prizes were awarded in the following categories:
- Best 50's Car: Duncan MacEachern, Judique, 1957 Chev Belair
- Best 50's Truck: Charles Lyons, Glace Bay, 1953 Chevy 1/2 Ton
- Best Antique: Marshall Hutt, Truro, 1931 Ford Model A
- Best Street Rod: Evelyn MacGillivary, Glace Bay, 1933 Ford Coupe
- Best 60's Car: Bob Power, Lake Echo, 1961 Ford Galaxie
- Best 60's Truck: Bill and Chris Zinc, Lake Charlotte, 1965 Ford 1/2 Ton
- Special Interest: Bruce Crowell, Sheet Harbour, 1957 Cadillac Hearse/Ambulance
- Best 70's Car: Murray McCuish, Sydney, 1978 Chev Z-28
- Best Import: Tanya Fougere, Frankville, 1971 MG Midget
- Best 70's Truck: Jim Parsons, Port Bickerton, 1978 Chevy C-10
- Best Original: Burt and Lu Fulmore, Economy, 1934 Chev DA Master Cabriolet
- Best Local Entry: Charles Fraser, Sherbrooke, 1956 Chevy Step- Side
- Longest Distance: Robert Black, Pointe de Bute, NB, 1962 Studebaker
- People's Choice Award: James Oakley, Chester Basin, 1930 Ford Model A