Final Car Show Held At Newportville Fire Company
by Alex Lloyd Gross
Over 80 vehicles were registered for judging at what very well could be the final car show ever at Newportville Fire Company. Held on the sprawling grounds surrounding the firehouse Tom Parker, a local DJ kept the event flowing with songs from the 50’s through 80’s .
People that have spare cash to put into cars do not want to hear today’s sounds. They want the music that was coming from old car radios from the 1950’s. An old AC Delco AM radio with crappy sound was what you got with your 1970 Chevy.
Cars were positioned along the macadam in front of the old truck house and on the grass, surrounding the pavilion. Vehicles that resembled the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang car to an early model 1990 Corvette was put on display. Most vehicles were American made but a few foreign cars were put on display, including a Porsche.
Winning vehicles got trophies. This year, the trophy amounts were cut. In previous years, members of township council were invited and picked out their favorite car. With the closing of the firehouse by the council, members of township council were not invited to this years event.
Alex Lloyd Gross Photo-Delaware Valley News.com An antique Ford.
Food and beverage was sold and the prices were reasonable. $4.00 for a cheeseburger, $1.00 for a drink. Proceeds went to the Buck County Honor Guard who proudly displays a trailer showing what they do. That trailer was parked in front of the closed engine bay.
Attendees who questioned why the firehouse was closed, could only curse the township council and called them names that could not be printed here. They called them incompetent and vowed to vote against every council member except Ray Blaylock, who was against the closure. His co- parts in council refused to listen to fire company explanations for missed calls. Since the closure, at times, other companies dispatched to township calls have been late or did not show up at all.
The Newportville Fire Company is notorious for hosting community events, such as movie night, community day, cars hows and in the past, open houses that drew half the township. This car show could very well be the last public event held by this fire company.
Alex Lloyd Gross Photo _Delaware Valley News.com The Bucks County Honor Guard
It ran for six hours but several attendees arrived early and made a complete day of this.