Hot rides abound at Cruise Cle Elum - Daily Record
From hot rods boasting flame paint jobs to classic Mustangs and Camaros to a Rolls Royce limo, the 19th annual Cruise Cle Elum car show served up something for almost everyone Saturday. The event, sponsored by the Upper Kittitas County Rotary, drew 86 registered automobiles and trucks, plus 10 entries in the motorcycle division. It was the first year with judged motorcycle entries. If the number of participants was lower than last year when the event had 110 registrations, Rotary’s Jodi Larsen wasn’t complaining. Heavy rains on the West Side Friday probably dampened participation and caused some people to stay home, she said. “Considering that the weather was pretty much scary, this is good,” she said. Her black 1965 Buick Riviera was a triple trophy winner last year taking awards for Best Paint, Best 1960s entry and Best in Show. Tradition is that last year’s winner comes back to display their vehicle the following year. Her Riviera — parked at center stage for this year’s show — quickly drew an appreciative crowd. Ewers bought the vehicle in 1988 after seeing it listed in the Little Nickel advertiser on the West Side. It was ‘the little puppy’ that I had to take home. She spent years — and more money than she is willing to talk about — fixing it up. “A lot of mac and cheese and hot dogs and neighbors feeding me,” she laughed. Source: www.dailyrecordnews.com
