Classic cars and trucks line Meggett's blocked off main street for first-time ... - Charleston Post Courier
It would have been an odd sight to happen upon: An empty 1930 Ford Model A fronting more vacant vehicles in the middle of Meggett’s main street April 11. A driverless 1978 Jeep CJ7 sat parallel to Town Hall, a red 1958 Mercedes 190SL convertible... There was also a 1998 GMC truck with 383-cubic inch Chevy engine, a 1955 Plymouth Belvedere with “Gray Ghost” license plate, a Camaro and two Corvettes. And, in front of the Model A, a police car and series of cones prohibited through traffic. Actually, the town had cordoned off its few-hundred-yard main street to host its first car show in conjunction with the April in Meggett Arts and Crafts Festival. “I’ve never been to this, it’s pretty cute,” said Jerry Ashley, who with wife Lucy pitched their lawn chairs near the front of the stationary car parade. “They have the town blocked off,” he said, while remarking on all the restored buildings in town. Maybe a dozen cars took part on a day when the weather didn’t fully cooperate. “I think if it hadn’t rained this morning, we would have been inundated with cars,” said Erica Schaffer, town clerk and a show organizer. Adults and youngsters alike checked out the ’Vettes, muscle cars and early model classics. “I had a 1984 Jeep (CJ7),” said David Shirley, admiring the camouflage-painted ’78 model. Source: www.postandcourier.com
