Black Canyon Classics to host annual car demonstrate

Classic car enthusiasts look at a Chevy Camero during the Black Canyon Classics 2nd Friday Cruise of the year at the A&W.

A blue one thousand nine hundred fifty seven Thunderbird, a black one thousand nine hundred sixty six Plymouth Valiant, and a yellow one thousand nine hundred fifty seven Chevrolet Bel Air sit at the Montrose Press earlier this year.

Columbine Middle School field will be flooded with classic cars and much more June six and 7.

Black Canyon Classics is holding its annual car, truck and rod demonstrate. Now in its 19th year, this year’s featured class will be the Ford Mustang, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary.

President Shane Brown said the club’s original twenty five members met at the Lion’s Clubhouse to share their love of old muscle and classic cars. The very first demonstrate was at Baldridge Park, where one hundred cars displayed up. He noted the club’s largest showcase included three hundred ten cars and last year’s showcase had inbetween two hundred five and 210.

“We’re expecting two hundred twenty or so this year,” Brown said. “We’ve always averaged right around 200.”

Brown noted the demonstrate is free to those coming to love looking at classic cars, but there is a fee for entrants. However, he said the club does not keep any of the money made from the showcase. Since 1996, Black Canyon Classics has donated all of the proceeds to local charitable organizations and awarded scholarships to local students. To date, the club has given almost $50,000 to charity and $Nineteen,500 in scholarships.

This year, Brown said $1,500 will go to the scholarship and the rest will be donated to the Montrose/Olathe Special Olympics. Brown said of the six different charities that introduced to be selected as the recipient of the funds, the club voted unanimously to donate to Special Olympics.

Charities the club has given to in the past include Montrose Medical Mission, Welcome Home Montrose, Sharing Ministries and Christ’s Kitchen.

The display starts June six with the cars cruising around town at 6:15 p.m. The cars will be in the Columbine Middle School field June seven inbetween eight a.m. and three p.m. A silent auction will also be held June seven inbetween nine a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Food and refreshment vendors will arrive at nine a.m. and contests and drawings will begin at ten a.m. Presentation of awards will be held inbetween 2-3 p.m. and the demonstrate will conclude with a Drive-In Movie Night at The Starlet Drive-In at 6:30 p.m.

The display is free to attend, but registration of vehicles include different fees. The very first vehicle is $20, or $Ten to register a tractor, and $25 the day of the showcase. The 2nd vehicle $15, or $Five for a tractor, and $20 the day of the showcase. High school entries are free.

Early registration is from eleven a.m. to four p.m. June six at Black Canyon Motel and normal registration is from eight a.m. to ten a.m. June seven at the middle school field.

Black Canyon Motel is located at one thousand six hundred five E. Main St. and Columbine Middle School is located at six hundred S. 12th St.

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