Annual Shine/Show draws many cars and spectators

Annual Shine/Show draws many cars and spectators

Sept. 12, 2000

The Hi Altitude Steel Car Club of Cortez held its seventh annual Fun Run Shine and Show at Cortez City Park on Saturday, Sept. 9.

"It was a good show," organizer Frosty Martin commented. "We had 76 entries although mainly from Cortez. But we had some entries from Farmington and Durango."

The Shine and Show, which was held in early June in past years but moved because of a show held Memorial Day Weekend at Ute Mountain Casino. The weather cooperated and many people from throughout the area came to look at cars and listen to 1950s-60s Rock-N-Roll blaring from speakers.

ED FOSNOT (LEFT) AND ROBERT REED, both of Cortez, look over Clark Peterson’s 1923 T-Bucket at the seventh annual Shine/Show sponsored by the Hi Altitude Steel Car Club of Cortez. A 1948 Ford Coupe, owned by Devin Martin, is in the background. The event was held on Saturday at Cortez City Park. A total of 76 cars were on display.

Many area rodders received awards. The Awards Ceremony was held that evening and a special Cruise Night in Cortez followed.

Major sponsors were Mike’s R&R, Nielsons, and Martins Speed Shop, Ute Mountain Casino plus several other Cortez area merchants.

Eloy Vialpando of Cortez won the Muffler Wrap Award with his 1954 Mercury. The Lots of Dollars and No Sense Award went to Lane Leffel of Cortez for his ‘66 Pontiac GTO. Best Paint went to Don and Leslie Whitehead of Cortez for their ‘74 Plymouth.

The Neatest Motor winner was Al Johnson of Durango for his ‘50 Ford. Interior went to Lyle and Wilma Merilatt of Farmington for their ‘36 Ford. The Grooviest ‘50s Style car went to Willie Galyon of Cortez for his ‘48 Chevy. The Baddest 4X4 winner was Woodrow King of Cortez with his ‘74 Jeep CJ-5.

Most Likely To Get A Ticket went to George Geer of Cortez for his ‘67 Plymouth. Youngest Entrant was Chance Daves, 16, of Cortez with his ‘71 GMC Pickup.

Martin said the rodders voted for their top choices. The Top Rodders’ Choice went to: Clarance Bugg of Cortez for his ‘70 Camero; Rick and Lorna Tulio of Cortez for their ‘55 Chevy; Bill Armstrong of Cortez for his ‘64 Chevy Impala; Jay Tipton of Cortez for his ‘48 Ford Pickup; Paula Luthi of Cortez for her ‘66 Chevelle SS; Steve and Lori Ferris of Cortez for their ‘61 Chevy Impala; Louis Vallejos of Cortez for his ‘53 Chevy Pickup; Ray Majeski of Durango for his ‘69 Chevy Corvette; Mike and Joanna Blanchard of Cortez for their ‘67 Ford Mustang GTA 350; and Clark Peterson of Cortez for his ‘23 T-Bucket.

The Best of Show Award went to Peter Fultz of Farmington for his ‘32 Ford 3-Window Coupe.