So ....

A great day at St Frank's!! Fannin, Rover Dan and Mr. C joined us for a very nice outing at St Francis -- One of the most historic spots in North America (all kidding aside -- it is the birthplace of the "Freedom of Religion" in our Constitution -- Look it up.)

A little rain threatened us at first, but the hearty persevered for a very swell time. Stovebolt.com was proud to sponsored the "Best Truck" trophy. There was some excellent competition as you will see in the photos, but I am pleased with the winner (at least it was a Stovebolt!! There was a gorgeous '74 F-150 and John Vannatta's beautiful Model A pickup that had me worried ...).

Ole Charlie, the Stovebolt Flagship, got a plaque for being in the "Top 20" smile And Rover Dan went home with 2 door prizes!
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Mr. C -- A veteran of the Potomac Palooza (Wrenchfest '24), came along as Charlie's co-pilot.
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A gorgeous and recently restored local '38 making its debut this summer. Hopefully the woner will join us online.
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Fannin, his friend and some doofus with Fannin's '41 -- currently powered by Charlie's original 216.
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Fannin's friend's C-10. Recently revived!
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John with Jim Howe, representing the St Francis Knights of Columbus (sponsors of the show) with the Best Truck trophy, sponsored by Stovebolt.com
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The Stovebolt display -- spartan because of the rain. I think the Southern Bolters currently have the Stovebolt.com Pop Up ... darn them! Charlie was turned around so Mr. C could look at the trucks instead of the Crape Myrtle tree ...
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The truck that won the Stovebolt "Best Truck" trophy
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The truck that won "Best Of Show" Duh ... A gorgeous restopration of an American treasured icon. It was stunning!

~ John

A kid raised on Hotwheels, Matchbox and Tonka cannot be reasonably expected to own only one vehicle as an adult.

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