Car display gears up for 2018, Local News
Car showcase gears up for two thousand eighteen
Revitalizing Waterbury and the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts revved their engines last Friday, kicking off to drive the Stowe Antique and Classic Meet and Display into Waterbury after a six-decade run in Stowe.
“We’re enormously excited. We’re thrilled,” said Karen Nevin, executive director of Revitalizing Waterbury and a prime mover behind the effort to bring the display to Waterbury.
Car showcase officials signed a five-year contract to hold the demonstrate for the five years at Farr’s Field off Route two West in Waterbury, kicking off in 2018.
Signing the deal were Duane Leach and Bob Pursue, co-chairs of the Stowe car demonstrate, and John Farr, proprietor of the field where the car display will mostly take place.
Also at the signing was state Rep. Dan Noyes, D-Wolcott, who’s president of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, which sponsors the car display.
The Stowe showcase has been held at the 37-acre Nichols Field on Route one hundred south of Stowe village for six decades. This will be the 60th year of the display, and the last at Nichols Field.
The property was sold last year. The car demonstrate organizers attempted to buy the property at auction, but were outbid, and couldn’t make a deal with the fresh holder to extend the lease. No other property in Stowe was suitable for the demonstrate.
That’s when Revitalizing Waterbury sprang into activity to put the Farr family and the car showcase organizers together.
The demonstrate has been an economic boon for Stowe, and Waterbury expects it to do the same when it’s at Farr’s Field.
Dave Sander, the former president and chairman of the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts, said the organization will be paying “significantly less” to rent Farr’s Field in Waterbury than what the group paid for Nichols Field.
He did not disclose the actual price.
Sander said it was a rough decision to leave Stowe, and that there were hurt feelings on both sides. He said civic groups such as Stowe Area Association, Stowe Vibrancy and the Lamoille Region Chamber of Commerce all worked to keep the display in Stowe.
The three-day display includes a parade of antique cars, a street dance, and about eight hundred antique cars, trucks, motorcycles, ambulances and the occasional military tank that people can inspect closely while wandering the field. The demonstrate typically draws thousands of spectators.
Major construction work is planned for two thousand eighteen on both Route one hundred inbetween Stowe and Waterbury and on Waterbury’s Main Street, but both car enthusiasts and display officials voiced optimism the two thousand eighteen antique car parade will take place.
Nevin said much of the car showcase activity will occur on the weekend, when vehicle traffic is lighter than weekdays.
Present for the signing were state Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood of Waterbury, village trustees President Skip Flanders and select board Chair Chris Viens.
Wood said the Vermont Agency of Transportation plans to keep Main Street open in both directions during construction, so the antique car parade “will be interesting but not undoable.”
A highlight of the contract signing was the introduction of Lloyd Davis of Rutland, a charter member of the automotive group; he was around when the car demonstrate embarked.
“First year we commenced this car display, it wasn’t that big,” said Davis. “It’s immensely rewarding” to see how much it’s grown.
Wendell Noble Jr., a member of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, said from the audience that he wished to “emphasize how welcome we feel” in Waterbury, while at the same time being “a little sad about leaving Stowe.”
Nevin said that, even tho’ the car display will be in Waterbury beginning in 2018, both towns will still benefit. She said Waterbury has only about three hundred hotel rooms, far brief of the number needed to accommodate the estimated Ten,000 antique car enthusiasts expected to descend on Waterbury in 2018.
She said many of those who visit will stay in other communities, including Stowe and all the way to Montpelier and Burlington.
Noyes, chairman of the car club and a state legislator, said proceeds from the car demonstrate will benefit educational purposes such as Vermont’s tech centers.
Viens, the freshly elected chair of the select board, asked Noble if the enthusiasm for antique cars is growing or falling.
“I’m certain it’s not in decline,” Noble replied.
Davis, who will be eighty nine years old in less than three weeks, said the matter of antique cars should be put in perspective.
Back when the Stowe car display embarked, “anybody driving in a Model-T Ford,” he said, “we didn’t pay attention because they were still on the road.”
60th Annual Stowe Antique & Classic Car Meet 2017
Nichols Field, Route 100, Stowe
Thirty-eight classes range from pre-1916 “brass era” cars to one thousand nine hundred ninety two models.
Car showcase gears up for 2018, Local News
Car demonstrate gears up for two thousand eighteen
Revitalizing Waterbury and the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts revved their engines last Friday, kicking off to drive the Stowe Antique and Classic Meet and Display into Waterbury after a six-decade run in Stowe.
“We’re enormously excited. We’re thrilled,” said Karen Nevin, executive director of Revitalizing Waterbury and a prime mover behind the effort to bring the display to Waterbury.
Car display officials signed a five-year contract to hold the demonstrate for the five years at Farr’s Field off Route two West in Waterbury, embarking in 2018.
Signing the deal were Duane Leach and Bob Pursue, co-chairs of the Stowe car display, and John Farr, holder of the field where the car demonstrate will mostly take place.
Also at the signing was state Rep. Dan Noyes, D-Wolcott, who’s president of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, which sponsors the car showcase.
The Stowe showcase has been held at the 37-acre Nichols Field on Route one hundred south of Stowe village for six decades. This will be the 60th year of the showcase, and the last at Nichols Field.
The property was sold last year. The car display organizers attempted to buy the property at auction, but were outbid, and couldn’t make a deal with the fresh proprietor to extend the lease. No other property in Stowe was suitable for the showcase.
That’s when Revitalizing Waterbury sprang into activity to put the Farr family and the car demonstrate organizers together.
The display has been an economic boon for Stowe, and Waterbury expects it to do the same when it’s at Farr’s Field.
Dave Sander, the former president and chairman of the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts, said the organization will be paying “significantly less” to rent Farr’s Field in Waterbury than what the group paid for Nichols Field.
He did not disclose the actual price.
Sander said it was a harsh decision to leave Stowe, and that there were hurt feelings on both sides. He said civic groups such as Stowe Area Association, Stowe Vibrancy and the Lamoille Region Chamber of Commerce all worked to keep the demonstrate in Stowe.
The three-day display includes a parade of antique cars, a street dance, and about eight hundred antique cars, trucks, motorcycles, ambulances and the occasional military tank that people can inspect closely while wandering the field. The showcase typically draws thousands of spectators.
Major construction work is planned for two thousand eighteen on both Route one hundred inbetween Stowe and Waterbury and on Waterbury’s Main Street, but both car enthusiasts and showcase officials voiced optimism the two thousand eighteen antique car parade will take place.
Nevin said much of the car demonstrate activity will occur on the weekend, when vehicle traffic is lighter than weekdays.
Present for the signing were state Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood of Waterbury, village trustees President Skip Flanders and select board Chair Chris Viens.
Wood said the Vermont Agency of Transportation plans to keep Main Street open in both directions during construction, so the antique car parade “will be interesting but not undoable.”
A highlight of the contract signing was the introduction of Lloyd Davis of Rutland, a charter member of the automotive group; he was around when the car display began.
“First year we began this car showcase, it wasn’t that big,” said Davis. “It’s immensely rewarding” to see how much it’s grown.
Wendell Noble Jr., a member of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, said from the audience that he dreamed to “emphasize how welcome we feel” in Waterbury, while at the same time being “a little sad about leaving Stowe.”
Nevin said that, even however the car showcase will be in Waterbury commencing in 2018, both towns will still benefit. She said Waterbury has only about three hundred hotel rooms, far brief of the number needed to accommodate the estimated Ten,000 antique car enthusiasts expected to descend on Waterbury in 2018.
She said many of those who visit will stay in other communities, including Stowe and all the way to Montpelier and Burlington.
Noyes, chairman of the car club and a state legislator, said proceeds from the car display will benefit educational purposes such as Vermont’s tech centers.
Viens, the freshly elected chair of the select board, asked Noble if the enthusiasm for antique cars is growing or falling.
“I’m certain it’s not in decline,” Noble replied.
Davis, who will be eighty nine years old in less than three weeks, said the matter of antique cars should be put in perspective.
Back when the Stowe car display began, “anybody driving in a Model-T Ford,” he said, “we didn’t pay attention because they were still on the road.”
60th Annual Stowe Antique & Classic Car Meet 2017
Nichols Field, Route 100, Stowe
Thirty-eight classes range from pre-1916 “brass era” cars to one thousand nine hundred ninety two models.
Car showcase gears up for 2018, Local News
Car showcase gears up for two thousand eighteen
Revitalizing Waterbury and the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts revved their engines last Friday, kicking off to drive the Stowe Antique and Classic Meet and Showcase into Waterbury after a six-decade run in Stowe.
“We’re enormously excited. We’re thrilled,” said Karen Nevin, executive director of Revitalizing Waterbury and a prime mover behind the effort to bring the showcase to Waterbury.
Car showcase officials signed a five-year contract to hold the display for the five years at Farr’s Field off Route two West in Waterbury, embarking in 2018.
Signing the deal were Duane Leach and Bob Pursue, co-chairs of the Stowe car showcase, and John Farr, possessor of the field where the car demonstrate will mostly take place.
Also at the signing was state Rep. Dan Noyes, D-Wolcott, who’s president of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, which sponsors the car showcase.
The Stowe showcase has been held at the 37-acre Nichols Field on Route one hundred south of Stowe village for six decades. This will be the 60th year of the demonstrate, and the last at Nichols Field.
The property was sold last year. The car demonstrate organizers attempted to buy the property at auction, but were outbid, and couldn’t make a deal with the fresh proprietor to extend the lease. No other property in Stowe was suitable for the display.
That’s when Revitalizing Waterbury sprang into activity to put the Farr family and the car demonstrate organizers together.
The demonstrate has been an economic boon for Stowe, and Waterbury expects it to do the same when it’s at Farr’s Field.
Dave Sander, the former president and chairman of the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts, said the organization will be paying “significantly less” to rent Farr’s Field in Waterbury than what the group paid for Nichols Field.
He did not disclose the actual price.
Sander said it was a rough decision to leave Stowe, and that there were hurt feelings on both sides. He said civic groups such as Stowe Area Association, Stowe Vibrancy and the Lamoille Region Chamber of Commerce all worked to keep the demonstrate in Stowe.
The three-day demonstrate includes a parade of antique cars, a street dance, and about eight hundred antique cars, trucks, motorcycles, ambulances and the occasional military tank that people can inspect closely while wandering the field. The demonstrate typically draws thousands of spectators.
Major construction work is planned for two thousand eighteen on both Route one hundred inbetween Stowe and Waterbury and on Waterbury’s Main Street, but both car enthusiasts and display officials voiced optimism the two thousand eighteen antique car parade will take place.
Nevin said much of the car demonstrate activity will occur on the weekend, when vehicle traffic is lighter than weekdays.
Present for the signing were state Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood of Waterbury, village trustees President Skip Flanders and select board Chair Chris Viens.
Wood said the Vermont Agency of Transportation plans to keep Main Street open in both directions during construction, so the antique car parade “will be interesting but not undoable.”
A highlight of the contract signing was the introduction of Lloyd Davis of Rutland, a charter member of the automotive group; he was around when the car showcase commenced.
“First year we embarked this car demonstrate, it wasn’t that big,” said Davis. “It’s immensely rewarding” to see how much it’s grown.
Wendell Noble Jr., a member of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, said from the audience that he desired to “emphasize how welcome we feel” in Waterbury, while at the same time being “a little sad about leaving Stowe.”
Nevin said that, even however the car showcase will be in Waterbury embarking in 2018, both towns will still benefit. She said Waterbury has only about three hundred hotel rooms, far brief of the number needed to accommodate the estimated Ten,000 antique car enthusiasts expected to descend on Waterbury in 2018.
She said many of those who visit will stay in other communities, including Stowe and all the way to Montpelier and Burlington.
Noyes, chairman of the car club and a state legislator, said proceeds from the car demonstrate will benefit educational purposes such as Vermont’s tech centers.
Viens, the freshly elected chair of the select board, asked Noble if the enthusiasm for antique cars is growing or falling.
“I’m certain it’s not in decline,” Noble replied.
Davis, who will be eighty nine years old in less than three weeks, said the matter of antique cars should be put in perspective.
Back when the Stowe car demonstrate began, “anybody driving in a Model-T Ford,” he said, “we didn’t pay attention because they were still on the road.”
60th Annual Stowe Antique & Classic Car Meet 2017
Nichols Field, Route 100, Stowe
Thirty-eight classes range from pre-1916 “brass era” cars to one thousand nine hundred ninety two models.
Car showcase gears up for 2018, Local News
Car showcase gears up for two thousand eighteen
Revitalizing Waterbury and the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts revved their engines last Friday, beginning to drive the Stowe Antique and Classic Meet and Display into Waterbury after a six-decade run in Stowe.
“We’re utterly excited. We’re thrilled,” said Karen Nevin, executive director of Revitalizing Waterbury and a prime mover behind the effort to bring the showcase to Waterbury.
Car display officials signed a five-year contract to hold the display for the five years at Farr’s Field off Route two West in Waterbury, beginning in 2018.
Signing the deal were Duane Leach and Bob Pursue, co-chairs of the Stowe car demonstrate, and John Farr, proprietor of the field where the car showcase will mostly take place.
Also at the signing was state Rep. Dan Noyes, D-Wolcott, who’s president of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, which sponsors the car display.
The Stowe demonstrate has been held at the 37-acre Nichols Field on Route one hundred south of Stowe village for six decades. This will be the 60th year of the display, and the last at Nichols Field.
The property was sold last year. The car demonstrate organizers attempted to buy the property at auction, but were outbid, and couldn’t make a deal with the fresh proprietor to extend the lease. No other property in Stowe was suitable for the display.
That’s when Revitalizing Waterbury sprang into activity to put the Farr family and the car showcase organizers together.
The demonstrate has been an economic boon for Stowe, and Waterbury expects it to do the same when it’s at Farr’s Field.
Dave Sander, the former president and chairman of the Vermont Automobile Enthusiasts, said the organization will be paying “significantly less” to rent Farr’s Field in Waterbury than what the group paid for Nichols Field.
He did not disclose the actual price.
Sander said it was a harsh decision to leave Stowe, and that there were hurt feelings on both sides. He said civic groups such as Stowe Area Association, Stowe Vibrancy and the Lamoille Region Chamber of Commerce all worked to keep the display in Stowe.
The three-day showcase includes a parade of antique cars, a street dance, and about eight hundred antique cars, trucks, motorcycles, ambulances and the occasional military tank that people can inspect closely while wandering the field. The showcase typically draws thousands of spectators.
Major construction work is planned for two thousand eighteen on both Route one hundred inbetween Stowe and Waterbury and on Waterbury’s Main Street, but both car enthusiasts and showcase officials voiced optimism the two thousand eighteen antique car parade will take place.
Nevin said much of the car display activity will occur on the weekend, when vehicle traffic is lighter than weekdays.
Present for the signing were state Reps. Tom Stevens and Theresa Wood of Waterbury, village trustees President Skip Flanders and select board Chair Chris Viens.
Wood said the Vermont Agency of Transportation plans to keep Main Street open in both directions during construction, so the antique car parade “will be interesting but not undoable.”
A highlight of the contract signing was the introduction of Lloyd Davis of Rutland, a charter member of the automotive group; he was around when the car showcase commenced.
“First year we commenced this car demonstrate, it wasn’t that big,” said Davis. “It’s immensely rewarding” to see how much it’s grown.
Wendell Noble Jr., a member of the Vermont Automotive Enthusiasts, said from the audience that he wished to “emphasize how welcome we feel” in Waterbury, while at the same time being “a little sad about leaving Stowe.”
Nevin said that, even tho’ the car showcase will be in Waterbury commencing in 2018, both towns will still benefit. She said Waterbury has only about three hundred hotel rooms, far brief of the number needed to accommodate the estimated Ten,000 antique car enthusiasts expected to descend on Waterbury in 2018.
She said many of those who visit will stay in other communities, including Stowe and all the way to Montpelier and Burlington.
Noyes, chairman of the car club and a state legislator, said proceeds from the car demonstrate will benefit educational purposes such as Vermont’s tech centers.
Viens, the freshly elected chair of the select board, asked Noble if the enthusiasm for antique cars is growing or falling.
“I’m certain it’s not in decline,” Noble replied.
Davis, who will be eighty nine years old in less than three weeks, said the matter of antique cars should be put in perspective.
Back when the Stowe car display embarked, “anybody driving in a Model-T Ford,” he said, “we didn’t pay attention because they were still on the road.”
60th Annual Stowe Antique & Classic Car Meet 2017
Nichols Field, Route 100, Stowe
Thirty-eight classes range from pre-1916 “brass era” cars to one thousand nine hundred ninety two models.