Car Show Shines in Wentworth

Eighty-seven show cars, old and new, were on display at the 2nd Annual Show & Shine held Sunday at the Wentworth Recreation Centre. Participants came from all over Nova Scotia and beyond.

Jordan Spragg, president of the Wentworth Learning Centre, says they raised about $2000, an amount which will be matched by Scotiabank in Tatamagouche. He said the show was a success and will be held again next year.

The profits will be shared evenly between the Wentworth Fire Department, the Wentworth Recreation Centre and and the Wentworth Learning Centre, the 3 sponsoring bodies.

Accompanying events included a flea market, quilt show and sale, food truck, slip & slide (for the youngsters), and a blueberry cafe.

The photos, shown below the story, include:

1 Carl Black of Springhill and Noel Boucher of Masstown stand between Carl's 1955 Chev Belair and Noel's 1959 Cadillac Deville during the 2nd Annual Show & Shine car show Sunday in Wentworth.

2 Allan and Lorna MacDonald of Oxford brought their 65 Pontiac Parisienne Sport to the 2nd Annual Show & Shine in Wentworth. They have owned the car for more than 5 years. Their previous show car was a 1956 210 Chev Wagon.

3 Brian and Debbie Palmer of Wentworth are ‘Superfans' of the Corvette automobile. They brought two cars to the Show & Shine: this 1967 Corvette they've had more than 5 years, and the 2003 model they've had since 2008. On Thursday they'll be Carlisle, Pennsylvania for a show expected to attract 5,000 Corvettes. 

4. The Wentworth Fire Department brought out its fire fighting vehicles and members at the Show & Shine. Some members and friends of the department are shown here with Sparky the Fire Dog. They are Howard Waugh, Charles Gower and Trevor Gower. Charles has been a member of the fire department for 43 years.