Joseph street shines with cruisers

Published 5:00 pm Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Steve and Janie Spoor of Star, Idaho, pose with their black and purple '69 Chevy Camaro, which earned the 2011 Oregon Mountain Cruise's Ragman Memorial Award.

JOSEPH Participants in the 23rd annual Oregon Mountain Cruise car rally, held this past weekend in Joseph, registered a total of 237 vehicles, according to event organizers. Judges assigned awards, as follows:

Best 50s Costume Cruise Control: Casey Tuschhoff and Emily Williams.

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Best 50s Costume Cruisers: Fast Eddie Cannon and Vicki Sue, Meridian, Idaho.

Poker Stroll: Low John Scholl, Nampa, Idaho; High Jane Ott, Cove, Ore.

Hard Luck Award: Buzz and Vi Taylor, Florence, Ore.

Classic Restored Car: 1st Bud Stangel, Enterprise, Ore., white 32 Cord; 2nd Rod Stenberg, Yakima, Wash., black 69 Plymouth Roadrunner; 3rd Gary Frisby, Portland, Ore., yellow 66 Plymouth Valiant convertible.

Classic Restored Truck: 1st Paul Gilligan, Vancouver, Wash., green 40 Ford; 2nd Dave Wiebalk, Hood River, Ore., red 53 Ford; 3rd Brooker Jones, Pilot Rock, Ore., sea foam 66 GMC K-10 4×4.

Hot Rod: 1st John Potts and Cheryl Luce, Battle Creek, Wash., cream 26 Packard Boat Tail Speedster; 2nd Tad Leach, Coeur dAlene, Idaho, blue 39 LaSalle Concept; 3rd Dick Cox, Weiser, Idaho, poppy red 34 Ford Cabriolet.

Modified Custom Car: 1st Mike Sweeney, Twisp, Wash., black 48 Buick convertible; 2nd Jim Chretien, Portland, Ore., Red 35 Chevy 2-door sedan; 3rd Guy Blakesley, Boise, magenta 57 Ford T-Bird.

Modified Custom Truck: 1st Wayne Snavely, Fruitland, Idaho, red 47 Studebaker M5; 2nd Tim Smith, Florence, Ore., blue 56 Chevy pickup; 3rd Ernie Houghton, Cambridge, Idaho, red 35 Ford.

Moonshine Hauler: 1st Doug Martin, blue and red 63 Plymouth Fury; 2nd Pat Parsons, yellow 35 Plymouth taxi; 3rd Keith Presky, red 39 Ford 2-door sedan gasser.

Sports Car: 1st Gary Jones, Prineville, Ore., red 58 Chevy Corvette; 2nd Tony Androsky, Florence, Ore., red 65 Mercedes 230 SL; 3rd Sue Leach, Coeur dAlene, Idaho, white 2004 Chevy Corvette.

Kids Choice: Ken Moss, Walla Walla, Wash., red 65 Ford Mustang fastback.

Ladies Choice: Loren and Nancy Clevenger, red 68 Chevy Camaro.

Peoples Choice: John Bukovi, Vancouver, Wash., black 57 Chevy Bel Air hardtop.

Ragman Memorial Award: Steve and Janie Spoor, Star, Idaho, black and purple 69 Chevy Camaro.

King of the Mountain: Cheryl Luce and John Potts, Battle Ground, Wash., cream 26 Packard Boat Tail Speedster.

Blood, Sweat and Breaking the Bank: Roy Brown, red and black 72 El Camino 454 SS.

Trivia Challenge (Rusty Wrench Award): John Stanton, all 10 cars correctly identified, 5 events correct.

Club Participation: Cascade Regional Group, 11 cars.

 

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