Street rodders boost town as fair draws crowds
Local merchants report strong sales and crowded shops as the National Street Rod Association convention fills the State Fairgrounds. Car enthusiasts fill motels, gas stations, and parking lots with higher traffic, while shuttle buses and discount coupons add to the bustle in Liverpool.
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Ple
State Fairgrounds
Urey
Santen Pars
Old Liv- Road
Erpool
Santangelo
Tocal
Sai
Uast
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Sky Desk
Street rodders chase fame at state fairgrounds car show
Readers glimpse a bustling scene of street rodders at the state fairgrounds. Bill Rafter explains a three-window 37 Ford kit car while enthusiasts boast unique builds, salvage yard origins, and high speed cruising rituals. Conversations reveal why fans chase cool, creative, standout vehicles and share personal journeys in metal work and customization.
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Bill Rafter
Amherst
Henry Pord
Ford
Rafter
General Motors
Street Rodders Praise Syracuse Town in Enthusiastic Portrait
In a lively exchange amid the Street Red Nationals, Dan Fronileh of Pittsburgh expresses deep pride in his bus yellow project car and its reception. Locals, vendors, and bystanders applaud the car’s color, styling, and craft while photographers film the moment and the owner embraces the attention.
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Syracuse
Dan Fronileh
Pitteburga
Pors, Planes and Painted Dreams at Fairgrounds Street Rod Show
Rickey, a self described lifelong car builder from New York, tours the fairgrounds in his school bus yellow Chevy and explains his passion for building and driving his own cars. He admires others who craft their own rides, plans to keep working until death, and notes that many vehicles arrive on trailers while his is driven. In the Swap Area he meets Rick Gilmour, a Potsdam welder who rebuilt a battered 1933 Mopar into a working project, muttering that such efforts demand gear, time, and scrapped parts.
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Chevy
Tod
Roger Rickey
Michelle Frachetti
David Frachetti
Solvay
Michelle Frachett
Doc Luce
Conklin
Luce
iLig
Salina Street
Clark
Jefferson Street
Franklin Street
Erie Boulevard
Rick Gilmour
Alcoa
Potsdam
Chrysler
Gilmour
North Carolina
Stolen Virginia Car Worth 20000 Faces Lost Weekend
Laura Shiffley, wife of the Virginia owner, reported a seafoam green 1940 two-door street rod stolen from her state. The car, valued at 20000 with Virginia plates Street Red 1063, was missing after a Friday 8 am incident as deputies described the owner’s distress and planned news delivery.
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Warty
Laura Shiffley
Uhe
Virginia
Selu
Larry Wieczorek
Gloria Gonzales
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