15th Annual Main Street Marble Falls Car Show
There are quite a few car clubs in the Hill Country. These automotive enthusiasts love getting together to show off their prized possessions as well as the camaraderie and opportunity to talk about cars. Most of the clubs will have one or more events per year where they gather at a high school or church parking lot. Not much to do at these meets but show off their cars.
The annual car show in Marble Falls, however, is special. It is one of the few car shows that takes over a downtown area and offers participants the opportunity for more interaction with the public. As well as shopping and dining.
In the past, the Main Street Marble Falls Car Show was organized by the Lion's Club as one of their big yearly fundraisers. Due to reduced membership, the Lion's Club approached the Kiwanis Club and asked us to take on this fundraising opportunity. Lion's Club member Bill Lehr, and Kiwanis Club member Jack Sargent, a car enthusiast himself, worked together along with a large contingent of Kiwanis Club members to make this one of the best car shows in recent years.
There were 87 entries, mostly from the Hill Country area, but one from as far away as Odessa. Antique cars, new cars, sports cars, pick-ups, hot rods, you name it - there was a huge variety. The overall "Best of Show" was the 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda owned by Lorenzo Romero from Burnet.
Scroll down to view photos of the cars and down town Marble Falls.
There are quite a few car clubs in the Hill Country. These automotive enthusiasts love getting together to show off their prized possessions as well as the camaraderie and opportunity to talk about cars. Most of the clubs will have one or more events per year where they gather at a high school or church parking lot. Not much to do at these meets but show off their cars.
The annual car show in Marble Falls, however, is special. It is one of the few car shows that takes over a downtown area and offers participants the opportunity for more interaction with the public. As well as shopping and dining.
In the past, the Main Street Marble Falls Car Show was organized by the Lion's Club as one of their big yearly fundraisers. Due to reduced membership, the Lion's Club approached the Kiwanis Club and asked us to take on this fundraising opportunity. Lion's Club member Bill Lehr, and Kiwanis Club member Jack Sargent, a car enthusiast himself, worked together along with a large contingent of Kiwanis Club members to make this one of the best car shows in recent years.
There were 87 entries, mostly from the Hill Country area, but one from as far away as Odessa. Antique cars, new cars, sports cars, pick-ups, hot rods, you name it - there was a huge variety. The overall "Best of Show" was the 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda owned by Lorenzo Romero from Burnet.
Scroll down to view photos of the cars and down town Marble Falls.
This 1970 Plymouth 'Cuda was chosen as the "Best in Show" at the Main Street Marble Falls Car Show.
Fund Raising
The Marble Falls Kiwanis Club thanks our major sponsors and sponsors for their support of the car show. (See sponsor names below.) This is one of several fund raisers we organize each year. Proceeds are used to support Highland Lakes Boys and Girls Club, MFHS Athletics, MFHS choir, MF Youth Baseball and Softball Association, Granite Country Youth Soccer Association, and college scholarships for graduating high school seniors.
Major Sponsors
All Star Transmissions
K&P Motorsports
Service Title Company
Whitman Insurance
State Farm - Shane Stewart
Watkins Insurance Group
Grand Bank of Texas
Mike's Floor Covering
Haynes Printing
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Sponsors
Collier Materials, Inc.; Connect Hearing; Edward Jones-Mitch Rivers; Ford & Crew Hardware; Galloway Insurance; HEB; Highland Lakes Title; Ken's Heating and Air; Lone Star Capital Bank; Mustang Lube; Salem's Jewelry; Security State Bank & Trust; Tea Thyme Cafe
All Star Transmissions
K&P Motorsports
Service Title Company
Whitman Insurance
State Farm - Shane Stewart
Watkins Insurance Group
Grand Bank of Texas
Mike's Floor Covering
Haynes Printing
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Sponsors
Collier Materials, Inc.; Connect Hearing; Edward Jones-Mitch Rivers; Ford & Crew Hardware; Galloway Insurance; HEB; Highland Lakes Title; Ken's Heating and Air; Lone Star Capital Bank; Mustang Lube; Salem's Jewelry; Security State Bank & Trust; Tea Thyme Cafe
Main Street Marble Falls
These photos illustrate that, indeed, this was a Main Street event.
Best of Show
The owners of the twenty cars named by the judges as the Top Twenty cars in the show are listed below.
Kelly Anspach 1966 Corvette
Marty Blair 1996 Corvette ZR-1
Bob & Vee Brown 1934 Ford Cpe
Frank Bruns 1960 MGA
Randy Farnsworth 1960 Porsche Special
Roger & Joyce Gunter 1937 Ford
Merlin Hoiseth 1957 Thunderbird
Mike Ingalsbe 2002 Corvette Z06
Bruce Mason 1966 Mustang GT
Tom Phillips 1931 Model A Victoria
C. Rayford Reese 1956 Ford Country Squire SW
Sammy Rizzotto 1967 Chevelle
Lorenzo Romero 1963 Corvette
Lorenzo Romero 1970 Cuda
Mike Ross 1970 Chevelle
Martin Sampson 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe
Jack D. Sargent 1963 Chevy Corvair Conv
Klein Stanley 1956 Ford Thurderbird
Randy Watts 1946 Chevy Pickup
Ronald & Sylvia Weed 1968 Camaro
The owners of the twenty cars named by the judges as the Top Twenty cars in the show are listed below.
Kelly Anspach 1966 Corvette
Marty Blair 1996 Corvette ZR-1
Bob & Vee Brown 1934 Ford Cpe
Frank Bruns 1960 MGA
Randy Farnsworth 1960 Porsche Special
Roger & Joyce Gunter 1937 Ford
Merlin Hoiseth 1957 Thunderbird
Mike Ingalsbe 2002 Corvette Z06
Bruce Mason 1966 Mustang GT
Tom Phillips 1931 Model A Victoria
C. Rayford Reese 1956 Ford Country Squire SW
Sammy Rizzotto 1967 Chevelle
Lorenzo Romero 1963 Corvette
Lorenzo Romero 1970 Cuda
Mike Ross 1970 Chevelle
Martin Sampson 1940 Ford Deluxe Coupe
Jack D. Sargent 1963 Chevy Corvair Conv
Klein Stanley 1956 Ford Thurderbird
Randy Watts 1946 Chevy Pickup
Ronald & Sylvia Weed 1968 Camaro
Volunteers
Here are photos of the Kiwanis volunteers who made the car show possible. Thanks to all.