A participant in last year’s Cars at the Coast show in Newport, the owner of a 1947 Chevrolet Fleetmaster Cabriolet noticed an older gentleman standing nearby in the midst of a long gaze.
“On his desk at home, he had a picture of a 1947 convertible and his dad is standing next to the car door and he is in the seat,” said Gene Stemmann, the Fleetmaster’s owner. “The picture was from like 50 years ago … and mine was exactly like his dad’s.
“That was one of the last pictures he had of his dad,” Stemmann added.
It’s those sentimental moments, the instances when someone experiences an emotional connection to a particular type of vehicle, that can make car shows special for those showing off their labors of love. The annual Philomath Classic Car Show on Saturday very likely had those same types of moments during the six-hour event at Philomath City Park…