Glorious evening sunshine greeted the cruisers for the second Over The Hill Gang cruise night at Arby’s on the Berlin Turnpike. Around 60 cars ensured that the cruise was another successful event for the host club.Among the varied selection of cars on display was a 550bhp 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air that was used in the last Indiana Jones movie, a beautiful Grabber Orange Boss 302 Mustang, several 1930s -style hot rods and a Chevrolet Del Ray.
The award for “People’s Choice” went to a purple 1967 Chevrolet Camaro, while the “Club Award” was given to 1932 Ford Roadster (both pictured above).
Cruisin’s Star Car
Cruisin’s car of the evening was this beautiful 1957 Ford Fairlane belonging to Middletown resident, Steve.He has owned the retractable hardtop Ford for eight-and-a-half years. Steve found the car for sale in a newspaper. After pacing the kitchen floor for hours, deciding if he should buy it or not, he contacted a friend who lived in New Orleans and asked if he would take a look at it for him. Steve’s contact gave the car the thumbs up, so Steve bought it and had the Fairlane shipped back to CT. The car was given to his wife as a birthday present (thanks Steve, you have given my wife all sorts of great ideas for her next birthday!).
Steve did a few jobs on the Ford, but it arrived in pretty much the same condition as it is now. The car is completely original, and that includes the blue-and-white paint scheme. It has a stock 312ci motor with a four-barrel carb. The car also has a “Continental Kit” that adds around 18 inches to the car’s length, thus making parking even more of an art! Since owning the Ford, Steve and his wife have added 4,000 miles to the 88,000 that were already on the odometer.
Steve told Cruisin’ that he “really enjoys driving the car during the summer with the top down. It’s different. It’s a retractable hardtop, and there’s not too many of them around.”
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