Davey Moore's nifty orange 1929 Model A pickup was nicely color-coordinated with the official `Geezers Concours d'Elegance' banner in the background.
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Everybody loves a bubbletop and John Lemon's shimmering 1962 Chevy Impala proved the point with its silver over pale yellow paint scheme, perfect stance and beautiful 5-spoke mags.
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Rocky Burris shows off his recently acquired 1947 Ford convertible decked out in yellow flames sweeping back over the orange bodywork. He already has plans to extend the flames and install modern tail lights at the rear.
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A tradition that began with the first Geezer Gathering continued this year: the signing of a piece of automotive hardware, in this case a 1940 Mercury doorskin, complete with some original artwork.
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The Geezer Gathering continues as a private, invitation-only event and the new Old Town venue attracted more cars than could be squeezed onto Roy Merritt's residential property in east Wichita.
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Good food, and plenty of it, kept the Geezers content inside a multi-bay garage.
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The `Geezers' flock around the Steve Carbone tribute dragster to deliver a salute to photographers capturing the annual event.
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An aerial view of the Geezer Gathering in Old Town gives a sense of the variety of cars that turned out for the 6th annual event in its new venue.
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David Marshall takes a break on the running board of his superbly restored 1923 REO Speedwagon. Marshall said younger folks sometimes say, `Hey, that's cool, you named your truck after the band.'
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A row of 40 Fords, some DeLuxe, some Standard models, but all in black, presents an imposing lineup along North Rock Island.
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Lovers of fat-fendered cars had plenty to look at, too, as this view down Rock Island illustrates.
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Deuces wild -- this lineup of '32 Fords gave hot-rodders plenty to drool over at the 6th Annual Geezer Gathering, moved to a new venue in Old Town this year. Organizers made a point of parking like cars together, the better to compare and contrast different approaches to classic makes and models.
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An entire city block was closed off to make room for the 2011 Geezer Gathering. The afternoon car show/cookout spilled over into an adjacent parking lot.
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Roy Merritt, founder of the Geezer Gathering, gives a `thumbs-up' to the thrill of a lifetime: sitting at the controls of a running old-school front engined AA/FD, this one a tribute to legendary drag racer Steve Carbone.
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Gary LeFever brought out his tandem-engined Model T racer for the day's activities. With a pair of 4-cylinder engines tucked under the extended hood, the car could be called a `Twin Lizzy.'
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Dan Loveland's super-slick 1963 Pontiac Tempest attracted attention all day long. The 800-plus horsepower coupe is capable of low 10-second passes down the quarter mile in street trim. Look for a full feature on the Tempest in the coming months.
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Traditionally, each year a custom car in the works gets treated to a top chop by Bill Hines and crew at the Leadsled Spectacular in Salina. Dave Griffin's gorgeous purple coupe with the Olds grillwork has the honor of being the first of those cars to be finished and shown.
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Bud Voth's 1923 Model T raceabout is equipped with a rare Mercury roadster body and a Frontenac overhead-valve conversion. After he retired, he worked five years straight restoring the car; in the 1920's, Mercury was a company that manufactured accessory bodies for cars, not the better known major auto manufacturer that recently went out of business.
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