Classic cruisers are revved up and ready for show<br>

It’s time to shine that chrome, polish the paint and make sure the fuzzy dice are… well fuzzy.

More than 100 mean street machines will be in town next weekend for the 10th annual Just Cruisin’ Car Club Car Show during the Standin’ on the Corner Festival.

The “Best Little Car Show in Arizona” begins Friday night with a burger fry and Poker Run. The Poker Run starts at the old Cake Chevy building across from the Falcon Restaurant on Third Street and takes the classic cruisers to five points around Winslow. At each stop they pick up a playing card. At the final stop, whoever has the best poker hand wins the prize.

“It’s a way to get the cars to go and take a little cruise,” said Treasurer Charles McLaws. “See the sites the Winslow and have something fun.”

Registration also begins Friday at La Posada from 1 to 5 p.m.

This year the club has organized 31 classes of cars ranging from pre-1940s to farm machines. The club added the class for rebuilt farm machines after having several tractors last year. There’s also a class for kids to show off their tricked-out bicycles. There are classes for unfinished projects and a used car class. There’s a class for everything.

The club hands out six-foot trophies for Best of Show, People’s Choice, Best Chevrolet, Best Ford and Best Mopar. The People’s Choice Award is determined by the crowd. Participants do the judging by dropping money in a ballot box. Whoever has the most money takes the honor but the money goes to charity.

The club donates throughout the year to such causes as St. Vincent DePaul, Winslow Little League and offers scholarships.

“There’s so many of them. That’s all we do is give our money away during the year,” McLaws said.

Awards are given for Best Interior, Best Paint, Best Engine, Best Engineered, Best Represented Club and a Long Distance Award for whoever drove the farthest.

Last year, the Long Distance winner was from Michigan. Most drivers come from Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Colorado. There were 127 cars last year and organizers expect at least that many this year.

Just Cruisin’ Club members don’t enter the show but park their own timeless rides on Second Street so they don’t take space away from the visitors.

“We don’t enter them so we can give the all the awards to out-of-town people,” McLaws said.

The show continues to be a big draw not just for the festival, but for the city as well.

“We try to promote Winslow,” club President Jim Pate said. “One of the ways we promote Winslow is by having this car show. There’s a good time to be had by all.”

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