The 26th Annual Moparfest is now in the books for another year. Saturday’s weather did not co-operate with the weather forecast and dawned gloomy, damp and drizzly. It looked like rain any minute but nothing major occurred. The show cars came but spectators attendance was less than usual for Saturday.

Sunday was a different story. Beautiful sun with wispy clouds and a lovely cool breeze more than made up for the pervious day. The show cars lined up early, from the show car gate, up Bleams Rd. out Peel St. and onto Highway 7&8.

The grounds filled up quickly, vendors overflowed the Vendor Field, heads bobbed up and down the field, between the cars, through the Vendors area, enjoying the stage entertainment, crowding the food booths and the children frolicked in the kiddie midway.

Jerry Hall brought his 1970 Plymouth Super Bird 1000 miles for Wetumpka Alabama, Grant Elliot brought his 1967 Plymouth Cuda 2150 miles from Lacombe Alberta. Venders came from Port Charlotte, Florida, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Seattle, Washington and in Canada vendors came from Grand Falls, New Brunswick, Northern and Eastern Ontario.

There were very unique cars showcased in the arena such as a 1950 Chrysler Newport Town and Country (woody) built for George Warner of Warner Brothers Studio. A very beautiful, all original 1964 Dodge Custom 880 owned by Howard Weber of Waterloo was judged to be winner of the Preservation Award, Best Original Car.

Over 1300 cars from 1918 to 2006 and 14,000 spectators were not the only people benefiting from the show. The participating service clubs, charities and community organizations will receive funds raised through Moparfest.