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The trunk of Terry Thomas' lowered 1950 Mercury coupe shows the car's satin black paint job and intricate pinstriping .
Classic cars and those who admire them fill the center of Lincoln Saturday.
Fred Ray of Lincoln (right) shows off his drag car based on a 1969 Chevy Nova. Ray said this is the first time in about ten years he's brought the car downtown for the event. He decided to bring it back out this year to support the Sam's Hope Foundation, which helped his family out when his grandson Caleb needed open heart surgery as an infant.
An antique GMC pickup is reflected in a puddle of water.
A pair of iconic muscle cars on display at the Wilderness.
A hot rod scoots down Highway 200 Saturday afternoon as the skies began to threaten rain.
Ford Fairlane Skyliner headline detail
A chrome headlight case reflects the wheel and exhaust pipes of a hot rod at this years Lincoln Rod Run. See more on page 9.
The early snowfall that hit the area last September may have dampened the wildfires burning in the area, but also put a damper on the pair of annual car shows hosted in Lincoln by forcing the cancellation of Lambkin's annual Lincoln Rod Run and prompting only 16 cars to come to town for the annual Wilderness Car Show.
This year probably made up for last however, with more than 200 cars in town for both shows, including a few drivers who came up just to show off their classic machines.
According to Lambkins owner Glenn Kolve, the Rod Run itself brought 180 entrants to town.
"We've got so many they ended up going to the Wheel, too," he said.
"It's way bigger than we ever imagined," Marge Kolve said.
Likewise, the Wilderness Car show saw a strong turnout with 34 entrants.
Proceeds from the Lambkins Rod Run go to the Kolve's Sam's Hope Foundation, which Marge said is currently helping a little boy who is having brains surgery in Seattle.
Money raised by the Wilderness Car Show's 50/50 drawing benefitted Lincoln School athletics, while money raised selling food during the event went to support the new Power House Fitness center.
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