Oktoberfest car show draws 130 registrations, including father and son duo from near Denver – PANHANDLE

SIDNEY – Steve Llewellyn, and his son Skyler, packed their 1936 Ford Two-Door Sedan Road Rod and 1966 Plymouth Satellite tv for pc in a lined trailer at their residence south of Denver at round 4 a.m. Saturday and hit the street for Sidney to compete within the 2023 Rod & Roll Automotive Present for the primary time in 26 years.

Steve, who runs an auto restore store in Franktown, Colo., has owned his road rod ever since he obtained into restoring vehicles when he was 32-years-old, a trait he picked up from his dad, who restored seven to eight vehicles whereas Steve was rising up.

“My dad was into restoring vehicles,” Steve mentioned. “I grew up with that. I did not get till about 26-years-ago and I am 58-years-old now. It took off.”

The Ford Sedan Road Rod has gained 12 trophies and 40 plaques at automotive exhibits throughout the area. Steve says they had been glad to be again on the annual Oktoberfest automotive present and might’t wait to return once more subsequent fall.

“Simply the individuals, the surroundings, the vehicles and stress-free,” Steve mentioned. “Simply sitting right here stress-free for 4 to 6 hours, visiting with the identical kind of individuals we hang around with within the automotive exhibits. It is actual satisfying.”

Steve provides the neat factor a few automotive present is you do not normally see the identical type of automotive on a regular basis, particularly if you happen to go to totally different exhibits in numerous areas. 

Skyler has began to carefully comply with in his dad’s footsteps and hopes to, someday, run the household enterprise.

“I wasn’t certain what I wished to do after faculty,” Skyler mentioned. “He owns an auto restore store. I went to highschool for enterprise administration and I wished to personal my very own enterprise sooner or later. Issues I used to be doing wasn’t understanding. He mentioned, ‘You may take the enterprise over.’ That is type of the place I am working at. He will retire in about two years.”

If time permits, Skyler would ultimately like to revive his personal automobile someday. 

130 vehicles registered for this 12 months’s Cruise ‘n Class Rod & Roll Automotive Present on a sunny, 70-degree day at Legion Park in Sidney on Saturday.