2009 Brick Street Classic Has A Great Show!

The Brick Street Classic Car Show in Adel is an annual event put on by the Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce.

June 6th started as a rainy day. Nearly an inch of rain fell between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 am. John Standley was standing in his kitchen getting ready for the scheduled Brick Street Classic Car Show anyway. The rain cleared off, the doppler showed that it was moving out of the area and he headed to his NAPA store in Adel to start setting up for the day.

8:15 saw John and one of his store assistant’s putting up the tent for the band. The band, Voodoo3 had called several times to see if the day was still on. John in his usual cheery self said “Why not?”

By 9:00 all of the tents were up, the vendor spots remarked, the previous night’s rain had erased the previous markings. T-Shirts were being hung in the Registration tent at the corner of Nile Kinnic and Court St. just across from Brick Street muscle. Gary Curnes, from Brick Street Muscle, His wife Mary, and his sons were carried over boxes of this year’s shirts for the show participants.

John’s wife, Mary set up the NAPA tent on Main Street as volunteers helped set up the vendors. The band, located on the East side of street across from Cameo Rose could be heard tuning up for the day. The vendors moved in and around the barricades setting up their tents and wares. Granpa’s Gifts from Earlham was the first to show up, followed shortly by Knitting by Annette. Brick Street BBQ, Grace Lutheran and Cafe in the Park soon followed.

CoolBeans had a constant stream of traffic in and out of their store as folks got coffee and oriented.

Phone calls were still coming in to John and Gary from car owners as to what the weather was doing in Adel. Many of the cars were coming from surrounding areas that were still seeing rain. Reassurances were given as most vowed to still come out.

John and Gary were understanding of the concerns. As Gary mentioned, “Most of these guys have a small fortune into getting these cars just right, and it takes three days to clean the underside when they get dirty”.

Still the cars steadily showed up. Keith Soffa of the Lions Club had a crew of Lions helping park the cars. Starting at the corner of Court St. and Kinnick and slowly progressing around the Square and  then back.

Mary Curnes from Brick Street Muscle and Lori Brocka of the Adel Partners  Chamber of Commerce took registrations and handed out participant packs, shirts and hats to the registrants.

The Sun played hide and seek, but everyone was in good spirits. The Noon whistle blew and suddenly the crowds appeared. The vendors were busy and the band was well into their second hour.

Over 80 cars were parked as Bob Ockerman, a Lion and Dallas County Supervisor, manned the front barricade directing particpants.

The red shirts of the volunteers could be seen everywhere helping participants, vendors and show goers. The smell of BBQ pleasantly filled the air as Brick Street BBQ and Cafe in the Park served their tasty wares. Grace Lutheran served cookies and baked goods.

The sun popped in and out of the clouds as everyone had a great time. John and Gary traveled between the crowds and the cars making sure all continued to run smoothly.

At 4:00 Gary announced the awards. Door prizes of certificates donated by Casey’s general Store and Red Lobster, car care items donated by NAPA and Brick Street Muscle were given out. 2o awards were given for the various classes, all voted on  by the registrants. Best of show was awarded, this year’s winner will have his car featured on next year’s advertising and T-shirt.

For a day that started off rainy, it proved to be a hit as the crowds remained large right through the Awards ceremony.

By 4:30, John, Gary and the volunteers had everything restored to the square and the trailer loaded up to return the tents and the supplies of the day. Both Gary and John were in the same good moods that they had started the day off with.

If you missed this year’s show, Check out the Slide Show of the 5th Annual Brick Street Classic. Don’t forget to mark the show for next year down on your calendar as it is truly a first class event show casing some of the sweetest rides.

This year’s sponsors were, Adel Partners Chamber of Commerce, CoolBeans, McAnnich, Adel Auto Parts/NAPA, Arnold’s Auto Store, and Brick Street Muscle.