Drivers, enthusiasts and community celebrate classic cars
<p>Mark Pinkal burning the rubber off his 1926 Model T Ford. (Bethany Rolfson/The Western News)</p>
Ignite Resch
Ignite Chevy
Ignite Crowd
Ignite Pontiac
<p>Corvettes from all eras made the Friday night cruise this weekend. (Seaborn Larson/The Western News)</p>
Ignite Chevelle
Ignite T Bucket
More than 450 cars showed up last weekend for the 55th annual Ignite the Nites car show. Of the drivers who showed off their cars during the weekend, many of them went home with awards.
Below are a list of winners from the event:
People’s Choice
1930 Ford Model A Coupe - Lonnie Thompson - Sheridan, Ore.
N.T.S. Award
1948 Ford F6 - John Adams - Cambridge, Ontario
Special Interest
1969 Dodge Charger - Cliff Arthur - Mullan, Idaho
Antique Stock 1940 and Older
1931 Ford Model A Sport Coupe - Tom and Sandy Bailey - Libby
Street Rod 1948 and Older
1927 Ford T Coupe - Stuart Green - Medicine Hat, Alberta
Classic Stock 1941-1959
1957 Pontiac Super Chief - Michael and Julie Birmingham - Cranbrook, British Columbia
Classic Modified 1941-1959
1954 Chevy Belair - Tom and Donna Smith - Hayden, Idaho
Custom 1949-Present
1950 Mercury - Ron and Darlene Demaniuk - Cranbrook, British Columbia
Rat Rod
1946 Willys CJ2A - Eric Rouse - Sandpoint, Idaho
Late Great Stock 1960-1979
1966 Corvette - Ron Roberts - Airdrie, Alberta
Late Great Modified 1960-1979
1969 Chevelle SS - Jay and Eve Smith - Sagle, Idaho
Hard Luck
1967 Chevy Nova - Jordan Keller - Broke tail housing on transmission coming into Libby.
Long Distance: 2,889 miles
1939 Ford Pickup - Tom Cialini - Fairport, NY
Late Model Stock 1980-Present
1984 Hurst Oldsmobile - Andy Rogge - Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Late Model Modified 1980- Present
2007 Shelby GT500 Super Snake - Roger Ernst - Hinton, Alberta
Sports Compact
1962 Austin Healey 3000 Saxton - Richard Dubois - Castle Rock, Colo.
Sports Car
1997 Miata Supercharged - Jim Rice - Eureka
Neon Lights
Coozy Cooler - Jeff Pierce - Spokane, Wash.
Antique Truck Stock 1940 and Older
1929 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup - Robert Kehn - Libby
Antique Truck Modified 1940 and Older
1935 International Pickup - Rick Blomdahl - Troy
Classic Truck Stock 1941-1959
1947 Studebaker Half-Ton Pickup - Raymond Leonhardt - Great Falls
Classic Truck Modified 1941-1959
1948 Ford F6 - John Adams - Cambridge, Ontario
Late Great Truck Stock 1960-1979
1970 Chevy Pickup - Bill Dawson - Libby
Late Great Truck Modified 1960-1979
1972 Toyota FJ -40 - Amanda Landry - Dayton, Ore.
Late Model Truck Stock 1980-Present
1993 Dodge W250 - Jason Pewinger - Everson, Wash.
Late Model Truck Modified 1980-Present
2013 Chevy one and one-half ton - Red Busby - Libby
Motorcycle Stock
2015 Can-Am Spyder RT Special - Bill and Verna Watt - Libby
Motorcycle Modified
2016 V8 Chopper Trike - Micah S. - Kalispell
Poker Run
Gerin Poulin - $225
Poker Questionnaire
Loyd Ward - T-shirt
Poker Walk
Joy Robinson - $53
50/50 Drawing
Cindy Miller - $488