1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
Eight decades
of classic autos
gathered on
Harbor Island.
From left:
1915 Model T
Speedster, 1926
Model T coupe,
1937 Buick
Roadmaster,
1941 Chevrolet,
1954 MG TF,
1969 Corvette
Stingray, 1972
Buick LeSabre,
1980 Triumph
TR8. Left: Ashby
Armistead with
his ’72 Buick
LeSabre and Rob
Deanes with his
’80 Triumph TR8.
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Lights, River Bluffs Car Show and Gathering, Riverfest Car Display, Wheels of Landfall. Cars and Coffees allow
for informal meetups at different locations throughout the year.
The shows are equal parts exhibition and fellowship. They are a way to see and be seen, to show off your
motor and vie for awards while admiring what others have. And they are a way for like-minded people to get
together and share their passion for the hobby.
“Camaraderie. Is that a good word?” says Rob Deanes, a University of North Carolina Wilmington professor
who owns classic original Triumphs and races a heavily modified TR4. “That’s a lot of it. We all have an interest
in it.”
Collectors get into the hobby for various reasons. They gravitate toward historic cars, muscle cars, foreign cars,
rare cars, or cars they grew up with. Some prefer a specific marque, like Armistead, who only has Buicks.
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