Vehicles filled downtown Boyertown for Building A Better Boyertown’s 11th annual Cruise Night on July 28.
“We had about 2,000 people at the event, and this was our best attended Cruise Night ever!” said Emily Jones, Assistant Main Street Manager, Building A Better Boyertown. “Having The Fifty Fives preforming and Free Will Brewing Co. hosting a beer garden really added to our 11th year.”
Building A Better Boyertown’s Promotions Committee sponsored the 11th Annual Cruise Night, which was originally scheduled to be held July 21, but rain pushed the event back a week to July 28.
“Our volunteers, committee and community came together and it was a perfect day,” said Jones. “We tried to nudge the event towards the families and casual car lovers, as well as our amazing show participants. We’re grateful it was such a great event!”
Linda Wanzel, Emma Nester, 6, Mason Nester, 3, and Todd Nester attend Cruise Night every year because as Mason said, “We love cars.”
Joe Lewis of Barto attended Cruise Night for the first time with his 2015 Dodge Challenger because he “likes to talk to people.”
Held from 4 to 9 p.m., Cruise Night featured historic vehicles, show cars, trucks, local artisans and businesses, music, and food.
For the first time, Cruise Night featured live music; The Fifty Fives Band, a rockabilly group from Dover, Del. performed.
Cruise Night takes place on North and South Reading Avenue from Second to Fifth Street as well as in the parking lots of St. John’s Church, Good Shepherd Church, The Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles, the Borough and the lots of BB&T Bank.
Winners were as follows:Best of Show: Vaughn Skoog, 1976 Auburn Buttan.
Antique: Perry Rodgers – Blade 1931 Ford Model A
Best of 50s – Flip Reppert – 1957 Chevy
Best of 60s – Tom Cramsey – 1965 Dodge Coronet
Best of 70s – Steve Kemerer – 1972 Ford Pantera
Best of 80s – Matt Levengood – 1987 Grand National
Best of 90s – Tom Madaconi – 1997 Corvette
Street Rod – George Sweeney – Ford Roadster
Muscle Car (pre and including 2009) – Dean Marstellar – 1967 Plymouth Hemi
Modern Muscle (post and including 2010) – Robert Hen – Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat 2016
2 Wheel Truck – Betsy Rose – Pickup Ford 1935
4 Wheel Truck – Joseph Slavinski – 1942 Dodge WC-54 Ambulance (WWII)
Rat Rod – Kim Halterman – 1929 Ford Rat Rod
Import – Dennis Graber – Green Beetle (’67, ’68, ’69)
Kid’s Choice – Ron, Joanie and Sammi Heidenreich – 1957 Ford Thunderbird
