Car show races into Rochester
Visitors admire a Model T from 1914 at the Rochester Center on Aging on Thursday, June 11. Photos by Grace Roche
The Council on Aging parking lot was a rainbow of colors. 
Susan O'Leary sits in her truck and revs the engine. 
Three-year-old twins Rachel, left, and Hailey kick back at the car show. 
Many owners matched their rearview mirror decorations to the color of their car. 
Visitors sat on the lawn and enjoyed refreshments during the car show. 
The owner of this car included photos of favorite memories with the vehicle. 
Visitors could get a look under the hood on some cars. 
A man sits in his blue Corvette.
Visitors admire a Model T from 1914 at the Rochester Center on Aging on Thursday, June 11. Photos by Grace Roche
The Council on Aging parking lot was a rainbow of colors.
Susan O'Leary sits in her truck and revs the engine.
Three-year-old twins Rachel, left, and Hailey kick back at the car show.
Many owners matched their rearview mirror decorations to the color of their car.
Visitors sat on the lawn and enjoyed refreshments during the car show.
The owner of this car included photos of favorite memories with the vehicle.
Visitors could get a look under the hood on some cars.
A man sits in his blue Corvette.
ROCHESTER — Vintage cars lined the Rochester Center on Aging lot, some with hoods propped open or color-coordinated fuzzy dice hanging from the rearview mirror, while their owners sat nearby.
Visitors could peek inside the vehicles and even climb inside some, while the owners shared what made their ride special at the Thursday, June 11 event.
Susan O'Leary, of Falmouth, displayed her 1986 GMC truck at the show, while her husband displayed his 1955 Oldsmobile in the sport next to hers.
She purchased the pickup truck last fall, and described it as “a prize and a half” since it was in such good condition.
O’Leary said her interest in older cars came from her husband, who found the listing for her truck and encouraged her to buy it.
Old cars are a family matter for fellow participant Stanley Kogut as well. The Dartmouth resident brought his son’s turquoise 1965 Plymouth Barracuda to display at the show.
His son bought the car for $800, and the duo worked together to restore it. Part of that restoration included replacing the engine, although Kogut said the 325-horsepower engine is too powerful to fully use.
“This horsepower is a little bit too much, so I don't try it because I would lose my rear wheels — it's too much power,” he said.
Joey Feliciano and Melissa Cabral, of Acushnet, attended the show at the recommendation of Feliciano’s brother.
They said they enjoyed seeing the many cars on display, with Cabral pointing to a blue Chevrolet as her favorite.
“It’s pretty fun,” Feliciano said. We like cars, so it’s always a pleasure to come see cars here.”
The car show will be held the second Thursday of the month from 4-7 p.m. through September.
