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PARTY IN THE PARK
July 18, 2013
W
hat do you get when you combine
classic cars, muscle cars, hot rods,
imports, customs, trucks and motor-
cycles with live music and interna-
tional food booths? It’s the ninth annual Classic
at T-Hills on Saturday, July 27, at the 90-acre Tu-
alatin Hills Park and Recreation District Howard
M. Terpenning Recreation Complex on Southwest
158th Avenue and Walker Road in Beaverton.
The classic auto show is just one slice of a big
day at the Party in the Park, the park district’s
largest community event. The daylong affair will
transform the district’s main campus into a carni-
val of activities.
The free auto show event is expected to attract
8,000 people. Classic car exhibitors pay a $20
charge for all cars and trucks, and $10 for motor-
cycles. Funds will benefit Tualatin Hills Park
Foundation and its programs.
The auto show entertainment will be provided
by two bands, The Shifterz and Sol-Mars ’60s surf
band.
Doors open to exhibitors at 7 a.m., and the
show starts at 8:30 a.m. Judging ends at 1:30 p.m.,
and presentation of awards is from 3 to 4 p.m.
For more information, go to the park founda-
tion website, thpf.org. For information on The
Classic at T-Hills, go to thillsclassic.com.
2012 Best in Show Car
I wanted a street rod, my wife wanted a pick-
up. I found the 1929 in the paper in August of
2001, and we figured it could be both.
We had Kreative Image lengthen the body six
inches for more leg room. To keep the body pro-
portions, we had a new frame made six inches
longer than stock, which meant the running
boards and top
also needed to
be lengthened.
The truck bed
had been short-
ened by the
previous own-
er.
From the be-
ginning, we
knew the color
was going to be
purple — we
just had a hard
time finding
the “right” pur-
ple. After looking for more than a year, we were
about to give up when a friend asked me to look
at his newly painted boat motor. As soon as I saw
it, I called my wife, and at first glance, she said,
“That’s it. That’s the color.” He found this color on
“peel and stick pin striping” for a boat. We had
the paint mixed, and Kreative Images thought it
best to paint a gallon can to make sure we would
The Classic at T-Hills revs up
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Check out an eclectic collection of sweet rides at the annual car show
Shane McKinney of
Forest Grove shows
off his 2002 BMC 918
Street Chopper,
which will be on
display at the ninth
annual Classic at
T-Hills car and truck
show on Saturday,
July 27. The chopper
was named the 2012
Best in Show
Motorcycle. The
show features a
collection of classic
cars, muscle cars,
hot rods, imports,
customs, trucks and
motorcycles.
TIMES PHOTO:
CHASE ALLGOOD
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1929 Ford Roadster
pickup owned by Terry and
Janeen Wheeland of Boring
See CLASSIC / Page 9