Classic cars to shine in Father's Day show at Shelton History Center

This 1955 Chevrolet Bel Air convertible is a staple each year at the classic car show./ Submitted photo 

SHELTON - Enjoy a day with Dad and Granddad peeking under the hoods of the cars they remember from their youth at the Shelton Historical Society’s Vintage Vehicles Antique and Classic Car Show on Father’s Day, June 18.  

Two wheels or four, from Model Ts to muscle cars, there’s bound to be something that will trigger a memory from every visitor.  

This annual event will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Shelton History Center, 70 Ripton Road. 

Past shows have featured everything from a 1928 Rolls Royce Phantom, to a restored rickshaw that was used as an ambulance in the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, to a 1911 wood paneled Model T. 

Sometimes a fire truck shows up; a 2016 entry included a penny farthing, or high-wheeled bicycle.  

Nearly every decade of transportation history from the 20th century has been illustrated on the shaded grounds of the Shelton History Center with more recent muscle cars, Mustangs, and Army Jeeps joining many Ford Model As and Ts. 

All vehicle owners generously share information, their cars, and their hobby with the public. Sponsors of this year’s show include the Derby-Shelton Rotary Club and the Valley Community Foundation.  

There is still time for owners of antique and classic vehicles of all kinds to register to participate in this special event.  

Entry forms may be found at www.sheltonhistoricalsociety.org or by calling 203-925-1803.  Registration costs $10.  

A new award category for Most Unique was added for this year so six prizes will be presented to crowd favorites.      Proceeds from last year’s show benefitted repairs and improvements to the Brownson House that had been damaged during a rainstorm in late October 2015.  

The house was recently reopened to the public with a completed 1913 appearance and will be available for tours along with the other buildings at Shelton History Center.

Visitors will enjoy refreshments and voting for their favorite vehicles. 

Admission is $1 for dads, $5/adults and $10/family of four. PProceeds will benefit the educational programs of the Shelton Historical Society, whose mission is to “preserve elements of the community’s history in order to create connections between Shelton’s past, present, and future generations through education, maintaining a museum with its collections, and providing a voice in the community 

regarding matters of historical significance.”

For additional information including directions, call 203-925-1803, visit the website listed above or see www.facebook.com/SheltonHistoricalSociety.   

This is a press release from Shelton Historical Society.