Shelton Historical Society to hold rescheduled classic car show

A vintage Chevy pickup photographed at last year's show./ Submitted photo 

SHELTON - The Shelton History Center’s Vintage Vehicles Antique & Classic Car Show, usually held on Father’s Day, was postponed and will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. July 16 at 70 Ripton Road.  

Visitors will be able to peek under the hoods of the cars they remember from nearly every decade of the 20th    century. 
Two wheels or four, from Model T’s to muscle cars, there’s bound to be something that will trigger a memory from every visitor.  

Sometimes a fire truck shows up; a 2016 entry included a penny farthing, or high-wheeled bicycle. 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, People’s United Bank, and the Valley Community Foundation.  

Owners of antique and classic vehicles of all kinds may 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. Proceeds 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 more information or directions, call 203-925-1803, visit the website listed above or see www.facebook.com/SheltonHistoricalSociety.   

This is a press release from Tracey Tate, executive director, Shelton Historical Society.