BETTER THAN HEARSAY - No Rain but Plenty of Thunder

A lot of hardware was handed out at Thunder in the Mountains including trophies in eleven specialty classes such as Best in Show, President’s Choice, People’s Choice and Best Convertible. “People enjoy seeing their car recognized,” says event co-organizer Glenn Howard.

“Yo, where is the Fonz?” It wasn’t, but this ’32 souped up Ford, hand built by Mike Pushman, could have been tooling around town in “Happy Days.”

Thunder in the Mountains car show, held on the grounds of the Kenneth Becker Municipal Building, serves as a fundraiser for the West Kill Community Center. Helping the cause were event co-organizer Mary Palazzolo (left) and volunteer Glenda Lauten.

Rosalie Randolph put a lot of miles on her white-booted tootsies to help the cause, selling raffle tickets.

Best “Old Pickup” takes respite under the trees after decades of loyal labor.

Is any show complete without a Ford Mustang ready to saddle up?

By Michael Ryan

LEXINGTON - There has been hardly any rain in these thar’ hills, this summer, but the “Thunder in the Mountains” car show still rumbled.

Owners of over 50 cars, trucks and what-have-you’s braved the late July heat, last Saturday, according to event co-organizer Glenn Howard.

They travelled short and long distances to visually share their “beauties” and verbally swap tales about finding them and fixing them up.

The event was founded 16 years ago by Howard and Tim Barcone, serving as an important fundraiser for the West Kill Community Center.

A lot of hardware was handed out, awarding trophies in multiple classes and categories, more than in many other shows.

But, “people enjoy seeing their car recognized and we like to let them know we appreciate their effort,” Howard says.

Howard enters his own potential winner without ever taking home a prize, saying, “this is about everyone else, not this guy.”

“Thunder in the Mountains” is held on the grounds of the Kenneth Becker Municipal Building along Route 42 in the town of Lexington (photographs courtesy of Mary Palazzolo and Billy Pushman).