Old gears and even older stories

The first thing you notice when you start walking up and down the aisles of the Red Devils Car Show was how magnificent the cars were and how they all seemed to have their own story.

Donald Ross, the owner of a 1972 Oldsmobile explains the backstory of his featured car. 

“I bought the car in 1972 and  I have had the car for 50 years its been redone”. It was a car a bought brand new in 1972, it was a special order, the car as air conditioning and a 350 engine”. “I've always liked convertibles and I’ve always been a car guy so I knew I liked the styling of it and just kept it.”

Although a car Ross wishes he could pull out of his memory was a “1957 Oldsmobile convertible” to which he says “I’m sorry I sold, I should have kept that one but you can’t, you can only keep so many, so I kept this one.”

Now these stories are not something that simply stay within a generation in this community. 

Steven Sacchetti, the owner of a blue 1970 Monte Carlo says his passion for cars started with his father.

“A lot of these older guys grew up with these cars. My dad always talked about his sports car” said Sacchetti. 

Smiles bounced from face to face and as then motors roared so did the laughter. 

Even if you can’t tell an engine from a wheel, the community is welcoming  and open to sharing their treasures chests of knowledge. 

Sacchetti shared a story that showcases the strength of the community “This tire blew out on us once when we were going to a car show, so we are sitting on the side of the highway and we don’t have a spare tire. We just happened to be in the right spot when another 1970 Monte Carlo got on the highway right there where we were broken down and they just happened to have a spare, what's lucky is they were going to the same show so they gave us the spare and when we got to the show asked for 50 bucks for the spare and we went our separate ways.”

When leaving the car show and going back to the present all that enchants one's mind was the thought of how many more generations this community will live and thrive. 

If you are interested in visiting any of these old car shows in Massachusetts, the one visited was hosted by the Red Devils Car Club although events can be found almost every day of the week. 

If you have never been, then step out of your comfort zone and into the past.