Museum attracts classic cars
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Charles Henderson of Naples, right, tells Marco Hartner of Punta Gorda about how he squeezed a Corvette engine into his 1948 Ford, at Muscle Car City's car show Saturday.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
The VW hood ornament on this 1959 Beetle owned by Dave Stevens of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is a rarity. It's a genuine vintage accessory that has been "rechromed," according to Stevens.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN
Dave Stevens of Canada sits in his 1959 Volkswagen. He bought the all-original car from its original owner in Arkansas.
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Dan Sullivan of the Veteran Motor Car Club of America peers out the window of a1940s sedan. A number of the club's members brought their cars to Muscle Car City's show Saturday in Punta Gorda.
SUN PHOTO BY GREG MARTIN, gmartin@sun-herald.com
Dennis Erion stands by his '32 Ford five-window coupe, during a monthly car show held Saturday outside the Muscle Car City Museum in Punta Gorda.
PUNTA GORDA — As Bob Zeitler of St. Louis ogled the 60 or so cars on display at a monthly car show here Saturday, his eyes landed upon a bright red 1967 VW Bug, and a flood of memories suddenly filled his mind.
He was back in the ’70s, a newlywed with a baby on the way, a day laborer with just “a few hundred bucks” to his name. He needed a cheap, reliable car, and he needed it fast.
