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Wenatchee Valley Street Rod Club Reaches
GOLD Donor Status



Wenatchee Valley Street Rod members (left to right) Marlin Lannoye, Don Brawley and Brian Egan proudly point to their club’s GOLD level plaque recently installed on the Hospital Donor Wall.

 

The club has donated more than $100,000 to the Hospital since 2001 from proceeds of their classic car show held each June at Confluence Park.  Their Street Rod Scholarship Program, established in 2005 has provided $18,000 to Central Washington Hospital employees for higher education.   - June 4, 2010, CWH Awareness

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WENATCHEE — Confluence State Park was filled with Chevelles, Camaros and Cadillacs on Saturday, all for a cause.

The event was the 31st annual Street Rods Run Car Show. The cause was the Central Washington Hospital Foundation. The car show attracted 300 classic hot rods dating from 1975 and earlier with some participants traveling from Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Oregon and Canada.

"For most of the people who are here, they either had cars like these when they were in high school, but they probably weren't hot rods then, or they just happen to enjoy the sight of a nice looking car," said Marlin Lannoye of East Wenatchee, explaining the allure of the vehicles. "But really, look around. What's not to like? There's not a bad one in the bunch. There are some really cool cars here."

Lannoye, one of the event's organizers, estimated this year's show raised close to $10,000 and pushed the event's contributions since 2001 to the hospital foundation to more than $100,000.

Some cars had personalized license plates, others had souped-up engines and most every car had a customized paint job.

A 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury featured a dusty orchid paint job, a purple and black interior and a model version of a 1963 Plymouth Sport Fury painted the same color rotating on a platform sitting atop its air filter.

Sandi and Walter White of Roseburg, Ore., owners of the car, were sitting nearby in purple canopied camping chairs. Sandi was dressed all in purple and even had her nails done in a light shade of lavender to match the car.

"None of it is by accident. This is all by design. We're pros here," she said about the color scheme.

Grand prize winners were Jerry Pitts of Ephrata, whose 1964 El Camino won the People's Choice Award, and Mike Barr of Chehalis, winner of the Participant's Choice Award for his 1940 Willys Coupe.

Lynn Foley of Peshashtin wasn't at the show to participate. She came with her friend Jim Wolf to check out the cars.

"It's amazing. Look at all the detail," Foley said pointing out the intricacies of the bright yellow paint job on a 1925 Ford TT truck.

"I really like all the older sedans and trucks like this are pretty amazing too," said Wolf. "It's amazing the amount of money and work these people put into their cars."

It wasn't just the spectators admiring the work put into the classic hot rods.

Jim Moates of Boise, Idaho, was walking the grounds scoping out the handywork of his fellow car enthusiasts. Moates and a friend entered a 1933 Ford Roadster.

"It's just a fun thing to do," Moates said about working on hot rods while he was looking at the engine of a powder blue 1956 Chevy Bel Air. "It really just becomes a consuming hobby."

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Local Street Rod Member

Honored by State Hall of Fame


 

 

Wenatchee Valley Street Rod member Marlin Lannoye

Was inducted into the Washington State Street Rod

Hall of Fame in April in Olympia. This organization

has honored outstanding individuals in the promotion

of the street rod hobby since the early 1970s. Marlin

is the first inductee from Eastern Washington.

 

Marlin is a charter member of the local Street Rod club

which puts on the Apple Run Car show. This year’s show

is June 27 and 28 at Confluence State Park.  In 2001,

Wenatchee Valley Street Rods became a guild of Central

Washington Hospital Foundation, donating more than

$90,000 to the Hospital.  Funds are currently providing


education grants for employees. 

 

                                                                                                                                                                          

 

2008 WVSR Press Release -
Wenatchee World Newspaper:

 

"WENATCHEE VALLEY STREET RODS CELEBRATE 30TH ANNUAL APPLE RUN CAR SHOW.

 

Wenatchee Valley Street Rods (WVSR) will host its 30th annual Apple Run car show on June 28th and 29th at Confluence Park. Any car or truck that was built in 1975 or before is eligible for entry. The registration is $40 per vehicle, which includes an event T-shirt and baron of beef dinner for two on Saturday evening. The event is also open to the public on Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm and on Sunday from 9 am to 12 noon. Admission fee is $5 per person. There will be over 300 street rods for your viewing enjoyment, together with food, craft and automotive vendors.

 

The event is sponsored by local businesses that include Apple Valley Fencing, Don Sangster Motors, Jerry’s Auto Supply, Les Schwab, GO USA and many others. These sponsors provide many products that are given away to participants as door prizes. Items include a brand new 350 cubic inch General Motors engine, several automatic transmissions, a set of wheels and many other automotive related products.

 

Since 1958, the local car club has been hosting car shows that have benefited local charities. The club currently has 19 members. Four members have participated in all of the events. They are Marlin Lannoye of East Wenatchee, K N Klinginsmith of Wenatchee, and Bob Goedde and Grant Nesvacil of Chelan. The club is open to new members with an interest in old cars and community service. Interested parties can contact Marlin Lannoye at 509-884-7053.

 

In 2000, WVSR became a guild of the Central Washington Hospital Foundation. Since then, WVSR has contributed over $82,000 to the Hospital Foundation. Currently, the funds raised by this event are used to support the continuing education of Central Washington Hospital employees through annually awarded grants. Central Washington Hospital employees volunteer their time to help put on the car show." - Wenatchee World - June 2008 

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