Got an old car? Older than 1980? If so, bring it to Newtown for "Going Back in Time" -- a classic car show and sock hop. The Classic Nights Car Club is hosting the event at Masonicare at Newtown/Lockwood Lodge. Music will be provided by DJ Hank Rotzal. There will be food and refreshments, too.
Everyone is invited to bring their favorite classic cars, as long as they're older than that 1980 cutoff year. Peg Loulis, of Masonicare at Newtown, started the show through her car club eight years ago. She's been a member of the Classic Nights Car Club for 25 years. "The car club decided it would be a nice thing for the community and for the residents who live here," Loulis said. "We do one every Friday, May through October, at the Village Square Shopping Center on Route 111 in Monroe. We've been doing that one for 25 years as a community event; we've had as many as 200 cars there, or more." Loulis said residents at Masonicare -- where there's assisted living and nursing facilities -- love seeing the old cars when the annual show takes place there. Community members enjoy it, too.
"It brings back so many memories; also their families come, so it's an all-day event," Loulis added. "Volunteers bring residents down and tour them around. There's `People's Choice' awards, so everyone gets to vote on their favorite cars."
Owners of the winning vehicles receive trophies. There will be dash plaques, too. These are plaques engraved with the day of the event (car owners like to collect them). The plaques will be available for the first 50 cars. After the event, the Classic Nights Car Club will post pictures of the winners on its website, www.classicnights.com.
Fred Loulis, club president, drives a powder blue 1964 Thunderbird convertible. No one knows how many cars will arrive, or which models, until the show gets under way.
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