A Look Back - Frostburg, MD Cruisin' Main Street 2014

Wesley Barton

With Summer beginning to wind down to a close, car shows aren't as frequent as they are during the early Summer months, at least around here. However, the biggest and the best shows usually occur during the month of September. One such car show is the Cruisin' Main Street show in Frostburg, MD. Thousands of cars, of all types show up. Prizes can be won, but it's usually an excuse for people to ogle, eat lots of food, drink lots of beer, and take lots of pictures, as well as listen to loud music, when the engine rumbles don't drown it out.

Here's a few select photos taken by yours truly, at last September's Cruisin' Main Street. All photos were taken with an LG G3 smartphone camera.

First, we have the quite famous Hudson Hornet. You probably recognize it from the movie Cars as the character Doc Hudson, as shown below. This car definitely holds a spot in history for its NASCAR racing pedigree.

photo credit: Disney Wikia


This here is a monster. A truly sublime automobile, in more ways than one. What you're looking at is a mint condition 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T coupe with the 426 HEMI engine, and it's a four-speed car! These things are rare and command a huge premium at auction. The only way it would be any rarer would be if it were in ragtop form. You can't count on two hands the number of 1970 R/T convertibles with the stick and the 426 that were made.

This, whatever you want to call it, is a custom built vehicle, on what appears to be a modified Pontiac chassis. It's incredibly unique, if a bit macabre, but you won't see another one like it. I love it, just because of how offbeat it is. Custom fabrication isn't loved enough in the car world.

GOJIRA! We've got an R35 Nissan GT-R here. These things are a marvel of engineering. I mean, all the electronic systems in this that allow you to accelerate at near-inhuman levels. There's not too many cars that can beat this thing in a 1,320 foot test.

I dig this Maserati. It's sleek, sharp, and just has that confident Italian look to it.

Another GT-R! That's the second one, and it was directly behind the Maserati above, which was directly behind the white GT-R. Not bad company to be in.

This here is a gorgeous 1967 Pontiac Bonneville. It reminds me a lot of my mom's 1965, but there are some styling differences. Look at that 400 c.i. V8 under the hood. Nasty.

There was so much more there. Expect another post on this annual show next month.

All photo credits go to Wesley Barton unless otherwise noted.