Published August 29. 2023 02:41PM
Press Photos by C. Richard Chartrand Das Awkscht Fescht rolled into Macungie Memorial Park for the 60th year Aug. 4-6. The event featured car displays, a flea market, craft vendors, food, live music and other highlights. ABOVE: The show spotlighted the Corvette. A 1954 convertible model inspires dreams of road trips. According to the General Motors website, the first Corvettes rolled off the assembly line June 30, 1953.
Harry Irvin stands with his 1994 black Corvette as it gleams in the August sun.
A 2023 Corvette is the latest iteration of the iconic car.
Proving the adage everything old is new again, a 1932 Detroit Electric Model 97 is displayed at the show. Bill Mackey, of Northville, N.Y., owns the car, the first of only seven built. In 1932, MSRP for the car was $2,950.
Shoppers browse the flea market at Das Awkscht Fescht.
This 1949 Cadillac is owned by George and Jennifer Doughty, of Macungie.
Gregory Bechtel, of Boyertown, displays his 1929 Model A Ford.
Warning: This 1985 Ferrari may inspire recollections of the television show “Miami Vice.”