| EVENT:. | Northwest Muscle Car Meet |
| SPONSOR:. | Northwest GTO Legends Car Club |
| DATE:. | September 20, 2003 |
| LOCATION:. | Graham, Washington |
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By Jim Compton Eight Cascade Cougar Club cars and their owners, plus a few Cougar-less CCC members braved an absolutely gorgeous day for a trip to the 2003 Northwest Muscle Car Meet hosted by the Northwest GTO Legends car club. The show was held at the Pierce County Fairgrounds on September 20 and attracted about 125 cars. |
| CCC members gathered at "Cougar Alley" during the 2003 Northwest Muscle Car Meet: (L-R) Ina Enkrog, Bill Herbert, Ed Gordon, Noel Bingaman (seated), John Benoit, Roman Benoit (behind John), Cameron Benoit, and Jan Ove Enkrog (squatting). (Photo: Jim Compton) |  |
| The Northwest Muscle Car Meet is just about what it sounds like—an annual show spotlighting performance automobiles from the muscle car era, along with a few modern performance cars, as well. It is also a relatively new event in terms of CCC participation. Given the enthusiasm for this show demonstrated by our members who attended, the Muscle Car Meet is likely to become an annual outing for the club. |
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An aerial view of the Muscle Car Meet illustrates the wide variety of performance machinery on display at the event. (Photo: Northwest GTO Legends car club) |
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The CCC cars were entered by Mike Benson ('68 standard), John Howell and Donna Kellerhals ('71 XR-7), Ed Gordon ('73 convertible), Jim Pinkerton ('69 XR-7 convertible), Bill Herbert ('69 convertible), Jeff Bingaman and daughter Noel ('68 XR-7), Jim Hall ('67 Mustang convertible), and John Benoit ('68 XR-7). The Bingamans' bright red '68 won first place in the Mercury class with the Pinkerton's black convertible taking second place in people's choice balloting. |
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Donna Kellerhals and John Howell (seated at left) with their '71 XR-7/429 CJ-R. Jim Hall's Mustang is directly behind John. (Photo: Jim Compton) |
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A little extra excitement for CCC members was a visit to the show by Jan Ove Enkrog and his brother, Ina. Jan is a CCC member we don't get to see often because his home is in Norway. We were delighted at the opportunity to meet Jan and talk about Cougars. (Car folks are the same the world over!) By the way, Jan owns a 1968 XR-7, although he left it home in Norway. |
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The CCC's Norwegian member, Jan Ove Enkrog, poses for a photo with the event's Mercury Class first place winner, Jeff Bingaman's outstanding 1968 XR-7. (Photo: Jim Compton) |
| Mike Benson's 1968 standard was among the CCC Muscle Cats in attendance at the 2003 Northwest Muscle Car Meet. (Photo: Jim Compton) |  |
