Motorcyles, trikes, vendor booths and food trucks could be found lining Bell Avenue in Downtown Shawnee for "Rides and Rods" on June 18. There were also 20 to 30 hotrods on Main Street, according to the "Rides & Rods Shawnee Oklahoma" Facebook page. This event happens on the third Thursday each month, April through October. Photos by Natasha Dunagan, Countywide & Sun
Steve Collins steers his 1930 Ford Model A onto Main Street before finding a place to park at "Rides and Rods" on June 18 in Downtown Shawnee. Collins said the car belonged to his grandfather, Joe Scheidt, and Scheidt did most of the restoration and drove it in parades and at festivals. According to the "Rides & Rods Shawnee Oklahoma" Facebook page, there were about 20 to 30 hotrods on Main Street and lots of motorcyles along Bell Avenue. This event happens on the third Thursday each month, April-Oct.
Two Chevrolet Corvettes - one from the 1970s, belonging to event organizer "Toolbox," foreground, and one from 1998, belonging to Richard Spencer - were among the hotrods at "Rides and Rods" on June 18 in Downtown Shawnee. According to the "Rides & Rods Shawnee Oklahoma" Facebook page, there were about 20 to 30 hotrods on Main Street and lots of motorcyles along Bell Avenue. This event happens on the third Thursday each month, April through October.
A 1965 Ford Mustang belonging to Johnny Abney of Shawnee was one of several vehicles at "Rides and Rods" on June 18 in Downtown Shawnee. According to the "Rides & Rods Shawnee Oklahoma" Facebook page, there were about 20 to 30 hotrods on Main Street and lots of motorcyles along Bell Avenue. This event happens on the third Thursday each month, April through October.
June 18 Rides and Rods
A rat rod with a 1929 Ford Model A chassis belonging to Don Metscher of Tecumseh was among the vehicles at Rides and Rods on June 18.
A 1952 Chevrolet pickup belonging to Jeremy Shirey of Earlsboro was among the vehicles at Rides and Rods on June 18.
