By DOUGLAS W. MOTLEY
Senior Writer
A 1950 British Ford Anglia owned by Dave Meigide of Running Springs took first-place honors at the California Highway Patrol’s annual car show on Saturday, Oct. 19.
This hard-to-find 1950 British Ford Anglia, which took first place at the CHP car show, was found in Sweden by Dave Meigide.
Meigide, who teaches Auto Technology at Rim of the World High School, told the Alpine Mountaineer he discovered and then purchased the rare automobile in Sweden about 10 years ago and had it shipped here. “I used to drive it occasionally, but now I just take it to local car shows,” he said.
Jane, who is a second-grader at Charles Hoffman Elementary School, is ready for Halloween as she stands behind her daddy’s 1969 Chevelle.
The second-place trophy went to Running Springs resident Mike Mramer for his 1955 GMC truck, while the third-place winner was a black, 1969 Chevelle owned by Joey Fotia, also from Running Springs.
According to CHP Public Information Officer Devin Julien-Rohman, only 19 vehicles were entered in this year’s show, down slightly from last year’s figure. However, several hundred classic car fans showed up to view this year’s entries and enjoy the free hot dogs, pizza, chips and soda.
Eight-year-old Kamdyn climbs down from a fire engine parked next door to the Running Springs CHP office after exploring its interior.
Meanwhile, next door at the Running Springs Fire Department, firefighters showed off their fire engines, explaining and demonstrating each one’s features and capabilities, while children climbed onboard several engines to see what it would be like to be a firefighter when they grow up.
Beau, a bomb-sniffing Belgian Malinois, smells something suspicious as it leads CHP K-9 handler Andrew Myers toward this orange cone.
The highlight of the CHP open house was, as usual, a demonstration by the CHP Inland Division’s K-9 team, where a bomb-sniffing Belgian Malinois discovered an explosive substance hidden inside one of four orange traffic cones.
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