Summer’s Last Hurrah, Labor Day Fun At Danbury Car & Truck Festival

September 4, 2024 J.C. Martin

One of the the area’s largest car shows is the annual Danbury Car & Truck Festival which was held on Labor Day at Danbury’s Rogers Park and featured several hundred cars of all genres from antique and vintage to high performance, exotics and American muscle cars, both contemporary and historic.

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Thousands attend each year in this important fund raiser for Ann’s Place a 33 year old nonprofit based in Danbury that provides completely free counseling, support groups and wellness classes for anyone facing cancer in the region and goes to help support cancer wellness services. Thousands of people facing cancer come to Ann’s Place for support, all at no charge. To learn more about this outstanding, organization visit: Ann’sPlace.org.

Some of the finest examples of automotive excellence at this show included iconic cars like the ’65 Mustang which led the Pony Car craze 50 years ago which gave us legends like the Chevrolet Camaro and the Pontiac Firebird and so many others. Only the king of the pony cars, the Ford Mustang is still in production today. There were hot rods which defined the ’50’s in the automotive world like the iconic ‘57 Chevy which helped define the ‘50’s, as well as perfectly restored cars from the World War Two era.

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The '30's are known as the era of cars designed so visually beautiful as to considered works of art in the field of automotive design. The '30's are known as the era of cars designed so visually beautiful as to considered works of art in the field of automotive design, such as this stunning Auburn. They were an integral part of the Art Deco period in American history and is one the most notable styles of cars ever and included sister nameplates such as Cord and Duesenberg.

This red, white and blue beauty is dedicated to Marine Corporal Bobby W. McCarty, Jr. and veterans and first responders and is adorned with memorabilia and signatures of law enforcement and military members.

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There were a also a variety of unusual vehicles including the Tesla Cybertruck (below, right) which features a nearly indestructible (under normal conditions) stainless steel body and is one of the most unusual designs of the contemporary automotive market. Also in the category of “the unusual” is the low-rider BatBike, a tribute to the Batman franchise.

Kids love cars and in addition to getting behind the wheel to show off their driving readiness, one young “ enthusiast drove her pink EV Lamborghini around the site to get a glimpse at the other beautiful vehicles on display.

Then, there was the nightmare.

The Nightmare is a very serious show car, with the theme of many well known horror movies with some of the finest high performance features and artwork seen at the show.

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