Sunday, August 31, 2008
CORTLAND — Unless you’re in the right place at the right time, your chances of happening upon a 1970 GMC Jimmy model truck are quite slim.
For one thing, that style was manufactured for only two years, between 1970 and 1972.
Nevertheless, your odds of spotting such a rare find would have increased dramatically if you were at the 13th annual Glenn Christian Foundation and Church’s Ox Roast car show, which was the site for Gary Knight’s two-door model. His bright-blue 1970 Jimmy was on display Sunday during the three-day event that began Friday at the Trumbull County Fairgrounds, 899 Everett-Hull Road.
Knight, of Hartford, said he bought his two-door vintage vehicle in 1995 for $7,000, with 48,000 miles on it. His Jimmy, with most of the original features and parts still intact, received three trophies and was featured in the January edition of Off-Road Adventures magazine.
“I took it apart in 1998 and it took about six years to restore it,” Knight said, adding that he attends many truck and four-wheel-drive car shows.
Perfect weather greeted the thousands of attendees, car enthusiasts and owners at the free event, which also was a showcase for hundreds of vintage motorcycles.
Read the full story in Monday’s Vindicator and on vindy.com