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We received a number of before-and-after pictures, but we have to say, these two were the best. They were sent to us by Tom and Mary Selway of Leetonia of their 1961 Corvette, which they purchased in 1973.

Dick Nard of Austintown sent us this picture he took at a local car cruise. It is a 1954 Mercury Custom owned by Dave and Terry Bayowski of Mineral Ridge.

Senior Master Sgt. Frank Moss of Austintown is described by his wife, Diane, as "car crazy." Here he is shown behind his 1970 Chevy Nova during the Thunder in the Park Car Show in McDonald last year. She says he missed this summer season of car cruises because he's currently …

Lana VanAuker of Canfield shot this picture at the Packard show in Warren.

Debbie Barnard of Crosby, Texas, formerly of Girard, had this fake magazine cover made this year for her father, Bob Barnard of Girard, of his 1951 Ford F1.

Shelley Genova of Poland sent us this picture of a car that belongs to the owner of the Cirque Du Soleil shows in Las Vegas. It was parked in front of Treasure Island and was really drawing in a crowd. She says it's a Bugatti EB, an Italian car.

This 1980 VW Rabbit pickup belongs to Walter Smith of Campbell. It has its original 4-cylinder 1.7 motor with after-market S&S headers and dual exhaust. He purchased the truck in November 2006, and it came from South Carolina, but it was made in Westmoreland, PA. These trucks were built in …

These three cars are owned by members of one family. The 2007 Dodge Charger Super Bee belongs to Chuck Sheffield; the 2010 Dodge Challenger is owned by Mary Sheffield; and the 2006 Daytona Go ManGo! Charger is their son Michael's. The picture was taken at the A&W in Boardman during …

This 1963 Chevrolet Super Sport 409-425 hp has a 4-speed 4.11 positraction with 35,000 original miles on it. The owner is Ivan Godoy of Campbell.

Stan Baytos of Berlin Center owns this 1968 Plymouth Satellite.

Ron and Bonnie Dycman of Canfield own this 1939 Lincoln Zephyr, which Ron has been building for the past 7 years and is nearly finished.

Michael J. Lacivita of Youngstown calls this picture "Wishful Thinking, Grandpa." He's standing next to this Lamborghini at the Nelson Auto Group in Marysville, Ohio. He was vacationing with two grandsons, Jeffrey Vicarel and Patrick Krieger in June 2002.

Lana VanAuker of Canfield shot this picture at the Packard show in Warren.

Bert and Naomi Liston of North Jackson are the proud owners of this 1951 Hudson Hornet.

Rick Roman of New Middltown sent this picture of her two sons ,Tyler, 7, and Zachary, 11, with his 1951 Crosley Sedan.

Here is a picture of the Skurich family (of Poland/Canton) collection of Corvettes, which started in 1969 when Monica Skurich purchased the cortez silver 1969 coupe (back left). The 1988 medium grey metallic coupe (back right) and the silver 2005 Z51 coupe (foreground) were later added by her son, Michael …

This 1987 Chrysler Conquest shown at Quaker raceway is owned by Randy Gains of Youngstown.

Dick Nard of Austintown sent us this picture he took at a local car cruise. It is a classic Cobra street road owned by Bob Whippo of Boardman.

The stats on this Jeep owned by Clarence Stevens of Poland are: yellow 1953 CJ3B Jeep truck Pro Street 2WD, 439cid Chevy, Powerglide, Ford 9"/4 Link. The hand-built body and frame were a combined effort of Clarence, Don and John Stevens.

This 1972 Chevy Nova belongs to Don E. Ardale of Boardman.

Anthony Julian of Youngstown sent us this picture of his 1950 Studebaker convertible from his high school days.

Dick Nard of Austintown sent us this picture he took at a local car cruise. It is a 1950 Mercury Custom owned by Bob Petruska of Poland.

Dick Nard of Austintown sent us this picture he took at a local car cruise. It is a 1947 Dodge street rod owned by Frank and Darlene Gaal of Youngstown.

Nick Shurilla of Poland has owned this 1966 Chevy Impala Super Sport for 45 years. The car has not been restored; it's all original.

Car enthusiasts sure start young, don't they? This picture of Alivia Horvath, daughter of Rick and Kelley Horvath, and her friend, Haydon Pavlock, son of Arlene and Richard Pavlock, all from New Middletown, was sent by Alivia's great aunt, Marlene Koenig of New Middletown. She said although it's not a …

Bill Maine of Boardman says, "When it gets too hot to ride around in my customized 2006 Cadillac XLR, powered by a 320 HP Northstar engine, I pull up to the nearest lake and back the wheels behind me in and go for a ride in my Customized 21ft Cheyenne …

The stats on this Jeep owned by Ron Stevens of Washingtonville: red 1948 CJ2A Jeep Truck Pro Street 2WD, 350cid Chevy Crate Motor 290hp, Turbo 400, Dana 44 w/Detroit Locker. The hand-built body and frame were a combined effort of Clarence, Don and John Stevens.

This 1948 Crosley is owned by Paul and Ginni Heinselman of Austintown.

The stats on this Jeep owned by John Stevens of Poland are: white 1953 CJ3B Jeep Pro street 2WD, 408cid Chevy w/factory alum. heads, Turbo 400, Ford 9Ó/4 Link. The hand-built body and frame were a combined effort of Clarence, Don and John Stevens.

Joseph Jasinski of Boardman owns this 1972 Dodge Charger Rallye.

Vern Blazek of Poland is shown in his 2004 Mustang.

The stats on this Jeep owned by Don Stevens of New Middletown: blue 1948 CJ2A Jeep Pro Street 2WD, 350cid Chevy, Turbo 400, Dana 44/4 Link, Spool. The hand-built body and frame were a combined effort of Clarence, Don and John Stevens.

This picture was taken at the Hermitage Father's Day Car Show of Jerret Kolesar, holding his son, Hayden, with Jerry Kolesar (the father and grandfather) and Mark Kolesar, Jerry's other son. In the background is the 1969 Pontiac GTO that Jerry has had since 1969.

From left are: yellow 1953 CJ3B Jeep truck owned by Clarence Stevens of Poland; red 1948 CJ2A Jeep truck owned by Ron Stevens, Washingtonville; white 1953 CJ3B Jeep owned by John Stevens of Poland; and blue 1948 CJ2A Jeep owned by Don Stevens, New Middletown. The hand-built bodies and frames …

This 1968 Chevy Nova belongs to Ralph C. Ford of Canfield.

Joseph Jasinski of Boardman owns this 2002 Dodge Viper GTS.

This 1956 Bentley shown at Quaker Steak and Lube is owned by Paul Gains of Youngstown.

This 1968 Camaro belongs to Chip Ruffner of Austintown. His wife, Lucy, says he and his car are at car shows weekly.

This is a before-and-after picture of the 1969 Chevelle that Bobby Dedo and his dad, Bob, bought when Bobby was 15, and they drove it out of the garage completely finished when he was 21. They live in Poland.

This is Luke Leffler's 1970 Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 Ram air. He lives in Kent.

This restored 1987 Chrysler Conquest TSI is owned by William Gains of Youngstown.

The stats on this Jeep owned by Clarence Stevens: 1953 CJ3B body entirely made of stainless steel, 427 Chevy Tall Deck, Turbo 400, 4WD, Ford 9-inch rear, Model 30 front. The hand-built body and frame were a combined effort of Clarence, Don and John Stevens.

Dick Nard of Austintown sent us this picture he took at a local car cruise. It is a Model A street rod owned by Janet Connell of Austintown.

Preparations are being made for the Super Nats for this 1968 Chevy Nova (right) belonging to Ralph C. Ford of Canfield and the 1972 Chevy Nova belonging to Don E. Ardale of Boardman..

Dick Nard of Austintown sent us this picture he took at a local car cruise. It is a 1934 Chevy street rod owned by Billy Hummell of Austintown.

Don Oglesby of Hubbard sent us this picture of his 2003 GMC Sonoma.

Bill Sfara of Canfield owns this 1975 Corvette Stingray.

Lana VanAuker of Canfield shot this picture at the Packard show in Warren.

The red 1972 Chevy Nova belonging to Don E. Ardale of Boardman and blue 1968 Chevy Nova belonging to Ralph C. Ford of Canfield are pictured at the Chevy dealership in Salem..

Lana VanAuker of Canfield shot this picture at the Packard show in Warren.

This 1966 Ford Fairlane convertible is owned by Jan and Larry Green of Boardman.