Cars, Trucks and More

by Laura Roady<br
| June 10, 2010 9:00 PM

BONNERS FERRY — The 2010 Borders 3 Jamboree filled downtown with vehicles from as far away as Alberta and western Washington.

The 11th annual car show, hosted by the Bonners Ferry Rod Benders, was a crowd-pleaser with 147 vehicles and its first drive-thru award ceremony.

Best of Show went to a 1933 Ford Roadster owned by Claude and Susan Freund of Newman Lake, Washington.

The top 12 vehicles were: a 1954 Chevy Bel Air owned by Tom and Donna Smith of Hayden; a 1941 Lincoln Continental Convertible owned by Tom Broderick of Bonners Ferry;, a 1940 Willy’s Coupe owned by Daryl Thiel of Bonners Ferry; a 1969 Chevrolet Camaro owned by Dave Erickson of Naples;

A 1959 Chevrolet Corvette owned by Rick and Kim Kanski of Creston, B.C.; a 1934 Ford Roadster owned by David and Diane Torres of Rathdrum; a 1968 Chevrolet Camaro owned by Bobby and Debra Riggins of Clark Fork;

A1934 Ford Coupe owned by Marjorie Compton of Coeur d’Alene; a 1951 Chevy Metal Woody owned by Allen and Dena Riffel of Bonners Ferry; a 1961 Studebaker Hawk owned by Wayen and Marge Kroeger of Libby, Mont.;

A 1963 Studebaker Avanti owned by Roger Tanner of Coeur d’Alene; and a 1965 Shelby Cobra owned by Tim Whittaker of Bonners Ferry.

Other awards presented included the Mayor’s Award to Cindy Settle of Kaslo, British Columbia, with her 1967 Ford Mustang coupe.

The Antique Stock Car award went to a 1926 Ford Model T owned by Ed Robbins of Bonners Ferry. Bill Blattner won the unconventional vehicle award with his 1955 Dodge Pony Express from Hayden.

A 1935 Ford pickup owned by Tom Broderick of Bonners Ferry won the Best Truck- 1940’s or earlier award.

The Work in Progress award went to Irvin Ziegler and his 1932 Ford B from Valley View, Alberta. The Motorcycle award went to James Fries of Bonners Ferry with his 1991 Harley Davidson FXRS.

Steve Funk of Anacortes, Wash., and his 1936 Ford Coupe won both the Hard Luck Award and the Long Distance Award.

Lady’s Choice went to Connie Broderick and her 1931 Ford 4-door Addeca from Bonners Ferry. The Club Participation Trophy went to the Injector’s Auto Club of Sandpoint.