By Gary Meyer, TME

It’s been three years since Pine Mountain Village celebrated its annual car extravaganza.

Last Saturday’s welcome return of Run To The Pines Auto Show was a feast for the eyes, ears and taste buds.

Improvements are being made in the village.

Businesses around Pine Circle Road (behind the Gazebo) are becoming more connected to the center of Village activity.

Watch these pages in the coming weeks for a rundown on what’s been happening in the commercial center of Pine Mountain Village.

This year’s Best In Show Award went to…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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In the parade, Christian musicians singing “I’ll Fly Away,” a lone bagpipe player, CERT volunteers rescuing PapaBear (he survived!), In The Wings dance studio dazzles, and every parade needs Eric Blakely’s Farmall tractor!

Kern County firefighters from Station 58 in PMC with their 2001 Pierce Saber Type 1 fire engine, Paramedic Devin Lawrence, Captain Jason Knaggs and Engineer Joel Griffin. Above right: A 1967 Excalibur Phaeton, all original except for the carburetor.

Best In Show winner Robert Colclasure’s 1932 Ford Roadster; wide shot of the same red Roadster; the crowded Village; Wild Mountain Thyme performing; Steve Kramer and The Divebar Messiahs performing; one of the Ford GT40 cars used in the movie “Ford vs. Ferrari” was displayed.

Water board director Sean Saraf’s dad, Ted, brought his 1968 Dodge Coronet, Police Pursuit model, which he drove for the Pasadena Police Department in 1967.

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This is part of the September 23, 2022 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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