Old cars galore cruise through Silsbee at car show

SILSBEE — The annual car show event, Crusin’ Silsbee was held Sept. 26 and featured dozens of old models that members of the community were able to show off. This year marks 26-years of the event taking place in Silsbee, event director Kenny Sims said. “It’s the oldest and largest car show. And the best thing about this event is that all of the proceeds go to charity,” he said. “We spend all year planning this event and have meetings once a month across the board. We also get a lot of sponsors every single year, with some being with us for almost a decade.” Many of the locals brought lawn chairs and were able to sit and visit while showing off their car models at the show. One of the older models shown off by Gary Reynolds was a 1959 Hinsel, which were only made for two years and only 3400 were made in total, he said. Reynolds also shared that collecting old cars is something he has enjoyed, having three of them. Marco Riggillo said his Chevy Stylemaster was a 1946 car which were made right after the war and made of metal. He said he found the old car in Washington back in the 90s and was able to renovate the car to a bright yellow with flames on the side. “You don’t often see a car with green flames,” he shared. “I’ve loved older cars since I was 18, especially because I grew up with them a lot.” Husband and wife Danny and Karen Martinez brought two of their older cars to the show, showing off a 1990 Mustang and 1989 Volkswagon Vannigan, respectively. “The Crusin’ Silsbee is such a great thing for the community,” Karen said. “We’ve made friends here over the years.”