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"It's not a car show, it's a reunion," said Dizzy Deane of Tornado.
More than 200 people showed off nearly every make and model of a muscle car from the 1920s to present day in the Shoney's parking lot in St. Albans.
Event organizers estimate more than 1,000 people stopped by to check out the cars, and reminisce about drive-in theaters, curbside restaurants, girls on roller skates and drag racing.
A replica of the Shoney's drive-in on Patrick Street also was on display.
"It brings back memories," said Chris Cadle of Cross Lanes. "I even remember the black and white uniforms. Those were the good days."
Cadle said Shoney's was the place to be in his youth. There was another restaurant that offered car-side service, but "Patrick Street has the best looking waitresses," he said.
"They should bring back the curb-side [service] and drive-in movie theaters," said Larry Harrison of St. Albans. "Everything seemed nicer back then."
Harrison and his wife, Patsy, showed off their restored 1967 Dodge Charger at Saturday's event.
Harrison has also restored a 1962 Plymouth convertible, the same kind of car he was driving the night he met his wife.
Harrison said he prefers his vintage cars to some of the newer models available.
"The new kind, I hardly want to touch," he said. "These are more basic."
Newer cars have too many gadgets and high-tech systems, he said, while older cars can be restored or fixed with a little time and patience.
Old timers also reminisced about testing the horsepower in their engines in street races.
Harrison said every Friday and Saturday night people used to race their cars along Interstate 77, and every night the "police would catch up with a few of them."
Saturday's event raised more than $300 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital.
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