The Spirited Drive’s J. Potts, D. Fowler, and J. Hamlin had the opportunity to visit and cover the Spot Light Car Show in Wingo, KY. While there, they were invited to the Top Gun Cruise-In later that evening in nearby Mayfield, KY. They mingled with the car owners, made some new friends, and snapped some awesome photos. Here is their story of the day’s events:

We arrived to the car show in Wingo, a small town in Graves County, Kentucky. A small crowd gathered at the event for not only the cars, but also the karaoke. It was a small show, but right off we could tell the owners were a close-knit community of people passionate about cars. Each owner had a special story about his or her vehicle, from the time it took to restore the vehicle to how he or she had owned something similar in the past. This show featured cars from all eras, from a 1936 Chevrolet to a 2000’s era Mustang. There were very few moments during this event that one of the three of us weren’t completely in awe of something.

At the car show, we were invited to a cruise-in which was sponsored by Top Gun, a local car show series in nearby Mayfield, Kentucky. We were stunned to be invited to an event we didn’t even know existed and to be so fully welcomed into the community so quickly. As the car show wound down, we packed up and made the quick trip to Mayfield. A little while after we arrived, the cars began to arrive in a continuous, steady stream. There was everything from a Model A Ford to a brand new Corvette. We took the opportunity to befriend even more car owners and hear more interesting stories of car passion and restoration.

This outing was a lot of fun, and I think we all left full of wonder and plans to get to work on some sort of restoration of our own. We’re grateful to the Graves County community and to Top Gun for putting these events together and for being so gracious to us while we were there. I think we’re all excited to come out next time and see what else Graves County has to show.

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Article by J. Potts, Automotive Contributor; D. Fowler, Production Editor; J. Hamlin, Production Editor

Photographs by J. Potts, Automotive Contributor and D. Fowler, Production Editor

Photographs edited by J. Hamlin, Production Editor

Edited by JRB, Editor-in-Chief of The Spirited Drive