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1954 Buick Roadmaster

1956 Bel Air

Town Administrator Elaine Sistare and Mayor Barney Seney

Steve Gilman at the wheel of his 1924 Chevy Model 490 Superior Deluxe. See story online Wed. night.


From left: Mayor's Award to Scott Jussaume. Best Interior to Juan and Gayl Osuba and Best GM to Jill Exley.



By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
PUTNAM — Putnam was awash in good vibration Aug. 20 as the annual Main Street Car Cruise descended on the town.
Cars — young and old — and visitors — young and old — jammed Rotary Park, downtown and, this year, Kennedy Drive. Recreation Director Willie Bousquet said “this year we had to use Kennedy Drive, too.”
The cruise, one of the largest in New England, is presented by the Town of Putnam, its Recreation Department and the Putnam Business Association. The event also included a Pluck-a-Duck Kid Zone which this year included a dunk tank.
Movie mania hit with cars from Ghostbusters, DeLorean, Love Bug, Starsky & Hutch and Knight Rider.
Twenty-one trophies were awarded including: Best Ford, Nick Leary; Best Ford FoMoCo, Stan Porter; Best Truck, Nelson Stalker; Best Paint, Doug Ottman; Best Interior, Juan and Gayl Osuba; Best Corvette, Frank Snyder; Best Rat Rod, Jesse Russell; Best Pro Street, Michael Carparco; Best Survivor, Wyatt Sheldon; Best Off Road, Art Raymond; Best Truck Over 10K, James Russell; Best Race Car, Tanner Bentley; Best Jeep, Paul Hoenig; Alan Joslin Award, Andy Laflamme; Tom Mater, George Barghi and Best GM, Jill Exley. The Mayor’s Award went to Scott Jussaume for his 1967 Camaro RS SS Convertible 396.
Major cruise sponsors included: Chase Graphics, Linemaster, Gerardi Insurance, WINY Radio, Longmeadow Automotive, Day Kimball Health, Vachon GMC, bankHometown, Byrnes Agency, CR Premier properties, WIN Waste Innovations, D.B.C. Solutions, Putnam Jeep, Dodge, Kia, Radical Auto Detail, Quiet Corner Inn and Creamery Brook Bison.

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