The sun shone on 30 glistening antique cars and a few trucks at Boothbay Railway Village Museum's Antique Auto Show July 11. 

Among the cars at the show on the Village Green: a 1960 Plus A Morgan from Barters Island, a 1962 Studebaker Lark from Derry, New Hampshire, a Packard 12, a 1932 Ford with rumble seat, 1966 Mercury Comet, 1942 Chevy truck from Woolwich, a white Chevy Camaro (no year on dash) with bright red interior, several 1920s vehicles including a Chevy and a Ford, a 1966 Merccury Comet and a 1965 Corvair Monza.

The owner of the deep green 1932 Ford, Ron Dubois, drove to the event from Brunswick. Dubois loves this car and was happy to talk about it. "It belonged to an executive in the newspaper industry who lived in New Hampshire and kept it, and others, in a heated garage. I love cars that are well-maintained and whoever owned this one took great pride in it, I'm like that, too."

Dubois was at the event with son-in-law Michael Foley and between the two of them told many funny stories, including this one: "Right, so he buys me a freaking chauffeur's cap to wear," Foley said. "Yeah, and I did. And it gets better. It gets better. Yeah. While I'm in the front in the chauffeur’s cap, pulling up to the red light, he takes out a little silver tray and puts a jar of Grey Poupon on it, and offers it to the car next to us!"

Darren Smith of South Bristol was at the show for the first time with his '75 Chevy Cutlass, which had a "Student Driving" sign attached to the back window. But Smith said he didn't really use the car for that purpose. "My son did it as a joke. Every time I got to a car show, he sticks it on there," Smith said smiling. "I like the power. I like how it goes … It's fine," he said, emphasizing "fine."

David Green drove his custom truck, a '95 S.3 with a 454 engine and turbo 400 transmission from Woolwich. He got it in pieces from his nephew and spent three years completely rebuilding it. Green bought the engine and transmission from a couple of friends. He assembled a new bed and created a console shifter from a barbecue grill.

"I built the new bed out of sheet metal," Green said. "I wanted a truck like this for a long time but COVID hit. I started working on a '49 Chevy coupe and I finished that."

Green said he wanted this kind of truck because of his memories as a kid in his dad's '41 Chevy pickup, just like the one he's built.

"And there was five of us that used to ride in that truck. Just barely enough room," he said. "There's barely enough room for me and my wife! I still can't figure out: How did me, my brother, my sister, my mother, and my father fit in that cab? Except summers when we (kids) rode in the back. We always did that. But you know, people, kids (today) have missed out on some good times. You know? It was fun."

Mike Schumann of New Smyrna Beach brought his red 1966 Mercury Comet Cyclone to the show. He bought it when he and his now wife had just gotten together. "We were at this car show and we just fell in love with it. And, it was made the year she was born." The couple has a place in Boothba,  too. Schumann said they just drive the antique car to car shows. "I won't say it's the greatest ride; it's just a '60s muscle car." Schumann was accompanied by friend and Boothbay Harbor native Jimmy Sewall. They met about five years ago at Neal and Jean Reny's Shore Hills Campground in Boothbay, where Sewall worked and helped them move their cars around.

"You tend to hang around with like-minded people. You get to know them and they're people you get along with … Or people you don't," said Sewall.

"You're drawn to people because you're drawn to their vehicles," added Schumann.

The show was presented by Maine Obsolete Auto League.