It rained on the parade of the 21st annual Greater Dowagiac Chamber of Commerce Rod and Roll Classic Auto Show organized for the first time by Jennifer and Dave Stolpe, owners of Dowagiac Auto Body, and Kris Lamphere, owner of WHO kNEW consignment.

Dwayne Creighton of Bremen, Ind.’s 1941 Studebaker received the Best of Show trophy sponsored by Dowagiac Auto Body from 180 registered vehicles and motorcycles.

Miss Dowagiac Gabrielle Dorman selected as her favorite for the Queen’s Choice award sponsored by Dowagiac Auto Body a 1957 Ford Thunderbird driven by Fred Moritz of Bloomingdale.

The top 25 vote-getters as determined by participating car registrants  include:

Mark Delaurelle of Mishawaka, Ind., driving a 1932 Ford coupe.
Andy Badner of Cassopolis, 1967 Ford Fairlane.
Dick Bragagnini of Schoolcraft, 1960 Corvette.
Larry Habel of Galien, 1946 Chevy pickup.
Bob Carting of Mattawan, 1971 Chevelle.
Rick and Jill Hass of Granger, Ind., 1954 Nash.
Ed Kazlauskas of Dowagiac, 1926 International beer truck.
Roger and Joyce Yerington of Benton Harbor, 1965 Ford Mustang.
Brenda Strom of Dowagiac, 1948 Chevy pickup.
Hal Hayden of Mishawaka, Ind., 1951 Ford two-door coupe.
Don and Jan Richcreek of Dowagiac, 1938 GM C COE.
Mike and Betsie Brisbin of Baroda, 1969 Chevy Camaro.
Dan Myers of Granger, Ind., 1951 Pontiac Catalina.
Jose and Nancy Cardoza of Kalamazoo, 1954 Chevy Bel Air.
Lylia Cooper of Dowagiac, 1968 Chevy Camaro.
Pat Williams of Elkhart, Ind., 1956 Chevy Bel Air.
Scott Jurgenson of Dowagiac, 1971 Chevy van.
Leon Schalliol of Mishawaka, Ind., 1931 Ford Model A.
Bruce Gooding of Stevensville, 1955 Ford Sunliner.
Harold Michael of Hamilton, 1967 Chevy Corvette.
Richard Szotck of Paw Paw, 1951 Studebaker.
David Kelley of Riverside, a 1970 Plymouth Barracuda.
Mike McDonald of Gobles, 1968 Chevy Camaro.
Harry Case of Sodus, 1971 Olds Cutlass.
Susie Lucas of Allegan, 1967 Volkswagen deluxe station wagon.

Fourteen businesses underwrote tophies, including 1st Choice Automotive, A-1 Tree Service, Beeson Street Bar and Grill, Bonomo’s Collision Center, Creative Vinyl, Dowagiac Auto Body, Dowagiac Auto Service, Flint’s Automotive, Friends and Family in honor of Cory Simmons, Honor Credit Unioni, John and Curt’s Brake and Alignment, Laurie Anne’s, Snap-on Tools/Wayne Browning and Steinman’s Shell.

Organizers thanked their street crew, Scott Jurgenson, Tom Meiser, Keith Fenick, Pat Harding, Kenny Wilson, Jonathon Runyon and Henry Krohne; employees of Honor Credit Union; Kim MacGregor of Edward Jones and Miss Dowagiac and her court, Shannon Keene and Devon Ownby.