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Show Page A5 LlZ Thursday, April 29, 2004 Annual car show brings throngs to show and see the classics by Lisa Church contributing writer John Kelley grins as he polishes the gleaming chrome of his 1966 Chevelle Super Sport convertible. Thats the year I graduated from high school, the Cortez car buff says. Back then, this was the car all the rich kids drove around in. The Chevelle was one of about 700 classic and customized vehicles on display Saturday in Moabs Swanny City Park for the 12th annual April Action Car Show sponsored by Moabs Rod Benders classic car club. Kelley bought the car in Las Vegas in 1998 and has restored every detail right down to the contrasting double stitching on the upholstery -to the Chevelles original specifications when it rolled off the Chevrolet assembly line 38 years ago. He reinstalled chrome detailing around each seat, located a replica of the original clock on the cars console, and rear replaced the rusted-ou- t quarter panels. Then Kelley had the car repainted to its original color - Regal Red -process that using a nine-coincludes six layers of paint and three of clear coat to protect the mirror finish. The cost of restoration far exceeds the cars original price of $3,000, but its a cost Kelley is willing to pay to reclaim a fragment of the past. It brings back memories, he says. Everybody relates to old cars with respect to where they were in their life at that time. You like the sound of the engine. It goes fast. A few rows down, John Anderson is showing off a 1935 Chevrolet sedan that he rescued from a country ditch in Kansas and brought to his home near Farmington, New Mexico to rebuild. It was just a rusted carcass when I found it, he says, holding up photos of the weathered car. We had to completely restore it from the bottom up. Anderson owns several vintage vehicles, and drives r V' - at Lake Powell project leader, provides the following report: The lake elevation is 3,583 M.S.L. and the water temperature is 57 - 70 F. Its been a week of windy days. The warm blanket of water has blown away and mixed with the lower layers. That is not all bad since the lake seldom dips below 58 now and thats enough to keep bass biting. High winds have cleaned the shore of last years tumbleweeds and dropped them in the water. With time, wind and water currents tend to store the floating tum- bleweeds in the same locations. Look for steep nooks with old weeds high on the shore leading down to the fresh. supply just recently arrived. It is best to have feet of water under the weed mat for best results. Bass have moved off the shallow spawning flats toward deeper water with cover. All of my bass bites were under floating rafts of tumbleweeds on soft plastic tubes and grubs. There is a brief flurry of bass activity at first light but the bass bite perks up in the afternoon as water warms above 62. Bass will spawn again when the water temperature becomes stable between 5-- 62-6- , Jf V e ' the wheel of a 1924 Ford Roadster, one of about 700 classic and customized vehicles on display at the April Action Car Show in Moab last weekend. Martn hopes to drive a vintage car himself one day. His grandfather is restoring a 1950 Ford sedan that he hopes will be Photo by Lisa Church ready by the time David celebrates his 16th birthday. David Martn, 7, sits behind Any weather you have handle. Then he looks back at his grandfather, Ron Archer, and smiles. My grandpa is building me one. A 1950 Ford sedan, Martn says. His grandson loves old them whenever he has the chance. dont like later model transportation, he says. I just dont care for it. Its no fun. I Theres a challenge to getting an old carcass like this and seeing what you can do with it. He plans to continue rescuing classic cars from the junk heap. Ive liked cars since I was 10 years old, he says. Never quit. And dont think I ever cars and car shows, Archer John Kelley polishes the chrome bumper of his 1966 Chevrolet Chevelle Super Sport convertible. That was the year graduated high school, Kelley says when he explains why he bought the I ld says. vehicle then restored Hes a real trooper. We have to get blankets and have fur-line- hats to stay warm d sometimes. But its fun. You get to smell everything, and see everything. And we can cruise right along at 65 miles it to its original specifications. Photo by Lisa Church an hour, Archer says. And yes, he really is restoring a 1950 Ford for Martn, and hes grateful he has a few years to complete the work. J3, I Hes 7 years old now, so time he gets to be 16, the by Ill have it done, Archer says. I think itll take me that long, too. 4 - will. Thats a sentiment David Martn can relate to. Across the park, Martn sits behind the wheel of his grandfathers 1924 Ford Roadster and gazes with avid curiosity at the colorful array of vehicles surrounding him. He describes in detail the amenities - or lack thereof - of the roadster that was his transportation from eastern Colorado. two-seat- er No windows, one door, not 3 much room, Martn says as he pats the solid panel on the drivers side. Its very cold. tV Expect to find good fishing at Lake Powell Wayne Gustaveson, Utah Division of Wildlife Resources AT1 A - . R backs of canyons. When stripers attack shad schools they are very catchable on crank r N r baits, spinner baits, and spoons. When stripers are resting in deep water it is hard to get the school started. Trolling is still the most productive technique for stripers. Best daily fishing strategy for existing conditions is to quickly troll the back end of a canyon looking for stripers; and shad. 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