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A FIRST FOR EARS ~ Our all new 2011 SAFARI SPECTACULAR was joined with our annual EARS & GEARS CAR Show to make the day & night another one of a kind event for EARS and Monterey County.
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“Butch” of course was there to oversee all the activities, an EARS & GEARS tradition.
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An exciting performance by “CIRCUS CRUZ” was also on the menu, a treat to all.
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Never been to one of our shows before? check out some photos below from previous years and you won’t want to miss our next one.
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A very special thanks to Dennis and Connie Smith for not only helping us decorate the interior of our new event building with their very special automotive art, but for being so kind and generous in sharing them with others.
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History was WELL represented at our show this year thanks to Joe Sammuts, 1930 Ford displayed proudly next to Dennis Smith’s GT40, the evolution of Ford..
It took three Corvettes in the room to offset this duo!
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Motorcycles were truly cream of the crop this years, all truly incredible.
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The Mini’s have always supported our show and we want them to know how much we appreciate having them. Elephants LOVE MINI’S !!!
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EARS & GEARS Family Day & Car Show on July 5th 2009 sees success once again!
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A very special thanks to our special friends and donors, Caesar at DENT DOCTORS and Bruce at Teal Tracks for helping us trick out our EARS & GEARS bus for the show this year. It made a HUGE difference!!!
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What other show do people gamble on what square an elephant is gonna “poop” in??? Buffy kept them guessing for a while!
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Our 2008 show saw yet another record attendance. It pleases us to know that our number seem to increase every year for it shows us that the word is getting out and that people really are enjoying the difference we advertise in our car show and family day...
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Hey, who said “hot rod golf carts” weren’t invited???
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Of course, as always, it’s all about the elephants at this show ~ as it should be.
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Our Silent Auction Team is without a doubt, a huge part of our success on this day. They make it so almost everyone goes home with a little something special.
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Wild Things Owner, Charlie Sammut and Staff Member, Aja Kase team up to create a matching Corvette/Motorcycle duo.
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A very special thanks to the vendors who take the time out of their many choice weekends to be at our show.
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July 1st, 2007 was the date of our fourth annual EARS & GEARS Family Day & Car Show
Our show this year saw record attendance with over 150 cars. We raised a record breaking $15K to help support the elephants. It just gets better and better every year, this year having the benefit of our all new 10,000sq.ft. special event site tent! We can’t thank the many who attended and the volunteers who help us pull it off enough. We couldn’t do it without them.
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Of course, it’s always all about the elephants at this show ~ as it should be.
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Above: Jim Ward wins the Best of Show Honors with his ‘32 Ford Roadster while Meredith Cruz takes “Elephant’s Choice” award with her pink Caddy from EARS volunteer Joe DiMaggio and EARS President, Kenny Beck.
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The animals weren’t the only “exotics” at the show!!!
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July 2nd, 2006 was the date of our 2006 EARS & GEARS Family Day & Car Show
Our show this year saw record attendance with over 140 cars. We raised a record $12K to help support the elephants. It was without a doubt a HUGE success. We can’t thank the many who attended and the volunteers who help us pull it off enough. We couldn’t do it without them.
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Emails and letters once again are pouring in to prove that our show is unlike any other and those who attended don’t want to miss another. Be sure to check back for dates of our 2007 event.
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A view from the helicopter compliments of Ken and Gab Adelman...
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Shots from the “Butch-Cam”.
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We are always inventing new competitions to make our event different. This year, Dotseths Speed and Performance sponsored the Spark Plug Challenge, a time event to change a set of spark plugs blind folded and guided by a wife, girl friend, or buddy, or friend.
THIS WAS A BLAST and a must do for next year only next year, we might try to build a motor!
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And of course as always, some VERY special cars and bikes!!!
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Check out our 2005 event ....
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...and special thanks again to John and Jannis Waltman for loaning us their vintage ‘53 MACK Fire Truck again this year. The kids never stop loving or riding on Fire Trucks.
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Besides the rockin tunes donated by DJ Karen & Rocking Caddy Daddy, other activities included hubcap Frisbee competitions, back-hoe bucket brigade competition, horse shoe and volleyball tournaments and more....
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... and of course, the cars...
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This Year’s
BEST OF SHOW
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Check out our 2004 event ....
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Automobile vendors and sponsors played a major roll in the success of the day and there was certainly no shortage of awards for participants!
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Entertainment for kids and adults included fire engine and helicopter rides, a horseshoe and sand volleyball tournament, a back hoe agility contest (compliments of Pault T. Beck Contractors), face painting, dance demonstrations, a live radio remote (compliments of Ron Stevens and Wolf House Radio Group), music, BBQ, and LOTS OF ANIMALS compliments of Wild Things and EARS.
All things said and done, the event raised over $10,000 for EARS and a GREAT time was had by all. We are all ready planning next years events and working out the bugs from this year's to make 2005 even more SPECTACULAR!!!
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Special thanks to John and Janis Waltman for lending us their 1953 Fire Engine for all to enjoy...
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Special thanks to Jim Cheathem for his time, talent and HELICOPTER!!!
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