Brittany Lofton
News Reporter

Classic and new cars and motorcycles of all colors filled downtown Grand Junction for the ninth annual Fuoco Motors Car Show on Saturday. Cars placed throughout Main Street between third and seventh streets.
Spectators walked the streets looking at cars in mint condition and even a few for sale, that just needed a little bit of tender care. As owners revved their engines, showing off what the powerful engines can do, echoing throughout downtown, people could not help but look up to see which car it was.
The show featured cars ranging from a 1923 Fort T-Bucket to a 2010 Saturn Sky, but one of the fan favorites was a 1963 King Midget. Only one of 3,500 made, this car was one people wanted to check out.
“You could drive around the mall with that thing!” a spectator said.
The car cost $1,000, including shipping. It had a 9.6 horsepower engine, which topped the small, beige car out to speeds of 35 MPH. As spectators viewed their dream car as a child or a dream car to have today, another fan favorite revved its engine as it pulled into its showcase spot, a 1972 Plymouth Road Runner.
Elaine Burchett was walking the streets with her mother looking at “the old, cool cars.” Burchett said, “It reminds me of my childhood. I used to have a poster of a purple Road Runner.” Her favorite car was the purple Barracuda.
Viewers had also circled the small, bright blue 1972 Austin Mini. Colleen Whisener and her son Otto were showcasing Otto’s Mini Saturday. The small car, which was bought from New Zealand, made its way to the U.S. just two years ago. It has simple controls, with the steering wheel on the left. No fancy radio or GPS were taking away the simplicity of the English car.
Shipping it here cost $4,000, twice as much as the car cost. The 10-inch tires have to be special ordered. The car was a project that Otto’s father, a CDOT mechanic wanted to do as a fun project.
“His father was a mechanic. He would be proud of him,” Whisener said. “Everyone loves it, the kids love it. It is a really fun little car.” Getting around 45 miles per gallon, Otto drives it daily to work. “I wish everyone was able to drive it to experience the Mini,” Whisener said.
One of the faster featured cars was the 1992 512 TR Ferrari. Joann Cornell and her husband moved from Montana to live in Grand Junction, along with their favorite car, the Ferrari. “It is a fun hobby to have, we used to have a total of five,” Cornell said. They purchased the Ferrari in May in Boston.
As a consultant on the Ferrari chat site, they used all the sources they could to find the right Ferrari to purchase.  It was a one-owner car and had low miles, so of course they had to take up the offer. After the Cornell’s purchased the cherry red Ferrari, they made it street legal. They had two Ferraris,
Although they are driven, “They are garage queens,” Cornell said.
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