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eler Toy Tonneau — rolled onto the
grassy field.
“They’re beautiful, but they’re not
cars anymore,” said one enthusiast
who asked to remain anonymous.
“They’re just ... possessions.”
The 1910 American would go on
to compete in the Antique category,
one of dozens of collectible niches as
specific as Early Steam Cars, Prewar
Preservation and even Eastern European Motorcycles.
All 200 or so of the classic cars
would also be eligible for the best of
show award.
Tom Goyne had driven from Denver in a pickup truck, hauling his 1902
White Model B Stanhope Steamer.

Dressed in a period “duster,” Goyne
said he had purchased the antique
car eight years ago and performed almost all of the restoration work himself.
It was not his first Concours. He
had come in 1958, 1960 and 1962
with a classic Packard, and again in
2009 with a 1910 White steamer.
Keeping a car like his requires
considerable attention, he said, plus
a duster to keep the engine oil from
splashing on your clothes.
“You have to work at it,” he said.
“These are really messy cars.”
Reprinted with permission by The
LA TImes, written by Charles Fleming
and David Undercoffler
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