SUB parking lot held custom cars over weekend

Wilkes University hosted the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) car show in the parking lot of the Henry Student Center on Saturday, April 24.

This car show is an opportunity for owners of custom or classic cars to show them off and enter them in contests.

There were 125 cars there this year, which was less than last year, because of a competing car show in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, said Ben Sauers, vice-president of ASME.

 "A grading rubric was used to determine which cars were most deserving of the awards", said John Wilbur, president of ASME.

There was a special award for the Wilkes student with the best car.

It was awarded to Nick Whitenight, for his 2000 Chevy Camaro SS.

There were a total of 35 awards given out at the show.

These awards went to mostly muscle cars from the sixties and early seventies, according to Sauers.

The best in show award went to a 1970 Chevy C-10 Pickup.

Wilkes has held this show for the past two years. It is run by Wilkes engineering students who also belong to ASME. A lot of planning goes into this event in order to get the show together and to obtain sponsorship. A few of the sponsors include Dagwood's, Philly's Finest, Rita's Italian Ice, Ricochet's, The Weekender, and many others.

There was also an opportunity for attendees to help out with a charitable cause, and donate clothing to the Wilkes' Annual Clothing Drive. "A lot of people brought in big bags of clothes when they were checking in," said Sauers.

"We're a really big event, it's open to everyone. We want involvement from not just Wilkes, but the whole community," says Wilber.

For more information about this show, or  future shows, visit www.asmecarshow.bravehost.com