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Show Feats Vintage, Souped-Up Cars

Dennis Akers, of Post Falls, gives directions to the General Store to Mike and Jenise Lithgow, of Kila, Mont., after they had signed in, Thursday, at the Goodguys 11th Great Northwest Nationals at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center. Some 1500 vehicles from 1972 and older are expected for the show Aug. 17-19. The Lithgows are driving an 800 horsepower 1930 Ford Model A with a 392 blown hemi. Akers' truck, at left, is '34 Ford with a 331 hemi engine. SR story here. (SR photo: Dan Pelle)

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D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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