Akron Life June 2023

Eric Langreder and Roger Mauter

EL: There’s a connection between the generations. … Maize Valley Winery, they do a cruise-in on Thursday nights. I invite kids with their parents. You open the door and let them sit behind the wheel. You see the look on their faces — they can’t believe it. They’ll look to their dad and say, Can I really do this? Then the dad goes, Yeah, get in the car . It’s important because that’s the next generation. If they don’t have that interest — who’s going to take my car when I’m gone? Visit cantoncarsandcoffee. com, or for more information on other local car shows, visit minervamotorclub.com.

What brings you guys out to shows? RM: The camaraderie, talk ing cars with other people. Unless we get together … I don’t really have any people to talk cars. EL: People’s eyes tend to glaze over at Christmas din ner when you talk about stick shifts and horsepower, so you got to do this to have that release. How is the reception to the Triumphs? RM: If you’re a car guy before anything else, you got the common ground to talk. … Everybody has a story. Every car has a story.

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