More on the Cole Porter Summerfest--On Sunday June 11, 2006 , downtown Peru, car enthusiasts are invited to the Cole Porter Festival Car/truck/bike show. I am excited about seeing the antique maxwell car that will be there. The Maxwell was built by a man, that in his youth and young adulthood had lived here in Peru. He married Nora Cockley of Peru. Two of their children were born in Peru. Jonathan Maxwell had the very first 4-cylinder engine. The cars were custom made and very expensive, so they could not compete with Henry Ford and his Model T. Therefore, Maxwell reorganized the company with Hugh Chalmers, and their company was later to become Chrysler. Corp. From the time the first Maxwell was built in 1904 until the last one was produced in 1925, over 600,000 Maxwell vehicles had been produced.
A 2006 Viper Coupe and a 2006 Gt40 will also be displayed. Awards will be given--Top 50 awards, door prizes and grand prizes. I don't want to sound sexist but you can check out the boys and their toys on June 11th downtown Peru.
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