The Lisbon Reporter

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Wednesday, June 6, 2012

Vintage Moxie Car Show proceeds to help seniors‏

Vintage Moxie Car Show proceeds to help seniors

The Lisbon Recreation Department and the Moxie Festival Committee are pleased to announce that Moxie Car Show has returned after a more than 10-year hiatus to the Moxie Festival weekend. Proceeds will benefit the Sunshine Hill Neighbor’s Senior Citizen Program.

Applications for the 2012 Moxie Car Show on Sunday, July 15 from 8 am until 1 pm are now available. The Moxie Car Show takes place in the fields behind Lisbon High School.

Spectator admission is $5, $3 for children 12-17, and children under 12 are free. There is an entry fee of $10 for the driver and passenger.

The car classes include Antiques, Special Interest, Street Rods, Camaros, Corvettes, Mustangs, Mopars, Motorcycles, Tuner Cars, Pic-up Trucks 2 Wheel, Pic-up Trucks 4 Wheel, Best of the 50’s, Best of the 60’s, Best of the 70’s, Best of the 80’s, Best of the 90’s, Kids Pick, and Senior’s Pick.

All entries will receive a souvenir dash plate and the trophies will definitely have “Moxie.”

Other Moxie Car Show attractions include a Swap Meet, Car Corral, Entertainment from WQRY, Concessions, Moxie Style Trophies.

According to Lisbon Public Safety Officials, an estimated 50,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival. The Town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents.

Since 1982, The Moxie Festival in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July. The Festival now includes a three day Pow Wow; Friday night fireworks; a Saturday 5K Race, parade, Street Fair, Concert in the Park, and on Sunday, the Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race and the Moxie Car Show. Moxie was designated Maine’s official soft drink on May 20, 2005.

To get a Moxie Car Show pre-registration form, visit the Moxie Festival website: www.moxiefestival.com or call the Lisbon Recreation Department at 207-353-2289.