Super Cruise brings nearly 300 classic cars to Main Street in Medina

Photos by Tom Rivers

MEDINA – Elvis impersonator Terry Buchwald performs “Bue Suede Shoes” and other classics from a  stage on Main Street on Wednesday during the Super Cruise.

Buchwald is shown looking through the side windows of a 1965 GMC pickup owned by Jim Stone.

There were 289 classic cars, trucks and other vehicles at the Super Cruise. The event is sponsored by The Walsh and Hellner Development Company.

That is a bigger turnout than last year when about 250 cars ad trucks were at the cruise-in.

Medina shuts down part of Main Street for the show. Cars parked on Main Street from the Center Street intersection going down North Main past the American Legion.

Darren Tobolski of Waterport brought a 1972 AMC Gavelin to the Super Cruise. The car has been in his family since 1979. He took it to his prom in 1983.

“She’s been a driver and survivor,” he said.

The car has 95,000 original miles on it. Tobolski said there aren’t too many Javelins at car shows.

“She’s not the prettiest car but she draws a lot of attention,” he said.

Many onlookers wanted a close look at this 2023 Vanderhall owned by Rick and Judy Overholt. Vanderhall Motor Works manufactures these three-wheeled autocycles, which have two wheels in the front and one in the back.

David Sevor gets his 1994 Cutlass Supreme convertible ready for the crowd. Sevor, a retired Holley police officer, bought the car in Michigan six years ago. The car gets many admirers during the cruise-ins.

“I don’t think you’ll find another car like it,” he said. “I like to be different.”

There are Cutlass Supreme cars at the cruise-ins, but Sevor said his car is unusual in being a convertible.

He has been to 25 cruise-ins so far this year. He loves the setting on a vibrant Main Street in Medina.

“It’s amazing what they’ve done here in Medina,” he said.

A 1972 Gran Torino Sport drew many onlookers to see the car up close.

Terry Buchwald arrived on Main Street in a motorcycle. He slowly made his way past the cars and people to his spot on the stage. Buchwald has been performing at the Super Cruise for several years.

The event caps off the cruise-in season in Medina. The cruises are usually on Friday evenings in the parking lot of the Senior Center on West Avenue.

The line of cars stretched down North Main Street farther than usual.

This 1973 Dodge – Andy’s Dream Machine – is owned by Andrea Wells of Albion.

Terry Buchwald told the crowd he was impressed by so many well cared for classic cars.