603 Brewery Cars & Coffee

October 4, 2020 — The 603 Brewery Socially Distanced Cars & Coffee, a relatively small show in the brewery's parking lot in Londonderry, New Hampshire, was almost certainly my last show of the pandemic-inhibited 2020 season. The show had the strongest uniformed presence I had seen. Police and other uniformed personnel were everywhere, communicating on walkie-talkies and keeping a close watch on cars and spectators. Conspicuous signs were posted declaring masks and social distancing were required, and I have no doubt it would have been enforced if necessary. The show featured a good variety of cars, old and new, classic and custom. Highlight was a 1932 Pierce-Arrow coupe driven only 35,000 miles.

Back in the spring, it looked as though the entire season would be a wash-out with major shows being canceled everywhere. But weekly cruise nights and cars and  coffee shows saved the season from being a total loss. Late in the season, as we learned more about how to protect ourselves from disease, some bigger shows appeared, like Deerfield Fairgrounds, Castle in the Clouds and an exhibit at the Audrain Automobile Museum in Rhode Island. Still, it was far from a normal season.

I have a hunch we'll be wearing masks and social distancing through the winter and possibly into next spring and summer, but I feel we learned something about how to be safe in gatherings, especially outdoors, and with careful planning, car shows and all the other activities we've sorely missed this year can be revived, even if COVID-19 insists on hanging around.

My photos of the 603 Brewery show:

https://www.linwoodstreet.com/603brewery/