The roll call for cars on Sunday at the Slatington Lions Club 27th annual car show was extensive.

Cobra-check.Crown Victoria-check.Monte Carlo-check.Hellcat-check.The roster continued to include more than 550 well-cared for classics, antiques and modern fabricated vehicles to delight every car enthusiast.According to this year’s car show co-chair Matthew Guesto, the Lions’ show needs three days of on-site prep work in order to execute a successful event.The event takes place at the Slatington Airport, where the airport becomes a no-fly zone for the afternoon.“We have to notify the FAA before the event so people know not to land, but at 5 p.m., it’s an active airport again,” Guesto said.The set-up began Friday afternoon, continued into the tent set up on Saturday and ended with the show Sunday.Many community businesses donated to the event to help it run smoothly.Danny and Lynne Ehrich owners of PA Slatecraft LLC, donated hand crafted trophies and slate clocks to be awarded at the end of the show.Local organizations such as the Northern Lehigh Events Committee sold pizzas to the crowd to raise funds for the upcoming parade, the local Boy Scout troop sold hoagies and the Krysta Hankee Memorial Fund held a basket raffle.“This is one of the Lions Club’s biggest fundraisers. All the money goes back into the community. We try and do a lot to help the community,” newly elected Slatington Lions Club President Tommy Nicholson said.The extensive list of donation recipients is all the evidence needed to back up Nicholson’s claims.Last year the Lions donated more than $30,000 to 33 organizations. The center for vision loss and eye care for low income households are two of the largest donation recipients. School organizations like Northern Lehigh Wrestling receive donations and scholarships for Northern Lehigh are also contributed to.The Northern Lehigh Halloween Parade received a sizable donation which it desperately needs to keep the 108-year-old tradition going.“It’s a big show, the second biggest compared to the Wheels of Time show,” Nicholson said. The Wheels of Time Annual Rod & Custom Car Jamboree is held every year on the weekend before Labor Day weekend at the Macungie Memorial Park.Of course the success of the event is also weather dependent, and on Sunday there was not a cloud in the sky.Nazareth resident Paul Orr drove his white 1959-62 Series Cadillac convertible to the event Sunday. “If the weather’s nice we will hit one a week, this is our 15th show this summer,” he said.His 1959 convertible needed minimal work when he purchased it five years ago.“I redid the front fenders and detailed the engine, it needed a lot of buffing. A lot,” he said.Prizes were awarded for categories such as oldest Oldsmobile and People Choice award.Autozone donated 25 car wash buckets, including soap and shammies, for the event to award as door prizes.Voting took place in the early afternoon where people used the registration numbers found on a window place card in each vehicle. Cars were registered and votes were counted by three women volunteers, including Lynne Ehrich, who worked busily in the shaded office all afternoon.The club announced the raffle winner of a blue 1966 Ford Mustang at the event.A yellow 1973 Ford Mustang will be the next raffle car for the 2016 fund-raising season.