The Jukebox Cruisers car club held its monthly car show at Penn Forest Fire Company #1. After a huge decline in membership, down to 38 members, Joe Barone, who was president for 10 years, knew he needed to save the club and knew a perfect fit for that role.

That job for president has been for the past eight years, Larry Gould.

Gould explained, “We started having an easygoing place to have fun and enjoy classic cars.”

The club now has 165 members.

“We do the right thing, people have embraced that and that feels good,” Gould said.

“People have been very generous, and we give them the latitude to donate what they feel like they can. Almost all of the money goes back to the community. We give back to fishing derbies, children, and even a small scholarship fund.”

Gould owns five cars, including a 1967 Chevy Impala and three Cadillacs.

Mary Alice “Pinky” Herman of Jim Thorpe displayed her 39 Ford, which is dedicated to veterans. It belonged to a veteran who had passed away, Walter Hussar, so she named the car “Wally.”

Herman explained that the car came in pieces with lots of parts missing and she wanted it to look its age, so she blended the colors to keep it with the old look. ”I wanted it to not look younger than me.”

The Patzek family, who have a home in Briarcrest, enjoyed looking at the cars with 6-year-old Jameson, and 4-year-old Eamon. When asked his favorite car Eamon replied, “I like the car right there; no actually I like Jeep.”

Definitely hard to decide for everyone. Parents Becca and Dan shared that they have a ‘79 El Camino that he has been working on for nine years, with Eamon chiming in “We got the engine in.”

They’re hoping to finish it this weekend and bring it to the Poconos.

Kelly Ziegenfus brought his 1947 Chevy 3100 pick up in ruby red. He bought it from an estate sale in November 2024 and picked up the work where someone had left off.

An “orphan car”,(as it’s not a name brand) a 1947 Nash 600 was shown by Gary Maisel of Pocono Summit. Maisel has owned the car for 14 years. He rebuilt the engine and “the whole nine yards.”

The color is “Rutland red” but he painted the sun visor black, which his wife did not agree with. Maisel said, “I had to make it mine.”

He also owns a 1940 Dodge Coupe that he switches off and on with the Nash in bringing to shows.

Ed Melber of Jim Thorpe had an unique car — a Scout International Harvester.

The company made agricultural vehicles until the 70s and stopped due to the economy. They still make pick up trucks, most school buses and garbage trucks.

Melber drove a Scout from the ages of 16 to 32, and his family also owned them. Melber explained that it has a heavy-duty transmission like a bus with a V-8 engine.

The “aristocrat” model has a special paint and trim package, as well as a roof rack, rally wheels and chrome bumpers. The vehicle has two gas tanks and both the roof and doors come off.

A monthly plaque is given for best in show as picked by the fire company. Sometimes the club does a People’s Choice Award.

The car shows are held every month on the fourth Friday at different locations.

The Jukebox Cruisers will be celebrating their 25th anniversary on July 11 with a rain date of July 12 at the Tri-Boro Sportsman club, 21 W. 21st St. in Northampton.

There will be music vendors, prizes and awards. The event is right on the river and runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.