Larry Rufener has missed only one Inman car show in the last 31 years, foregoing only the 2020 show. “I keep coming back because of the fried chicken buffet, for one,” he joked. Rufener has owned his now prize-winning 1966 Corvette for five years. “I traded in a couple of my other cars for it, and it got me down. And it made my wife happy; now there’s another space in the garage for her junk. And it’s nicer than what I traded for it,” he said. The Corvette has been partially restored, however, it still has the original engine and drivetrain. “I love it because it runs,” said Rufener, who drove the car from Beloit, Kan., for the show. “It’s a good show, especially this early in the year,” he said. Wes Esau brought his Studebaker out to the show after finishing the car in November of 2020.
Source: McPherson Weekly News
