Cars in a small town play a remarkable role in the character of a community. The older they are, the more people can remember the first owner, and the second, and perhaps a third. They park on our streets as mobile reminders of friends and moments of past adventures, political campaigns, sports teams and other symbols of our local culture, and like the county itself, age with a particular grace.
With Chestertown RiverArts taking a few weeks off this summer with their wonderful Humans of Kent County, the Spy thought it would be fun to document some of the more famous or infamous cars of our community. To disclose the identity of the car owners would make it too easy for our readers. Take a guess and leave a comment below. And submit your own photos of the cars of Kent County with your own stories.
MG MGB 1962-1980
This classic MG sports car feels right at home on Cross Street with its beautiful sky blue paint job and immaculate restoration. With ownership spanning from wealthy undergraduates to tenured professors having midlife crises, the car has been a hit in college towns since the 1960s despite the fact that the MG was only able to reach 60 miles per hour after eleven seconds of flooring the pedal.
Celeste Conn says
Is that handsome Paul Hanley behind the wheel?
Dave Roberts says
This beautiful MGB is, of course, owned by Paul Hanley, proprietor of the Blue Heron restaurant. He and his wife a few years ago drove it out to the Rocky Mountains and back.