Friday, April 17, 2026
photos by Rob Hinkal, social media specialist
Penn College social media specialist Rob Hinkal captured the sites of two recent student-hosted events that brought the best of new and old vehicles to the Schneebeli Earth Science Center – where the Diesel Performance Club hosted its second pickup and semitruck show on March 29 – and the Carl Building Technologies Center parking lot on main campus, where the Penn College Motorsports Association and Penn College Classic Cruisers hosted its annual car show on April 11.
A Kenworth from Premium Power Services shows its “inner beauty.”
The gang from Premium Power Services.
Dressed for the occasion in crushed red velvet.
Age is beauty.
Mighty in miniature.
Penn College’s own semitruck looks sharp.
A Chevrolet Chevelle – shown by automotive technology student Joshua H. Nelson (second from right), of New Providence, N.J. – draws conversation.
A peek inside a classic.
The show draws a range of classics and antiques, from this Plymouth Duster ...
... to a line-up of Ford Model A's.
Luke M. Stitt, a 2023 graduate in collision repair technology and automotive restoration, shows the Spirit of Moda Award he won with his 1972 Ford Gran Torino Sport at this year’s Moda Miami, one of the world’s premier automotive events.
Badges on this Shelby’s dash show the car’s status as a hill climb veteran.
Nightmare on College Avenue - or a car lover's dream scene?
Wes McCracken displays his 1956 Oldsmobile. He’s joined by daughter Ali L. Lorson, Penn College’s assistant dean of transportation technologies.
A 1986 Chevrolet Corvette convertible.
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