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Western Gaslight Cylinder Tour Rolling Into Region
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These are just a few of the classics on display at Don Ritcheys Horseless Carriage Garage in Escalon. Ritchey and several dozen auto enthusiasts will be busy this coming week with a Western Gaslight 1- and 2-cylinder tour in the area. Marg Jackson/The Times
Classics will soon be cruising in to the Escalon area, with trips to nearby locations including Oakdale and Knights Ferry, as part of the Western Gaslight one- and two-cylinder Tour. The automobiles and their owners will be arriving next week and they have planned a day in the Main Street Park in Escalon with a luncheon on Tuesday, May 10 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. “There will be automobiles form about 1904 to 1911,” said Don Ritchey, owner of the Horseless Carriage Garage in Escalon, serving as tour coordinator. He anticipates upwards of three dozen vehicles and accompanying drivers and passengers, all coming in with their restored classics.