ITEM PHOTO BY JIM WILSON
Guy Moley of Lynn and his family are having a car show on July 16 at Fuddruckers in Saugus to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The car behind him is a replica of a 1955 Ford Thunderbird.
By BRIDGET TURCOTTE
SAUGUS — More than 100 antique and custom cars will roll into the Fuddruckers parking lot on Route 1 Sunday for the third straight year to raise money for cancer research.
The car show, from 4 to 8 p.m., will be held by Mom’s Cancer Fighting Angels, a team that participates in Relay for Life, which honors cancer survivors and remembers those who have died from the disease, while also raising money for the American Cancer Society.
During the Relay for Life event, participants join a fundraising team and camp out overnight at the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School in Wakefield. For 24 hours, a member of each team continuously runs around a track to symbolize that cancer never sleeps.
Mom’s Cancer Fighting Angels organized the car show to finish off three months of fundraising for the run. Guy Moley of Lynn and his family created the team in honor of his mother, Irene Comeau, who died a decade ago from esophageal cancer.
In its first year, about $1,500 was raised, and last year, about $2,000 was raised. More than 125 antique cars were on display in 2016.
This year, the team has raised $5,500 and has a goal to reach $7,000, said Moley. Money will be raised through raffles and a commitment from Fuddruckers to donate 20 percent of meal profits during car show hours.
About 125 custom cars and 25 motorcycles are expected to be on display. A dozen awards will be handed out and a special mustang trophy will be awarded in honor of fallen Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino.
Classic rock radio station 100.7 WZLX will provide goody bags to the first 100 show cars and door prizes will be handed out every hour. Children can have their faces painted and have balloon animals made by Jonah’s Twisters of Wakefield.
Bridget Turcotte can be reached at [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter @BridgetTurcotte.