On March 28th, 2010 we held our first annual Chevy Truck Parade here at Heinrich Chevrolet. The event turned out great and we have to say thank you to everyone that came out to attend! All said and done, 231 trucks participated in the parade, helping us to set the world record for the “Largest Parade of Chevy Trucks” while simultaneously raising over $5000 for Niagara Hospice. The event was a glimpse into how dedicated and passionate WNY Chevrolet drivers are, and it made us proud to serve as your Buffalo Chevrolet Dealership.
Starting in Outwater Park, and ending here at Heinrich Chevrolet, the parade lasted for 2.7 Miles and was escorted by the both the NYS Troopers and the local Lockport police (both also driving Chevy Trucks!). All sorts of Chevy drivers were in attendance, with participants traveling from over 8 hours away to attend.
We gave out prizes and awards after the parade. Prizes were given out to the following vehicles…
MOST MILES: The truck with the most miles on it was a 1995 Silverado HD owned by Jeanne Young, with 238,000 miles on it.
LEAST MILES: The truck with the least miles on it was a 2010 Silverado owned by Everett Bryer, who had only 32 miles on his truck.
MOST UNIQUE: The award for most unique truck went out to Bill Cummings, in the role of “Shamrock the Leprechaun”. He came out dressed as a leprechaun, handing out candy to the children from his “pot of gold”. His green 2005 Chevy Silverado fit the part, with a gold coin & shamrock mural painted across the side and back of it.
MOST ACCESSORIZED: the award for most accessorized truck went to Justin Ribbeck from Akron, NY. His 2008 Silverado 2500HD Diesel was outfitted with a 7” BDS life, 37” Tires, 17” weld rims, MBRP Exhaust, Window Tint, Custom Decals, Custom Lightbars, Neons & LED lighting, an S&B Intake, a turbo boost control, and much more. And as he put it, “it’s still under work”.
DISTANCE: An award was also given out for the parade member that traveled the furthest to attend the event. This award went to Dennis Mastie, who drove a black 2004 Silverado SS all the way here from Alexandria, VA.
Heinrich donated $10 to Niagara Hospice for every truck that participated. We also sold food, shirts, hats and basket raffle tickets after the parade, with all of the proceeds being donated to Hospice. All in all, we managed to raise $5042 for Hospice!
The world record was verified by the World Record Academy, and you can find their write up of the event here:
http://www.worldrecordsacademy.org/
Tons of pictures from the event can be found on our Flickr Page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/buffalochevrolet
Check out video from the event below!
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