Photos: Reliving the Roaring '20s

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Several onlookers stop to check out one of the more than 200 Model A's that lined the streets of downtown Sharon on June 5. Photo by Jenny DuPuis

Nancy Clinnin of Sharon (left) smiles up at her friend Darlene Gutschow of Madison who shows off her Model-A Restorers Club Inc. member jacket at Model A Day in downtown Sharon June 6. Photo by Jenny DuPuis

The historic vehicles and the people came in all shapes and colors at Model A Day. Photo by Jenny DuPuis

English Swanson, 22, of Harvard, Illinois, is adorned in a sleek, black bucket hat in step with the 1920s and '30s theme at Model A Day. Photo by Jenny DuPuis

Also in Model A Day spirit, Carl Swanson of Harvard, Illinois, dresses as a gangster and puffs on a pipe while peeking through a window of one of the classic Fords. Photo by Jenny DuPuis

SHARON— The spirit of the 1920s and 1930s is brought to life every year on the first Sunday in June for Model A Day, hosted by the small town of Sharon, located just west of Wisconsin Highway 67 and County Highway C on the state line.

The Model A Ford was produced from 1928 through 1931. It proved to be a tough, reliable car that endured for years — a fact proven by the number of vehicles that gathered last Sunday.

More than 200 of the Model A automobiles lined Main Street, many of them driven into town by members of the Rock-Ford A's Model A club.

Car owners, enthusiasts and visitors dressed as gangsters and flappers from the 1920s and '30s. Set against the well-preserved facades of Sharon's downtown businesses, visitors were transported back in time.

Activities included arts and crafts, food vendors, an ice cream social and a pig roast. Bluegrass and Dixieland bands provided live music.

Historic Downtown Sharon sponsored the event, bringing history to life.

For more information, contact the organization at 262-736-6246.

More photos of the event on Walworth County Today's Facebook page.

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