The Lillian Methodist Men’s Club recently welcomed car enthusiasts for its 22nd annual Best of Decades Car Show, featuring classic cars, trucks and imports spanning nearly a century of automotive history.

The show recognized vehicles in several specialty categories, with a 1955 Chevy 210 owned by Jimmy Boone earning Best of Show. The Pastor’s Choice award went to Dennis Stracener for his 1964 Chevelle SS.

Additional specialty award winners included Gary and Becky Pennington’s 1969 Chevy Camaro SS Convertible for Best Engine, Jennifer Vanderhoof’s 1968 Ford Mustang, named “Jolene,” for Best Interior and Rex Beach’s 1968 Chevy Camaro for Best Paint.

Wesley Booker took Best Truck with a 1974 GMC, while Diana Wyant earned Best Mopar with a 1966 Plymouth Satellite. Other category winners were John Shelters’ 1967 Chevy El Camino for Best GM, Jim Smothers’ 1956 Ford Thunderbird for Best Ford, Steve Hartley’s 1930 Ford Model A for Most Unusual and Miranda Adamson’s 2016 Scion GT86 for Best Import.

The show also recognized the top three vehicles in several decade-based categories and the imports division.

Top three pre-1940

1. 1932 Ford Coupe, Dean Wyant
2. 1936 Chevy Master Coupe, James Reidy
3. 1932 Chevy Sedan, David Westwood

Top three 1940s

1. 1948 Buick Roadmaster, Laird Miller
2. 1941 Chevy Truck, Carl Godwin
3. 1948 Chevy Truck, Jimmy Martin

Top three 1950s

1. 1957 Chevy Nomad, Stephen Kaplas
2. 1956 Chevy 210, Rick Wilson
3. 1956 Ford F100 Truck, Michael Vargas

Top three 1960s

1. 1966 Chevy II Nova, Lois Stricker
2. 1969 Charger, Ken Vargas
3. 1964 Ford Fairlane, Carl Vargas

Top three 1970s

1. 1970 Pontiac GTO, Tony Stout
2. 1975 Corvette, Dave Parra
3. 1972 Ford LTD Convertible

Top three 1980s

1. 1987 Ford Bronco, Jeff Langley
2. 1982 C10 Pickup, Jason Gentry
3. 1985 Chevy El Camino, David Bergsland

Top three 1990s

1. 1994 Camaro, Lenny Leigh
2. 1994 Chevy 1500 Truck, Donal Featherly
3. 1997 Pontiac Trans Am, Michael Perry

Top three 2000-2009

1. 2002 Camaro 35th Anniversary, Chuck Jaynes
2. 2001 Pontiac Trans Am, Gary Lenth
3. 2020 Chevy Convertible, Thomas O’Neil

Top three 2010-2026

1. 2015 Corvette, Rick Hagendorfer
2. 2022 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, David Schipper
3. 2026 Dodge Direct Connect 650, Howard Gann

Top three imports

1. 1965 Austin Healey 3000, John and Denise Blanks
2. 1965 Austin Healey Sebring 5000, Dave Bauer
3. 2014 VW Beetle, Sam and Jason Whelan