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A record number of people turned out for the 16th annual Autumn Daze Car Show held in Downtown Bradford on Sunday. Organizer Gary Hoy says 325 classic vehicles took part in the show. Lois Rupp of Holland, New York, won Best in Show for her 1952 Nash convertible. Three new awards were presented this year: The Honey Collela Memorial Trophy; the Preston Award; and the award for the downtown business with the best decorated window. To see pictures from Sunday’s event, visit our Facebook page, http://facebook.com/1490wesb . The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

American Refining Group, Inc. (ARG), manufacturer of quality Brad Penn® Lubricants, announced the addition of Penn Grade 1® Limited Slip GL-5 SAE 80W-90 Gear Oil to its High Performance “The Green Oil”® line. The Penn Grade 1® Limited Slip GL-5 SAE 80W-90 Gear Oil is available in 12/1 quart needle nose bottles. BRAD PENN® Penn Grade 1® Limited Slip GL-5 SAE 80W-90 Gear Oil has been specifically developed to serve as a friction modified lubricant for clutch-type, limited slip differentials, reducing slick-slip ‘chatter’ in low speed high torque operations. It is formulated with Penn Grade base stocks, as well as a skillfully tailored additive system. It is recommended when a SAE 80W, SAE 90, or SAE 80W-90 viscosity is required. .“Our Penn Grade 1® Limited Slip GL-5 SAE 80W-90 Gear Oil is designed for limited slip differentials in passenger cars, vans, SUV’s, on or off-road RV’s and light duty trucks. It is fit for use in ‘modern’ applications requiring API MT-1, MIL-PRF-2105...

American Refining Group, Inc. has announced the addition of Penn Grade 1® Partial Synthetic SAE 5W-30 and SAE 60 to its High Performance “The Green Oil®” line. The Penn Grade 1® Partial Synthetic SAE 5W-30 High Performance Oil is targeted to the racing market for ‘crate engines’ as well as the classic car market and is available in 12/1 quart bottles and 55 gallon drum. “The Penn Grade 1® Partial Synthetic SAE 5W-30 is ideally suited in today’s street/racing market ‘crate engines’ that require this viscosity. It contains strong detergent, dispersant and 1500 PPM ZDDP anti-wear additive to help protect critical engine parts,” according to Ken Tyger, Sr. Technical Service Representative forBrad Penn® Lubricants. The Penn Grade 1® SAE 60 High Performance Oil will be aimed at fulfilling the need for both racers and older Harley Davidson® motorcycles that require an SAE 60 High Performance Oil. The SAE 60 is also available in 12/1 quart bottles and 55 gallon drums. The Penn Grade 1® SA...

These ladies entertain the crowd with The Charleston during Autumn Daze and the Street Dreams Car Show Sunday in Downtown Bradford. Mandy Miles, Tina Herne, Jeff Sherwin and Robin Palmer also sang. Woody "The President" Woodruff also enjoyed Mandy/Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday." Wally Melvin of Edinboro won "Best in Show" in the car show with his 1941 Willys.

Gary Hoy, President of Street Dreams Car Club and Jennifer Taylor with Brad Penn Lubricants meet to look over some of the trophies and dash plaques that will be handed out at the Autumn Daze Car Show this Sunday in Downtown Bradford. Over 100 trophies will be handed out and 250 dash plaques. According to Hoy, over 300 Cars are expected to be on display for the show. The Entertainment portion of the show starts at 1:00 where over 40 songs will be performed live. One of the songs featured will be the original Blues Brothers Song about Brad Penn Lubricants that was originally performed at ARG’s 125th Anniversary Parade in 2006. The Bradford Lions Club will also be there serving up their famous Chicken BBQ along with numerous other food and craft vendors. We'll be talking about Autumn Daze on today's LiveLine at 12:40 on 1490 WESB. You can listen live at WESB.com .

Gary Hoy President of Street Dreams Car Club meets with Jennifer Taylor of Brad Penn Lubricants to discuss plans for the upcoming Autumn Daze Car Show to be held in downtown Bradford, PA on September 12th. The Autumn Daze Car Show has become the premier car show in the area. The car show will feature historic and classic vehicles, as well as muscle cars from the past, along with live entertainment featuring local talent. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Taylor

American Refining Group announced today that Brad Penn Lubricants will be the major sponsor of the 13th Annual Autumn Daze Car Show being held September, 12 in downtown Bradford. The Autumn Daze Car Show has become the premier car show in the area. It features historic and classic vehicles, as well as muscle cars from the past, along with live entertainment featuring local talent. Last year’s show featured more than 300 cars and drew thousands of spectators to the downtown area. An estimated 80 percent of the cars at the event were from outside the Bradford area. A total of 100 trophies were handed out last year. This year’s theme is “Sentimental Journey.” “We feel it is a great fit for Brad Penn Lubricants to get involved in this community event not only because of our Penn Grade 1 High Performance Oils that are specifically designed for these types of cars, but also to help support the efforts of the Street Dreams Car Club that gives so much to the local community,” said Richard Glad...

American Refining Group has announced the addition of Biogas Engine Oils to its line of Brad Penn Lubricants. Brad Penn Biogas Engine Oils are premium quality stationary gas engine oils with enhanced alkalinity reserve designed for use in applications where fuel gas is generated from anaerobic digestion of manure, compost and/or landfill residue. Ken Tyger, ARG technical service representative, says the Brad Penn Biogas Engine Oils were formulated and tailored specifically to service stationary internal combustion engines, modified to run where methane is generated. He says an engine oil was needed with specific chemistry and characteristics to neutralize the acid produced and to protect engines from damage. Ben Postles from Penn England Farms, an 1,800 cow dairy farm in Williamsburg, was among the first farms to use the Brad Penn Bio as Engine Oils in the farms digester engine. “We have doubled our oil change interval with no evidence of engine wear on an engine that has over 33,000 h...