FRYEBURG, Maine — It seems like only a second ago, it was summer, yet here we are in autumn and snow is even in the forecast.
Specialty car enthusiasts are getting ready to tuck their toys away for the winter, protecting the vintage tin from those destructive forces of salt and winter weather after a busy year attending car shows and cruise-ins.
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