Photos: Wilderness Car Show and Lambkins Rod Run bring Motorcar Mania to downtown Lincoln

The dramatic chrome lines of a 1936 Pontiac Silver Streak Business Coupe are highlighted by a satin finish paint job.

Cars taking part in the Wilderness Car show, historically heavy on MOPARs, spread out in front of the bar and beyond Saturday, Sept. 14.

A 1934 Junior National Racer, equipped with a 3/4 Horsepower Briggs and Stratton engine, proved to be the smallest hotrod on display at the Lambkin's Rod Run, Saturday, Sept.14. Owner Dan Gemar of Conrad said its one of only four such vehicles remaining in the country. It was won in a raffle by his grandfather Chet Patrini and served as a toy for Gemar growing up in Black Eagle and it took a beating over the years as other kids rode on the sheet metal body while he drove. Gemar restored it around 2011 and said it still sees use in the occasional parade. In 1934, during the depths of the depression, a Proctor and Gamble contest offered the $250 Junior racers as a prize, or families could opt for $200 in cash, the equivalent of about $3900 today.

People chat as they check out the classic and modified cars and trucks at the 18th Lincoln Rod Run

Kevin Ferber's 1923 T-Bucket sports a "Bad Ass American Flag" motif, complete with matching trailer.

A vintage Chevy Thriftmaster pickup, with a gas cap adorned with a faded stuffed dog and a high gloss coat over the remains of multiple paint jobs, returned to Lincoln with a sign warning of 'Wet Paint.'

Flags aren't just for street rods,as shown by the pair that adorn Pat Runyan's 1947 Willey's CJ2A hill climber.