Few things can spark memories like good, old, classic cars.

Plenty of cars re-kindled fond memories from Grand Meadow’s past during Meadowfest’s fifth annual car show on Saturday. People remembered if someone restored a particular car, or when someone else bought one brand-new and kept it.

“Some of it’s not so much the uniqueness of the car, but the stories,” said Brian Hanson, who organizes the event, along with Dan Sween.

Hanson remembers years ago when Kelly Peck used to squeal the tires of his ’69 Chevy Camaro around the streets of Grand Meadow.

“And it’s still the same guy owning it,” Hanson said about Peck, who won last year’s and this year’s show with that Camaro by popular vote. “I remember when I was in seventh grade watching that guy tearing up the streets with it.”

Peck, who now lives in Montevideo, Minn., built the car by himself when he was 18. Now, his son, Kameron, from Rochester, watches over the clean, orange and white piece of history. Sure, most would say the car is cool right now, as it is babied, rarely used and kept in pristine condition. Perhaps it was even cooler when it was in its prime, being driven and abused.

“Raced it, drag raced it, blew it up, fixed it and raced it again,” Peck recalled about growing up in the muscle car era. “We all did it.”

Though each year’s car show has a clear-cut winner who receives a nice, tall trophy, winning may just be a side note. Cars from all different eras, including Ford Model Ts, Olds Cutlass 442s and even a newer Mustang each told their own story.

“It’s a no-pressure car show,” Sween said. “There’s no money involved.”