The town of Hillsborough, NJ, holds a Memorial Day parade every year, and the NJ Region of the AACA has actively participated in recent years. This year’s parade was held on Saturday, May 24, 2025, and for once we had the weather on our side. The car count was close to twenty (including some late-model Mustangs), and the parade concluded as it does every year at the town’s Municipal Building. Most vehicle owners elected to stay for the informal car show behind the Municipal Building, which gave us an excuse to hang out and chat.

Vehicles were as old as a 1930 Chrysler (Craig’s 1929 LaSalle made an appearance but had to bail due to a fuel leak), with a strong showing of 1950s-era automobiles. My Alfa Romeo was the only non-domestic vehicle in the parade, but drew favorable comments from some of the residents who lined the streets. (I’ve always strongly felt that “the American way” includes the freedom of choice to own and drive the car of your choice, no matter the country of origin.)

Hillsborough is a large town with a significant Indian and Asian population. I’ve made this observation in the past and I’ll make it again: there is something incredibly moving about seeing so many people who obviously immigrated here (or were born to immigrant parents) waving American flags and coming out to celebrate such an important American holiday. This is why I elect to take so many photos of the parade observers. They are the fabric of our nation.

DRIVERS (and puppies) GET THEIR INSTRUCTIONS

BOB EXPLAINS WHY “SEDAN” SOMETIMES MEANS “WAGON”

THE VIEW FROM THE DRIVER’S SEAT

 

1962 CADILLAC ELDORADO CONVERTIBLE

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE MUSTANGS

1930 CHRYSLER

WAYNE’S 1952 HUDSON

EVEN THE BATMOBILE (WITH BATGIRL) SHOWED UP

AMERICANS:

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