PITTSFIELD — For Paul Dutton, being chosen to drive the Pittsfield Fourth of July Parade’s veteran of the year came as a surprise.

Dutton has a 1966 Studebaker Daytona, the final year of Studebaker production. It’s got its original color, Timberline Turquoise, and the color alone makes the vehicle a head-turner.

Dutton drove Lenwood "Woody" Vaspra of Cheshire, the parade’s veteran of the year and a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot who flew three missions over Vietnam.

On Sunday, Dutton showed that car at the Pittsfield Parade Car Show at McKay Street Garage.

His was one of more than 60 classic and antique vehicles on display for the fourth annual show.

Admission was free — to both car owners and to visitors — with a suggested donation of $10. All proceeds go toward parade costs, which tally at about $100,000 annually.

The show raised $1,100 through admission — and an additional $116, thanks to Brenda Coddington, the winner of the 50/50 raffle, who donated her entire purse to the committee.

“I’ve loved Studebakers since I was 10 years old,” Dutton said. “I have two others as well, so I have three. It’s a disease, but it’s a fun disease.”

He said it’s thrilling every time he drives the turquoise car.

“That car brings back memories. When I was a kid, I had my father take us to this taxi barnyard, where they had all these taxis. They had Studebakers.”

Dutton got to ride in one in Boston that day.

“That’s when it all started.”

What exactly does he like about them?

Roger Goodreau worked on his 1932 Ford Model 18 with his son to convert it into a hot rod.

“The styling is spectacular,” he said. “The lines are fantastic, and I think I like the underdog, and business was bad for them. They went out of business that year — March 1966 — so that’s one of the last ones off the assembly line. But, I think as a kid, they caught my eye. I felt bad for them because there weren’t that many on the road.”

He had evidence. When on vacation in his family’s Ford Falcon, he and his brother would count cars they saw between Boston and the Adirondacks.

“Chevy always won," he said. "Ford always finished second. Studebaker only had a handful.”

Richard Rhindress, of Stephentown, N.Y., drove his 1966 International Harvester Scout to the show.

He’s owned seven and currently has four. His first was one that he bought new in 1964.

“I was a working geologist and I needed a field car,” he said. “And back then, in the ’60s, the only real option that you had was a Jeep. And the Jeep didn’t have any room to take stuff with you.”

Richard Shindress said he's used the original spare tire on his 1966 International Harvester Scout 800.

He needed equipment, food, cooking gear and a bed roll or tent.

“These were big enough, that if you did it well, you could take all your gear and you could still sleep in it on a real tough night on a diagonal,” he said. “I loved it. They worked for me. I started with them and I’ve had them ever since.”

The one he was showing was original, but for a front quarter panel.

“They’re fun to drive,” he said. “They go most anywhere. They even go up and down the highway.”

Alan Loncto's 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air is original, except for the engine. He had one when he was younger and was determined to buy another.

Alan Loncto drove a black 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air to the show.

“When I was a kid, I had a ’57 Chevy, and I told my wife, ‘Before I die I’m going to have another one,’” he said. “I found this one in Tucson, Ariz. And I fell in love with it. There was no rust on it. It’s all original — original paint, original interior — everything’s original except the engine.”

He bought it from the son of the original owner. It has 65,000 miles on the car and about 14,000 miles on the new engine. He’s driven it through northern New England.

“It ran like a top,” he said.