Charles Warner|Daily Times A variety of automobiles were lined up in front of NAPA Auto Parts on the South Duncan Bypass and filled its parking lot Thursday morning as part of the store's annual car show, tool sale, and customer appreciation event.

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Charles Warner|Daily Times Billy Anthony and Steven Howell prepare to unload Zacharey Young's Mustang dirt track race car onto the parking lot at NAPA Auto Parts Thursday morning. The car was one of many on display during the store's annual car show, tool sale, and customer appreciation event.

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Charles Warner|Daily Times This go-kart was one of the variety of automobiles on display in the NAPA Auto Parts Store parking lot Thursday morning.

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Charles Warner|Daily Times Much as he might want to, man does not live by automobiles alone. That's where the hot dogs, potato chips and drinks provided by the NAPA Auto Parts store on the South Duncan Bypass came in Thursday. The refreshments were served by the store as part of its annual car show, tool sale, and customer appreciation event. Tim Floyd and Bobby DeHart were busy Thursday morning laying out of the hot dogs to be grilled for the hundreds of people who came for lunch later that day.

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Charles Warner|Daily Times NAPA Tools and Equipment District Sales Manager Dwayne Baxley reviews the list of tools placed on sale Thursday morning during the NAPA Auto Parts store's annual car show, tool sale, and customer appreciation event. Baxley said the sale had something for everyone in need of tools for doing automotive repairs and maintenance.

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Charles Warner|Daily Times This 1962 Falcon was one of the many cars on display in the NAPA parking lot Thursday morning.

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A local store’s tradition of showing its customers how much their support is appreciated continued Thursday when NAPA Auto Parts store held its annual car show, tool sale and customer appreciation event.

The day began with the store’s parking lot filling up with a wide variety of cars provided by their owners for display during the car show. The cars ranged from go-karts, dragsters and other racing vehicle to antique automobiles that first rolled off the assembly line in the middle of the 20th century. The vehicles were on display throughout the day in the parking lot in front of and around the side of the store and along North Duncan Bypass.

“We’ve got drag cars, show cars, dirt track cars, a dragster and go-karts,” store owner Tim DeHart said. “Most of them are provided by individuals, by friends, by customers who have done business with me for the past 28 years.”

DeHart, who purchased the store in December, said this is the seventh year NAPA has held its customer appreciation event. In addition to providing customers with an opportunity to view and examine a wide range of contemporary and vintage automobiles, the store also lowers its prices for the duration of the customer appreciation event which DeHart said would continue after the car show.

“Every tool we’ve got is on sale,” DeHart said. “Hand tools, professional tools, and any kind of shop equipment. Everything is on sale through next Friday.”

In addition to the car show and tool sale, the store also treated customers to a free lunch featuring hot dogs, potato chips, soft drinks, and bottled water.

“We put the tools on sale for the customers,” DeHart said. “We have the cars for people to come out and see. We have the hot dogs for them to to eat and they’re free.”

NAPA Auto Parts store is located at 322 N. Duncan Bypass, Union. The store, which sells automotive parts and tools, employs a staff of 11.

For more information about the store and the products and services it provides call 427-3671.