KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hundreds of car enthusiasts came with hot rods, low riders, muscle cars and exotic supercars for the first Annual Cody Allen Memorial Car Show on Saturday.
The show brought the car community from all over the Kansas City area to show support for law enforcement, and late Independence Police Officer Cody Allen, who was killed in the line of duty last year.
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“The amount of people here today for the first annual car show, that’s just a reflection of the support that the citizens, business owners, everybody in Independence gives to the Independence Police Department every day,” Officer Bryan Conley with IPD said.
“We do events like this in honor of Cody. He’s always in our minds every day. We miss him dearly.”
The idea for the show came from Allen’s uncle, who suggested the show could benefit Allen’s family. The family instead chose to donate the money to support Answering the Call, a nonprofit organization that assists first responders in times of crisis.
“They’re just supportive, that’s what I love about the car groups in Kansas City,” said Ronnie Doumitt, founder of Answering the Call.
“They’re here, obviously, to see the beautiful cars and sit and talk with their neighbors. But honestly, they’re here to reflect on Cody, the impact he had on our community, the work these guys and gals do day in and day out.”
Foreign car enthusiasts Josh Steinberger and Jeff Powell parked their Japanese cars side by side.
“We both got cars that are a little bit different than the other ones here,” Powell said.
“To come out for something like this where there’s a common cause and just to appreciate our law enforcement and the memory of Cody, that’s where the walls of differentiators come down,” he said.
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They say that the car community is about supporting one another, and while the focus is on the machines, the community that’s created is what they appreciate the most.
“Whether you’re running a Pontiac or a Chevy or, you know, a foreign car, all of us just appreciate cars and the horsepower and the brotherhood and sisterhood,” Powell said.
“Cars are about community,” said Steinberger.
“It’s why, you know, when you refer to car shows or the car community and things like that, you know, bringing people together is what it’s all about.”
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