Smile

What makes Bill Crask smile? “My wife, Carla,” said the 74-year-old Noblesville resident, who was found in 2021 showing his car at Central Indiana Vintage Vehicles 30th Father’s Day Car Show at Forest Park in Noblesville. He was sitting by his yellow and black 1968 Dodge Charger RT. “It’s identical to the one I originally bought brand new in 1968.” He bought this show car in 2008 after searching for a car just like the one he had. He recalled, “My first new car.” He said his first car looked just like his current one. “It’s identical to that,” he said. Crask drives the car often. “We go out and cruise.” He also has a 1963 Nova SuperSport convertible. At the car show, he was able to see a lot of friends and make a lot of new ones. He was born and raised in Noblesville and graduated in 1967 from Noblesville High School. “My parents were born and raised here. My grandparents were born and raised here. My great-grandparents on my mom’s side were born and raised here.” He has two brothers, Gary Crask, who writes books and his own screenplay, and Jim Crask, a retired school resource officer and police officer, who lives out of state. He and his wife have three kids and seven grandkids between them. After high school, he went to trade school and did an apprenticeship. He is retired from American Heating Systems of which he was one of the co-owners. What else? He likes to golf. This year’s free Father’s Day Car Show is 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Forest Park. Read more about the upcoming show in the Betsy Reason column in The Times.