Discussing car shows around central Ohio
Wednesday afternoon The Inn at Olentangy Trail held its first ever car show. For those that may not know, the Inn is an assisted living facility for senior citizens off of Rt 23 just across from Menards.
The show was held from 4 pm to 7 pm. Registration was $10 and all proceeds went to benefit the Alzheimer's Association. Hot dogs, chips, corn on the cobb and drinks were included with registration.
This is looking to be big week for car shows and cruise-ins. Here's what I've found so far for the upcoming week in the central Ohio area.
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The Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride 2017 Tour made a stop on Saturday at Cruisin Classics Auto Sales for their 11th show of the season.
Despite the extremely warm temperatures, 76 vehicles turned out for the show.
Dan "Boots" Longenette and the Auto Smarts team in conjunction with Crusin Classics raised more than a $1000 for the USO. Great job!
UPDATE: Jack Maxton has posted photos from the cruise-in to their Facebook Page.
Jack Maxton Chevrolet kicked off the first of their four monthly cruise-ins on Friday evening.The dealership has been holding these monthly Chevy only car shows for 26 years.
The third Friday in June, July, August and September the Maxton team moves all the cars from the west and front sides of the dealership to make room for the cruisers. There's live music, a DJ, 50/50 raffle, food truck and t-shirt raffle. Registration is free. The t-shirt raffle costs $5 for a chance to win $150 and $50. Maxton gives out more than 70 awards each show.
Despite the 90 degree temperatures on Friday, 250 vehicles registered for the cruise-in. An estimated 50-75 more cars and trucks showed up that didn't register.
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The humidity and potential threat of showers kept a few folks home this week. Fifty-six vehicles turned out for week four of the Der Dutchman Restaurant and Bakery cruise-in.
A number of cars made a first time appearance this week.
The central Ohio car show season kicked into high gear this weekend. There were shows in no less than seven area cities. These cities included Bellefontaine, Bucyrus, Columbus, Dublin, Marysville, Newark and Reynoldsburg. I have reports from three of the shows.
Another beautiful Thursday evening for a cruise-in at the Der Dutchman Restaurant and Bakery in Plain City, Ohio. Attendance was down a little from last week but still very good with 69 registered vehicles.
As usual, all sorts of tasty goodies and a $30 Der Dutchman gift card were raffled off at the end of the cruise-in.
Here are some of the vehicles that stood out from week three's cruise-in.
The wood parts of this 1950 Ford Woody were absolutely gorgeous.
These two Oldsmobiles were new to the cruise-in and both looked to have been recently restored.
The frame off restoration of this '55 Chevy Bel Air was completed about four years ago.
All in all, another fun Thursday evening at Der Dutchman.
The nice weather from Thursday continued into the weekend.
Friday evening I spent a few hours at Freddy's restaurant in Delaware, Ohio for the monthly cruise-in hosted by the Vintage Auto Club of Delaware.
Thirty-one vehicles turned out for this month's cruise-in. There was music from the 50's and 60's, a 50/50 raffle, and several door prizes. The winner of the 50/50 went home with $75.
On Saturday the Capital City Corvette Club hosted their charity car show and Cruise In at the Cabela's store on Gemini Place.
Der Dutchman Restaurant and Bakery in Plain City, Ohio held its first cruise-in of the season last Thursday, but heavy showers kept most everyone away except for seven hardy souls who showed up to say Hi to friends they hadn't seen since last year.
This week's cruise-in was a completely different story. The perfect weather gave a great excuse for everyone to bring out their cars and hang out with other car enthusiasts for a few hours on a Thursday evening.
Family commitments kept me from making a "judged" show this weekend, however, I did manage to spend a few hours at Columbus Cars and Coffee at Lennox Town Center on Saturday morning.
By the time I arrived at 9:20, the Jeep owners had already taken over the north side of the parking lot.
Most of the cars arrived around 10:00 am. There were well over 100 vehicles at the peak of the cruise-in.