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Published on Leave a comment on Scenes from the First Der Dutchman Cruise-In of the Season

You couldn't ask for better weather to kick off the first Der Dutchman cruise-in of the season. The restaurant in Plain City, Ohio registered 90 vehicles during the evening.  Of the 90 that registered, 20 were participating in the cruise-in for the very first time.
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Published on Leave a comment on Upcoming Events (May 22-28)

A smorgasbord of events on tap for this coming holiday weekend. The biggest event is the Springfield Swap Meet and Car Show.

Here's hoping everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend.

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Published on Leave a comment on Showers Dampen Weekend Car Shows

Scattered showers played havoc with this week's car shows.  On Friday, the Auto Smarts Cruise and Ride at Tin Pan Alley in Hilliard, Ohio had only 17 cars register for the show.  Cruisin' with the King in Marysville, Ohio didn't do much better on Saturday evening with just 16 registered cars.

I had planned to do the Meet to Beat Leukemia car show at Columbus State on Saturday afternoon and Cruisin' with the King Saturday evening, but showers right as I was ready to leave for both shows killed those plans.

Luckily, the weather gave us a break from the showers on Sunday so the whole weekend wasn't a complete wash out (no pun intended).

 

4TH ANNUAL ARMED FORCES DAY CAR SHOW

The Empty Pockets Cruisers' made a wise decision on Friday to move their Armed Forces Day Car Show at the VFW Post 4931 in Hilliard, Ohio from Saturday to Sunday.  As it turned out, Sunday's weather was near perfect for a car show.

 

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Published on 2 Comments on Upcoming Events (May 15-20)

The car show season is finally starting to heat up.  Lots of events to choose from this week, especially on Saturday.

A couple of things to point out:

  1. Cruisin' Tuesdays at Wendell's Pub in Westerville, Ohio started last week and will continue every Tuesday evening through October 16.
  2. The Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City, Ohio will start its weekly cruise-ins on May 24 (one week from Thursday).

If you're looking for something to do on a Tuesday or Thursday evening, check out these cruise-ins.

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Published on Leave a comment on Lewis Center to Marysville to Upper Arlington

Despite a forecast of rain and storms, I managed to make it to three events over the weekend, one as a spectator and two as a participant. Best of all, not one drop of rain fell on my head.

Wholly Joe's Summer Cruise Nights

I started the weekend with a visit to Lewis Center, Ohio on Thursday evening for week two of Wholly Joe's Summer Cruise Nights.More than thirty cars showed up during the hour I was there. Because of the limited parking, the cruise-in is reserved for vehicles 25 years and older.

One of the vehicles to show up this week was this awesome Chevrolet Thriftmaster pick up. The truck was absolutely pristine!

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Published on Leave a comment on Upcoming Events (May 10-13)

This week finally has a full slate of shows scheduled for Saturday.

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Published on Leave a comment on Rod Knockers May Show Breaks the 100 Mark

The Rod Knockers Car Club registered more than 100 vehicles for their May show at the Rural King in Marion, Ohio.

As always, the show attracts a lot of great vehicles from around the area.  There's always good participation from the Marysville, Delaware and, of course, Marion areas.

One thing I love about going to car shows is discovering something different and unique. This month it was a 1978 Cadillac "flower" car.At first, I thought the car had been modified by the owner but later was told there are several aftermarket companies that purchase factory vehicles and modify them to be used to transport flowers for funeral services.

I got a kick out of seeing a drain in the back of flower bed.

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Published on Leave a comment on Upcoming Events (May 3-6)

A few more local events on the docket for this weekend.

Wholly Joe's, the Roundtown Cruisers, and the Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride all kick off their car show/cruise-in season this week.

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Published on 2 Comments on Scenes from Elgin and Sharonville

The last weekend of April didn't have very many shows on the schedule.  All the shows scheduled took place on Sunday.  Here are reports and photos from two of those shows.

MUSIC TO YOUR EARS

I spent Sunday afternoon at Elgin High School outside Marion, Ohio.  The Elgin Music Boosters held their annual classic car show to raise money for the music programs at the high school.

This was my third year in a row attending the show. It's a fun 45 minute drive up the back roads from northwest Columbus to the high school.

This year there were 71 registered vehicles down a bit from the 77 that registered last year.

The show included door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and vendors inside the school selling mostly craft items.  Everyone that registered a vehicle was automatically entered to win a California Car Cover. To also help raise money, the music boosters sold hamburgers, hot dogs and bratwursts cooked on the grill. Music was provided by DJ Codi Kitts along with the various music programs at the high school.

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Published on Leave a comment on Jack Maxton’s Friday Night Cruisin’ Flyer is Out

Jack Maxton's Friday Night Cruisin' flyer just arrived in the mail.

Of note are three new music acts for this year.