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Published on 2 Comments on Central Ohio Car Events for April 16 – 18, 2021
  • 1959 Ford Galaxie
    Owner: Bob Stillings

Here’s this weekend’s list of Central Ohio car events. Saturday has a selection of events to cover the entire day. Lets pray for decent weather.

NEWS AND NOTES:

As most of you may already know by now, Governor DeWine has closed the Ohio State Fair to the public over continued pandemic concerns. What impact this will have on the Goodguys Summit Racing Nationals scheduled for July 9 - 11 is anyone’s guess. Don’t be surprised if the event is canceled for a second year in a row. I will post updates on its status as soon as they are announced.

Showers on Friday evening didn’t stop 20 cars from attending the Creative Automotive/Advanced Auto Parts Car Show in Marysville, Ohio. The event raised $95 for the Marysville Food Pantry. Here are the award winning cars for this month:

  • 1968 Plymouth GTX
    Owner: Dr. Ron
  • 1955 Chevy
    Owner: Glen Fribis
  • 1978 Camaro Z/28
    Owner: Ron Smith

For a comprehensive list of Central Ohio shows and cruise-ins through the end of the year, check out the Save the Dates for 2021 page. Events are continually being added to the list.

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Published on 8 Comments on Upcoming Central Ohio Car Events for April 9 – 11, 2021
  • 1960 Cadillac Convertible
    Owner: Rick Mendenhall

Not much on the schedule for this second weekend of April. Next weekend will be a different story. Columbus Cars and Coffee, Auto Smarts Cruise and Ride, Mid Ohio Cruisers and the C-Town Cruisers just to name a few all have their first events of season scheduled for next weekend.

I couldn’t find anything for Sunday. If you know of event in Central Ohio on Sunday, please pass it my way.

UPDATE: The Franklin County Food Fair and cruise-in is both Saturday and Sunday. I’ve updated the listings.

News and Notes:

The Rod Knockers Car Club of Marion, Ohio held their first show of the season Saturday evening at Rural King. Because of Covid-19, the last show hosted by the club prior to Saturday was October of 2019. More the 80 cars turned out for this first show following the 17 month hiatus.

Each month this season, the club will feature a car from a past television show. April’s featured car was the 1982 Firebird Trans Am known as K.I.T.T. from the television show Knight Rider. Unfortunately, David Hasselhoff was unable to make an appearance at Saturday’s show due to a prior commitment. 😁

On a more serious note, this 1937 Ford pickup received the Club’s Choice Award for April.

For a comprehensive list of Central Ohio shows and cruise-ins through the end of the year, check out the Save the Dates for 2021 page. A good number of events were announced last week and added to the list.

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Published on Leave a comment on Upcoming Central Ohio Car Events for April 2 – 4, 2021
  • 1966 Chevy Corvette
    Owner: Ty Vickers

I always consider the first weekend in April the “official” start of the Central Ohio car show season. Some may argue it starts in March but I consider those March events to be more like a Preseason.

Here is the first weekly list of Central Ohio events for the 2021 season. These weekly lists will be posted on Monday or Tuesday from now until the end of November. If you would like to receive email notification when the list is posted, please click the “Subscribe” link in the page header above. Rest assured, we DO NOT sell email addresses to marketers so you won’t get more spam mail if you subscribe.

News and Notes:

On Friday evening, both the inaugural Marysville Muscle Cruise-In and Spring Car and Bike Show at Tony’s Bar and Grill in London, Ohio had good turn outs for early season shows.

The Spring show in London registered around 45 vehicles. The Best of Show award went to this Ghost Busters themed Dodge Challenger.

Due to the recent behavior of some attendees, the organizers of Cars and Coffee at Lennox Town Center have decided to CANCEL the Saturday morning meets indefinitely. They hope to be back in the fall with new plans. Here’s their Facebook post. There’s always some bad actors that spoil the fun for everyone.

For a comprehensive list of Central Ohio shows and cruise-ins through the end of the year, check out the Save the Dates for 2021 page. The page is updated almost daily as more and more shows are announced.

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  • Easter Sunday. No Events Found

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Published on 14 Comments on Central Ohio Car Events for March 2021
1960 Lincoln Continental Mark V

There isn’t a bunch of events in March so instead of posting a weekly list, I’m posting the events for the entire month. The weekly lists will begin again in April.

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Published on 6 Comments on Central Ohio Save the Dates for 2021

Last Updated: 04-11-21

So everyone can get a jump planning their 2021 Central Ohio car show and cruise-in schedule, here is the Save the Dates for 2021 as promised.

Count on this post being updated regularly over the next eight to nine months as more events are announced. Please feel free to check back often or better yet bookmark this page. I expect a jam packed season of Central Ohio car events.

Here are a few things to note about this season’s schedule:

  1. The Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City plans to start their weekly cruise-ins the first Thursday in May this year instead of the third Thursday as in past years.
  2. A new car community called Marysville Muscle will be hosting monthly cruise-ins at Honda Powersports in Marysville.
  3. Doreen Baker in conjuction with Tony’s Bar and Grill in london, Ohio has plans to host a show almost every month.
  4. Instead of a separate post for swap meets, they’ve been incorporated in this Save the Dates post.

For those of you new to the web site, the primary focus of carshowtalk.com is car events in and around Central Ohio. If you’re interested in events in other parts of the state, I recommend checking out OhioCarShow.com, Ohio Car shows & Cruise-Ins (both are on Facebook), and Old Ride.com. All three are excellent resources for car events statewide.

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE:

Unfortunately, Covid-19 will still be with us this season. Some events will likely be canceled or postponed (the Spring Fling Corvette Show has already been canceled). I will do my best to update this page with cancelations and postponements as soon as I find out about them. I would strongly recommend calling the listed contact number before heading out to any event.

Ongoing Events:

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Published on 2 Comments on Chrysler Power Classic Permanently Retired.

National Trail Raceway (NTR) has decided to no longer host any future stand-alone events by outside promoters with two exceptions, the Mopar Nationals, and Import Faceoff.

This decision by NTR has forced permanent cancellation of the Chrysler Power Classic. An event with a 25 year history at the race track.

Jeff Johnson Motorsports posted the following message to their Facebook page regarding the fate of the Chrysler Power Classic.

Unfortunately, the cancellation of long-standing events like the Chrysler Power Classic may well be a trend seen over the next several years. I sure hope not.

Feel free to comment on this or other events whose viability may be in jeopardy.

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Published on 4 Comments on Central Ohio Car Events for November 9 – 15, 2020
  • 1982 Plymouth Gran Fury
    Owner: Marty Ruiz

Everyone, this is it. The last posting of Central Ohio events for 2020.

Weather permitting, Cars and Coffee at Lennox Town Center will be the only event through the remainder of year unless some impromptu car meets pop up.

The weekly event posts will start back up again next April.

Just like this year, I will start compiling a Save the Dates for 2021 page in late January or early February so you can start planning your 2021 car show season.

News and Notes:

The wife and I and puppy will be heading for Florida right after the new year. As I’ve gotten older, I can’t tolerate the cold and snow like I could in my younger years. We will be back in April just in time for the start of the season.

I'm praying that Covid is in our rearview mirrors by early 2021 and life and car shows return to some semblance of normal (I'm darn tired of having to wear a mask).

Here's hoping that everyone has a happy and safe holiday season. Please stay safe out there. Will talk again in 2021.

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  • No Events Found

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  • No Events Found

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  • 1963 Mercury Comet Convertible
    Owners: Karlee & David Budge

Here are this week's events. The weather forecast is calling for a little warmup for the weekend so you still can get a show or two in before putting your car away.

News and Notes:

Not much left on the Save the Dates for 2020 page after this week. Three events on the schedule for the week of November 9 -14 and then the season officially comes to an end.

Monday:

  • No Events Found

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  • No Events Found

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  • No Events Found

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Published on 2 Comments on Central Ohio Car Events for October 26 – November 1, 2020
  • 1950 Chevy Sedan Delivery
    Owner: Brian Cubbage

Most notable for this last week of October are several Thursday and Friday Halloween events.

News and Notes:

Not much left on the Save the Dates for 2020 page. Assuming nothing new is announced this week, I count only six events remaining for the rest of the year after this coming weekend.

Monday:

  • No Events Found

Tuesday:

  • No Events Found

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  • No Events Found

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  • 1937 Packard 120 CD Sedan
    Owner: Mark Hagan

Here are the events for this week. By my count, there are only four more weekends left in the season.

Ohio State finally begins its Covid shortened football season this Saturday. Hopefully, we’ll have something to look forward to when car shows officially end for this year.

News and Notes:

Road Ready Window Tinting and Clear Bra held there first ever Cars and Cream Puffs cruise-in on Saturday. I counted a little more than 40 cars during the time I was there. Schmidt’s was there selling their famous Bahama Mamas and cream puffs.

Since Road Ready is located in Plain City, it was natural that a few cars that regularly attend the Der Dutchman Cruise-Ins would stop by.

This weekend saw a rare back-to-back Best of Show winner. This 1932 Hurst Kit car (sorry, don’t have the owners name) took the top award at the The Point on Main Spooktackular Show on Saturday and the Whitehall VFW 8794 Car Meet on Sunday.

I added a couple events last week to the Save the Dates for 2020 page. Check out this page for the list of events through the remainder of the season.

Monday:

  • No Events Found

Tuesday:

  • No Events Found

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  • No Events Found

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