Central Ohio Car Show, Cruise-Ins, & Meet-ups for July 29 to August 4, 2024

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NEWS AND NOTES

This week's News and Notes covers events from Alexandria to Sunbury, Ohio. It includes a show that's just a little different than most.

Der Dutchman Cruise-In:

283 cars made it out to the Der Dutchman Cruise-In in Plain City, Ohio this past Thursday.

The car that caught my attention this week was this 1931 Buick 96 Opera Coupe belonging to Tom and Dana Kromer.

Here are some of the other beautiful rides from the cruise-in:

Honda Motorsports Bike & Car Night/NAPA Pop-Up Cruise:

Two car meet-ups took place on Friday evening. One at Honda Motorsport in Marysville, Ohio, and the other at the NAPA Auto Parts store in Hilliard, Ohio.

This month Honda Motorsports had about 20 motorcycles show up and only seven cars. Food was still free from the Triple P Barbeque Co. food truck and so was the opportunity to have your motorcycle dyno'd.

There were more than six times the number of cars at the NAPA Pop-up Cruise. Attendance surpassed 45 cars during the evening.

There weren't any kids riding bikes in between the cars at this meet-up.

Heels & Wheels Car Show: (WARNING SOME ADULT CONTENT)

The Vanity Gentlemen's Club in Columbus, Ohio hosted its 10th Annual Heels & Wheels Car Show on Saturday.

Registration was $15 and included a door prize ticket. I will say Heels & Wheels had the best door prizes of any show I've attended this season.

One of the door prizes was a golf bag! You don't see too many of those given away at car shows.

The show ended up registering 78 cars. There were awards not only for the cars and bikes but also for the ladies.

Voted on by the crowd, the ladies competed for Best Breasts, Best Butt, Best Legs, and Hottie of the Show.

The ladies selected the cars to receive awards. The awards included Best Back Seat, Best Topless Ride, Best Rear End, Best Babe Magnet -- you get the picture. Not your typical Best GM, Best Ford, or Best Truck awards. There was also a Best of Show for the cars/trucks and a Best of Show for the motorcycles.

Food and refreshments could be purchased from the food stand set up outside the club. I'm told the hot dogs were especially good. Of course, adult beverages could be purchased inside the club.

The ladies were available to pose for photos with your car during the show. Tipping the ladies was strongly encouraged.

Here are the crowds' choices for Best Breasts, Best Butt, Best Legs, and Hottie of the Show:

The Star of the Show Award went to Jasmine for her help judging the vehicles and being the MC for the awards presentation.

THE CAR AWARDS:

BEST BABE MAGNET
2022 Dodge Charger Scat Pack

THE BIKE AWARDS:

BEST FAT BOTTOM (Widest Tire)
2011 Harley Electra Glide

BEST OF SHOW - CARS/TRUCKS:

Kevin Foust's 1941 Dodge WC 40 Military Weapons Truck.

BEST OF SHOW - BIKES:

Bruce Hoover's 2010 Harley Electra Glide.

Crossroads Saturday and Sunday Shows:

Frank Russell and the Crossroads Events team hosted two car shows this past weekend. On Saturday they were in Newark, Ohio hosting the monthly show at the Earthworks Cafe at Newark Station.

The Veteran Owned Vehicle Award went to Mike Holcombe and his 1970 Chevy Nova "Gezr Cab".

The 1932 Ford B of Jeff Cole received the Best of Show Honors.

On Sunday, the Crossroads team traveled from Newark to Dublin, Ohio to host the Air Force One/Custom Air Skilled Trades Cruise-In.

There were 56 vehicles in attendance. Anyone who registered a vehicle received a goody bag and a free t-shirt from Air Force One/Custom Air. They also received a $5.00 discount on food and refreshments at JD's Farmhouse Cafe & Creamery food truck.

The Nationwide Children's/Sunny 95 Cool Treat Truck was also at the show passing out free cold treats.

At the end of the show, the Crossroads Team presented 31 awards. Four of those 31 awards were custom-made trophies from Air Force One for Best Car, Best Truck, Best Bike, and Best of Show.

Heny Ours received the Veteran Owned Vehicle Award with his 1949 Ford Panel Delivery Truck.

The Best Car Award went to Jim McGruder's 2020 Chevy Corvette Stingray.

The 1953 Chevy 3100 pickup belonging to Dean Maisenbacher was selected as Best Truck.

Allen Parker's 2019 Harley Davidson FLFBS Fat Boy received The Best Bike Award.

Best of Show honors went to Chris Kraner and his 1970 Ford Torino GT.

Here are the rest of the vehicles from the show:

Dan the Man Memorial Car Show:

The first ever Dan the Man Memorial Car Show took place on Saturday in Alexandria, Ohio.

Dan was a "car guy" who believed you could never have too many forms of transportation.

The show registered a little over 100 cars. There was live music, giveaways, awards for the kids, raffles, and food trucks.

Dale Pearce (1950 Chevy 3100) and Bryan Mauger (1970 Chevy Monte Carlo) received Top 20 Awards.

Best of Show went to Dave and Jane Winkle with a 1963 Split Window Corvette.

Here's a sampling of cars from the Dan the Man Show:

Battle of the Brands Car Show:

Sunbury, Ohio was the location for the 9th Annual Battle of the Brands Car Show.

There were more than 180 vehicles in attendance. There were awards for the "Top 25" plus Best Chevy, Best Ford, Best Mopar, Best Pontiac, Best Import, Best BOC (Buick-Olds-Cadillac), and Best of Show.

Craig Grunkemeyer's 1967 Corvette received the Best Chevy Award. The 1970 Ford Torino GT of Chris Kraner was picked as Best Ford. Quentin Sayers and Scott Southworth both received Top 25 Awards.