Central Ohio Car Shows, Cruise-Ins, and Meet-Ups for October 14 – 20, 2024

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NEWS AND NOTES

Creative Auto Group/Advanced Auto Parts Car Show:

Twenty-one cars on Friday attended this month's Creative Auto Group/Advanced Auto Parts Car Show in Marysville, Ohio.

The show raised $150 for the local food pantry.

This month's winners were Dave Young with a 1965 Ford Mustang (1st photo), Dave Lamb's 1970 Plymouth Super Bird (2nd photo), Tim Hooten and his 1973 Chevy Nova SS (3rd photo), and Ray Leopard with a 1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass (4th photo).

The season's final Creative Auto Group/Advanced Auto Parts show for this year is tentatively scheduled for Friday, November 1st. Jeff Shankle is planning to head to Florida in the next week or so to help with cleanup from Hurricane Milton. Whether or not that show takes place will depend on Jeff's return from Florida. I will keep you posted.

BGMC Car Show:

Originally scheduled for September 28th, the 7th Annual BGMC Car Show at the New Beginnings Chuch in Columbus, Ohio was postponed to Saturday because of weather. It was a good decision. The show had its best attendance with 75 registered vehicles.

Along with the $15 registration, there was a silent auction and 50/50 raffle to raise money for the cause. The Church offered food and drinks to purchase.

There were a total of 54 awards presented at the end of the show. The awards included:

• Top 40
• 4 - Kids Favorite
• Cleanest Engine Bay
• Best Interior
• Best Truck
• Pastor's Choice
• Best Import
• Best Bike
• BGMC Award
• 2nd, and 3rd Place
• Best of Show

Here are the four Kids Favorites:

The Best Interior Award went to Shawn Freels and his 1942 Chevy Special Deluxe.

This 1969 Chevy Chevelle belonging to Gunz received the Best Engine Bay award.

Russ Annis and his 1967 Chevy Chevelle SS received the Pastor's Choice Award. In all the years Russ has been participating in car shows this was his first Pastor's Choice.

Jeff Ward's 2002 Chevy S10 Lowrider was selected as the Best Truck.

The BGMC Trophy went to Cecil Kepp with a 1948 Ford Business Coupe.

The 3rd Place Award went to Mark and Patty Enyart and their 1962 Chevy Impala SS

Robert Dillard's 1933 Ford Vicky received the 2nd Place Award.

The 1934 Ford 3 Window Coupe owned by John Whittaker was selected Best of Show.

This was my first BGMC Car Show. It's up there as one of my favorite shows this year. It was well organized with a nice selection of awards. The nice weather and beautiful rides were a big plus also.

Performance Charity Car Show:

The 30th Annual Performance Charity Car Show occurred on Saturday in downtown Delaware, Ohio. As usual, this was the largest car event in Central Ohio this weekend. The show registered 471 vehicles with more than 500 cars in attendance. Registration was closed around 10:30 AM because all the parking in designated show area was full. At least 40 - 50 cars had to park outside the show area.

There were awards for the "Top 100" along with 20 "Best in Show" awards.

Here's a partial list of the Best in Show Winners:

• Buick Best in Show: - 1940 Buick Estate Wagon - Owner: Todd Damon
• Corvette Best in Show: 1961 Corvette - Owner: Jack Johns
• Ford Best in Show: 1951 Ford F100 pickup - Owner: Timothy Raines
• Honda Best in Show: 1972 Honda 600 - Owner: Brian Joseph
• Youth Pick: 1931 Ford Model A Rat Rod - Owner: Bob Turrett
• Jeep Best In Show: 1938 Willys Overland - Owner: Dennis Mowery
• Mopar Best in Show: 1969 Dodge Super Bee - Owner: Dan Varner
• Fan Favorite Mustang: 1969 Mustang - Owner: Gary Roshon
• Mustang Best in Show: 1979 Mustang Pace Car - Owner: William Brown
• Custom Best in Show: 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air - James Nutter
• Motorcycle Best in Show: 1980 Honda CM400A - Owner: Malinda Heinz
• Performance Vehicle Best in Show: 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 - Owner: Mike Roll
• Best Super Car: 2005 Ford GT - Owner: Carson Daniels (Bruce Daniels’ 10-year old son)
• Truck Best in Show: 1953 GMC 3100 pickup - Owner: Brett Gilmore
• Mayor’s Choice: 1928 Hupmobile inaudible - Owner: Kim Reynolds  

The Best of the Best in Show went to Mike Powell with a 1967 Volkswagen 23-Window Bus.

Here are some of the cars that participated in the show. A big thanks to Bryan Mauger for sharing his photos.

Crossroads Car, Truck, & Bike Show at Wings & Rings:

Frank Russell and the Crossroads Events team returned to Wing & Rings in Lewis Center, Ohio on Sunday to host the October show at the restaurant. It was a little windy but otherwise, the weather was almost perfect for a car show.

39 vehicles registered during the show.

Here are the Special Category Award winners starting with the Best of the Decade:

This month's Best Veteran Owned Vehicle went to Bob Krimm with a 1955 Pontiac Cheftain

Dan Varner's 1984 Chevy Monte Carlos SS with 5800 miles received the Best Car Award.

The Best Truck Award went to Doug Glassburn and his 1972 Chevy C-10 Stepside pickup.

The 2015 Harley Davidson Street Glide Owned by Jeff Potts was selected Best Bike.

The big surprise of the afternoon was the Best in Show pick. Just as I was getting ready to follow the Best in Show winner back to their vehicle to take some photos, Frank announced that my 2021 Corvette Stingray had been selected by the Manager of Wings & Rings as Best in Show. What a shocker! I didn't even have to ask the winner if they had heard of carshowtalk.com. Thank goodness Lynn Russell and Doug Glassburn stepped up to take some photos of me with my car. I wasn't sure how I was going to take a selfie of me and my car together. It was quite the honor and surprise to receive the award.

Next weekend Frank and the Crossroads team will be at Steak 'n Shake in Newark, Ohio on Saturday and Eldorado's in Columbus on Sunday.

The last Crossroads Events show of season will be November 10th at the Wings & Rings in Lewis Center. Frank plans to present a "Car of the Year" Award picked from all the Best in Show winners this season. If you were a Best in Show winner at one of the Crossroads shows, Frank is requesting you and your car's presence at the November 10th show. Fingers crossed for decent weather.

Other Shows:

• The Trunk or Treat Auto Show at the London, Ohio Walmart had 38 cars in attendance on Saturday. The Best of Show Award went to Eric Sams and his 1962 Pontiac Bonneville.

• A number of Central Ohio cruisers drove to Wilminton, Ohio on Sunday to participate in the Fairlane Club of America Southwest Ohio Mini Meet. The event had to be rescheduled to October 13th thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Helene. 139 cars pre-registered for the event with 50-75 more Fords showing up the day of the show. Chris Kraner and Bob Roush were kind enough to share photos they took from the event.

That's it for this week's News and Notes.

I want to thank the following folks who contributed content this week.

• Jeff Shankle
• Bryan Mauger
• Doug Glassburn
• Phil Monroe
• Chris Kraner
• Frank Russell
• Dan Varner
• Bob Roush

I can't say enough how much I appreciate the help the Central Ohio car community provides in putting together these reports each week. I couldn't do it without the community's help.

Stay safe out there. I hope to see you at a future car show or cruise-in.