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NEWS AND NOTES
Der Dutchman Cruise-In:
Attendance was back up Thursday evening at the restaurant’s weekly cruise-in, with 313 cars on display—25 of them making their first appearance.
Among the first-timers was Gene Flaugher, who rolled in behind the wheel of his stunning 1956 custom Pontiac Safari. His journey? A cool 76 miles one way from New Lebanon, Ohio—west of Dayton. When people are driving that far, you know this cruise-in’s reputation is shifting into high gear and reaching well beyond Central Ohio!
Creative Auto Group/Advance Auto Parts Car Show:
Twenty cars rolled into Marysville, Ohio, on Friday evening for the August Creative Auto Group/Advance Auto Parts monthly car show.
Door prize and 50/50 raffle sales brought in $70, which will go to support the Trinity Chapel Milford Center food pantry.
This month’s “Favorite” picks were:
Jerry Covert’s beautifully kept 1929 Ford Model A
Don Potter’s striking 1968 Ford Mustang GT/CS
Justin Miller’s wild 1953 Willys M38 Jeep with a twin-turbo Texas Speed LSX motor.
Kim Hawksworth’s sleek Porsche 718 Boxster GTS 4.0
The next Creative Auto Group/Advance Auto Parts car show will be Friday, September 12, 2025, from 5–8 PM in Marysville.
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NEWS AND NOTES
This past weekend was one of those rare occasions where TWO different cars received Best of Show awards on two consecutive days. Read on to find out what cars got back-to-back BOS awards.
Der Dutchman Cruise-In:
Der Dutchman had 231 attend this past Thursday's cruise-in. I was a little surprised more cars didn't turn out. The weather was great.
Creative Auto Sale/Advanced Auto Parts Car Show:
Creative Auto Sale, LLC and the Advanced Auto Parts store in Marysville, Ohio hosted its August car show Friday evening. There were 27 cars in attendance. The show raised $200 for the Milford Center Food Pantry.
This month the Advanced Auto Parts store manager picked his four favorite vehicles to receive a trophy. One of the trophy winners, Eddie and Rita Hampshire, drove from Indiana to attend the show.
The American Legion Post 677 in Lithopolis, Ohio hosted the very first Gary Zuck Memorial Car Show on Saturday.
Gary passed away in May of 2022. He was a member of Post 677. Over the years, he was instrumental in organizing car shows at the American Legion Post in Lithopolis. Gary was also a member of the Lancaster Old Car Club and acted as Technical Advisor for the '55 Fords in the Crown Victoria Association.
The show on Saturday registered 84 cars. There were awards for the Top 30 vehicles, five awards for years 2000 and up, eight specialty awards, and a best of show.
Judging was done on a scoring method with the top score being 40 points. Two pairs of judges looked at every car and determined its point score.
Here are the "Just Because We Like It" specialty winners:
1948 Pontiac Silver Streak - Owner: Edward Gilman1974 GMC Spirit - Owner: Wayne Withem1967 Plymouth Fury - Owner: Dave Wasserman1992 Motorrad Zweiradwerk - Owner: Kenny Mitchell1970 AMC Javelin - Owner: Pat Lukasak1993 Chevy S-10 Pickup - Owner: Lane Spelman1970 Plymouth GTX - Owner: Butch Vollmer
The Best of Show award went to our good friend Russ Annis and his 1967 Chevy Chevelle.
Honor Flight Vance Outdoors Car Show:
Auto Smarts Radio and Vance Outdoors teamed up on Saturday to host its annual car show in Obetz, Ohio.
The show had more than 125 cars in attendance.
All the proceeds from the show go to Honor Flight. This year the show raised $123,500 for the organization.
Here are some of the vehicles from the show:
Dale Pearce received the Ladies Choice award for his 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup.
The Best of Show honors went to the 1955 Chevy 210 belonging to Bob Kraft.
Tomato Fest Car and Bike Show:
Ohio seems to have a plethora of festivals over the course of the summer. There's the Pumpkin Festival, the Strawberry Festival, The Walleye Festival, and the Bratwurst Festival just to name a few.
Reynoldsburg, Ohio bills itself as the Birthplace of the Tomato and has held an annual festival in honor of the fruit since 1966.
Part of the festivities is a car and bike show which as in previous years is hosted by the Big Dawg and the C-Town Cruisers.
This year the show registered 60 cars. Awards were presented to the Top 30 plus Best Truck, Best Motorcycle, Most Potential/Rat Rod, Junior Cruiser, and Best of Show.
The Best of Show award went to Barry McPeek and his 1932 Ford Five Window Coupe.
To see more cars and bikes from the Tomatofest show, CLICK HERE.
Dub Pub Car Show:
The Dub Pub Restaurant in Dublin, Ohio hosted its second Annual Car Show on Sunday.
The show registered 122 cars. Up from 78 cars at last year's inaugural show.
Proceeds from the show went to support the Back the Blue K9 Unit of Dublin, Ohio.
Awards were presented to the Top 35 vehicles plus Best GM, Best Ford, Best Mopar, Best Corvette, Best Import, Runner-Up Best of Show, and Best of Show.
These are the "Best of" award winners:
BEST FORD 1970 Ford Torino GT - Owner: Chris KranerBEST CORVETTE 1969 Corvette - Owner: Craig GrunkemeyerBEST MOPAR 1941 Dodge WC 40 Weapons Carrier - Owner: Kevin FoustBEST IMPORT 2022 Lamborghini Huracan - Owner: Elton SargentBEST GM 1965 Chevy C-10 - Owner: Ron Kinder
Runner-up Best of Show went to Mark Evans and his 1969 Chevy Camaro SS.
Russ Annis and his 1967 Chevy Chevelle SS for the second day in a row took home Best of Show honors.
Lewis Center Buffalo Wings & Rings Car, Truck, & Bike Show:
The Crossroads Events team was in Lewis Center, Ohio on Sunday for the monthly car show hosted by the Buffalo Wings & Rings Restaurant.
The Camaro was the Spot-Light car for this month's show. Mark Lester's 1967 Chevy Camaro RS-SS was the Spot-Light Car winner.
The Larry Bicker Daily Driver award went to the 1981 Chevy Camaro belonging to Tim Richards.
Tim Raines and his 1951 Ford F-1 Restomod went home with the Best of Show award.
Real Church Car & Bike Show:
There were 86 cars that registered for the Real Church Car & Bike Show in Pickerington, Ohio on Sunday. The show helped raise money for the charity "God's Garage".
Chad Herrick's 2018 Dodge Charger Dayton 392 received a Top 10 pick.
For the second day in a row, Bob Kraft's 1955 Chevy 210 took the Best of Show honors.
Hot Summer Nights Cruise-In:
Downtown Bellefontaine, Ohio on Saturday evening was the site of the Annual Hot Summer Nights Cruise-In. More the 300 cars were in attendance.
The cruise-in presented plaques to the "Favorite 50" cars. There was no best-of-show award.
Here is just a small sample of the cars that attended the cruise-in.
42nd Mopar Nationals:
I can't conclude this week's report without mentioning the 42nd Mopar Nationals that took place at National Trail Raceway all weekend and some of the after-hours parties.
A big thanks to the following folks for sending photos and info about this past week's events:
Jeff Shankle
Dave Bratton
Chad Herrick
Frank Russell
Frank Sanborn
I hope everyone has a good week! I'll see you again next week with a new list of car events and News and Notes report.
2008 Dodge Viper Convertible Owners: Bill & Carol Chandler
Mopar fans and their hemi engines will be invading Hebron, Ohio this weekend for the 40th Annual Mopar Nationals. If you're a Volkswagon aficionado there's the Volkfest Car Show and Swap Meet on Saturday in Pataskala, Ohio. And if you're into tomatoes, well, the 2021 Tomatofest Car Meet in Reynoldsburg, Ohio should be right up your alley.
NEWS AND NOTES:
Der Dutchman:
The Der Dutchman cruise-in in Plain City, Ohio returned to form this past Thursday with more than 300 cars in attendance. For some unexplained reason, I photographed a lot of makes and models in pairs this week.
Hosanna Lutheran Church Car Show:
The 8th Annual Hosanna Lutheran Church Car Show in Pataskala, Ohio registered 89 cars on Friday evening. The Church presented awards to the Top 30 cars, a People's Choice award, and Best of Show. Judging was done on a points system.
The People's Choice Award went to Emma Leigh with a 1956 Mercury Monterey. Larry Steffey and his 2013 Roush Stage 3 Mustang took the Best of Show honors.
Click Here, for more photos from the Hosanna Lutheran Church show.
Karting Classic Car, Truck & Bike Show:
The Commercial Point, Ohio Karting Classic 4th Annual Car, Truck, & Bike Show registered around 130 cars on Friday. From the report I got, the show had a bigger turnout than expected. Looks like the organizers had some pretty nice trophies to present. To see more from the Karting Classic show, click here.
Richwood Bank Cruise-In:
The Richwood Bank in Delaware, Ohio hosted their second cruise-in of the season this past weekend. Thirty-two cars turned out for the Saturday morning affair. There were raffle prizes and coffee shop specials for anyone who registered a car. Joey Gill from Chesrown Chevrolet, Buick, GMC brought over a brand new 2021 mid-engine Corvette Convertible for display.
The bank plans to host another cruise-in the first Saturday in September and possibly a Halloween-themed cruise-in in October weather permitting.
Vettes, Rods and Classics Car Show:
After a one-year hiatus because of Covid, The Capital City Corvette Club returned to the Creekside district in Gahanna, Ohio on Saturday with their Vettes, Rods, and Classics Car Show. The show registered 298 cars. Thirteen short of the previous attendance record. From my casual observation as a spectator, it looked like the number of rods and classics were down a bit from previous years. There were definitely a lot of Corvettes!
Because of the threat of severe thunderstorms in the area, the awards presentation started around 4 PM instead of 5 PM as planned. I stuck around until the thunder and lightning started and then got out of there ASAP so I wasn't around for the Best of Show announcements. I found out later that no one else was around for the BOS announcements either because as they started announcing the C5 Corvette awards the monsoon rain started.
The winners are supposed to be posted to the Capital City Corvette Club's website. As of this writing, nothing has been posted. I'll post a link to the award winners as soon as it becomes available.
I did manage to get a photo of one award winner before the skies opened up. David Zitko and his 1971 Chevy Chevelle received the Gahanna Police Department Car Award.
The Best of Show award for the Rods and Classics went to Kevin Foust and his 1941 Dodge Wc40 Military Weapon Carrier. Paul and Kelly Beck and their 1966 Corvette convertible received the Best of Show for the Vettes.
To see more photos from the Vettes, Rods, and Classics show, click here.
Honor Flight/Vance Outdoors Car Show:
The Honor Flight/Vance Outdoors Show hosted by Pepsi's Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride crew registered 148 cars on Saturday. The show raised $95,000 for Honor Flight. Word has it Boots cut off his beard for charity.
The Best of Show award went to the 1930 Ford Five Window Pickup Truck belonging to Ralph Carle.
Click here, for additional photos from the Honor Flight/Vance Outdoors Show.
Powell Sertoma Cruise-In and Pig Out:
The Powell Sertoma Cruise-In and Pig Out Car Show returned back to the streets of downtown Powell, Ohio on Sunday. The show registered more than 140 cars. The Best of Show award went to Brett Gearhart and his 1967 Chevy Nova SS.
For more Cruise-In and Pig Out photos, click here.
Other Area Shows:
The Baltimore Ohio Festival Cruise-In registered 140 cars on Friday evening. Tom Stewart and his 1982 "Orange Crush" Chevy C-10 pickup received the Best Truck Award.
Dale Pearce and his 1950 Chevy 3100 pickup took Best of Show honors at the Amvets Post 1776 Red, White & Cruise Show in Logan, Ohio on Saturday.
The Hartford Fair Car Show in Croton, Ohio attracted 169 cars on Sunday. Dawayne Noble's Volkswagon received the Best of Show award.
Special thanks to Dave Bratton, Larry Walters, Dale Pearce, and Jeff Shankle for helping to make this week's News and Notes.
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