1971 Plymouth Hellcat Red Eye Cuda - Owner: Mike Miller
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NEWS AND NOTES
Final Der Dutchman Cruise-In of the Season:
The Der Dutchman Cruise-in kicked off the season in the rain and, fittingly, wrapped it up the same way. The skies opened up around 3 PM Thursday and didn’t let up until after 6. Even so, about 139 cars showed up—quite the improvement over the 15 that braved the soggy first cruise-in of the year. The weather may have been a headache this season, but it was still a fun and successful five-month run. No doubt I—and probably a few other regulars—will go through a little Thursday night withdrawal until cruise-ins fire back up again next May.
Honda Marysville Motorsports Bike & Car Night Meetup:
The final Honda Marysville Motorsports Bike & Car Night Meetup of the season drew more cars than motorcycles this past Friday.
As always, attendees enjoyed complimentary food courtesy of the Triple P Barbecue food truck. This month’s raffle featured standout prizes, including two electric bicycles and a $100 gift card. One of the lucky winners was Tim Inscho, who walked away with both an electric bike and the gift card. All proceeds benefited Impact 60.
Friday Night NAPA Cruise-In:
A little over 20 cars rolled into Arch Mayer’s Friday Night NAPA Cruise-In in Hilliard, Ohio. The evening wrapped up around 8 PM as the daylight faded, but not before plenty of great conversations and chrome-shining moments. Classic cars always look their best under the sun, but they still brought plenty of smiles as dusk settled in.
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NEWS AND NOTES
The remanents of hurricane/tropical storm Helena postponed five shows and canceled another five this past weekend. That's the most cancellations and postponements I can remember in one weekend since starting this website in 2017. I know the weather was disappointing but we badly needed the rain.
Der Dutchman Cruise-In:
One of the few shows that stayed dry this week was the final Der Dutchman cruise-in of the year. Attendance for the final cruise-in reached 354 vehicles.
As usual, some interesting vehicles showed up during the evening.
One was this C8 Corvette Stingray that had just returned from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering after a second round of engine modifications. The first round was the addition of a supercharger that took the stock LT2 engine from 495 HP up to 700 HP. The second round was a rebuild of the engine internals which now has it making around 900 HP.
This Subaru Baja with an LS engine swap was another unusual vehicle.
The final interesting/unusual vehicle from the evening was this rare black-on-black 5th generation Dodge Viper ACR. This is one of only 986 ACRs built for the 2016 - 2017 model years.
Sadly, we'll have to wait until next May to see more rare and unusual vehicles at Der Dutchman.
The end-of-the-season banquet is this Thursday. After that, we'll have to find something else to do to occupy our Thursday evenings until next spring.
Laurelville Car Show & Fish Fry:
Despite the weather forecast, the 6th Annual Laureville Fire Department Car Show and Fish Fry took place on Saturday as scheduled.
Only 27 cars and one motorcycle braved the wet conditions to attend the show.
The good news is everyone that who attended went home a winner.
Here are the Best Chevy, Ford, and Mopar winners:
James Dean and Ducktail Runs:
The weather wasn't much better in Fairmont and Gas City, Indiana this past weekend but it didn't deter the James Dean and Ducktail Runs from going on as scheduled.
Jeff and Pam Shankle made their yearly trip over to Indiana to participate in both events. I thought I'd share some of Jeff's photos since we're a little light on content this week.
That's it for this week - short and sweet thanks to the weather.
I want to thank the following people for their contribution.
Jeff Shankle
Jeff Tolley
Doug Glassburn
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.
Here are the events scheduled for this last weekend of September. Once again it's a big one! If past history is any indication, the two biggest shows of the weekend will be the Sunbury Lions Club Country Cruise-in and the North Hills Car and Bike Show. Both are on Sunday.
CLICK HERE to skip the News and Notes section and go directly to the list of events.
NEWS AND NOTES:
Der Dutchman:
The Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City, Ohio held two cruise-ins this week. Their weekly cruise-in on Thursday evening attracted 347 cars. It turned out to be a wonderful evening to hang out with friends.
Saturday morning the restaurant hosted its annual Coffee and Donuts cruise-in. More than 80 cars stopped in for a cup of coffee and a famous Der Dutchman donut. By 11 AM everyone was experiencing a pretty good sugar and caffeine buzz.
To see more from the Thursday and coffee and donuts cruise-ins, CLICK HERE.
Farrow Hot Rods and Handlebars:
Saturday evening the Farrow Harley Davidson Dealership in Sunbury, Ohio hosted their second Hot Rods and Handlebars Car and Bike Show of the season. The event was sponsored by Rabid Customs, Ricart Automotive, and of course, Farrow Harley-Davidson.
The Parking lot was divided into two sections, one for the motorcycles and the other for the cars. Two food trucks and a beer garden provided refreshments. A live band (sorry, don't know the name) entertained the crowd.
Entry to the show was free for spectators and motorcycles. If you wanted your car included in the judging for a trophy, a $10 donation to charity was requested. With the $10 donation also came a 16 oz bottle of Jax Wax Hawaiian Shine, microfiber towel, and air freshener. Not a bad deal.
On the car side, there were trophies for the top 25, third and second place, and Best of Show. I believe there were three awards for the motorcycles.
The car registration forms were not numbered so I don't have an accurate count of registered cars. I'm guessing somewhere around 100 cars with another 50 that showed up but didn't register. All I can say about the bikes is there were a lot of them! I didn't spend much time in the bikes section. There was a lot to keep up with the cars. I did, however, discover (as did many others) a "Legends of Rock" themed bike that was absolutely amazing. You'll have to check it out on the show's PHOTO PAGE. Let me know how many rock legends you can name.
Here are the top three award winners from the show:
THIRD PLACE AWARD 1932 Ford Model 18 Owner: Ed YoungSECOND PLACE AWARD 1957 Chevy 3100 Step Side Owner: Bill RenoBEST OF SHOW 1966 Ford F100 Owners: Chad & Diana Wills
Coughlin Chevrolet of Pataskala Car Show:
Coughlin Chevrolet of Pataskala, Ohio held its 12th annual car show on Saturday. Advertised as "Ohio's Best Free Car Show", the event registered close to 200 cars.
The show attracted mostly Corvettes with maybe 40-50 cars being other makes and models. Trophies were presented to the Top 100 cars. There was no Best of Show award.
To see more from the Coughlin show, check out the show's PHOTO PAGE.
All Oldsmobile Car Show and Swap Meet:
On Sunday, the Mid-Ohio Chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America held their 34th Annual All Oldsmobile Car Show and Swap Meet at Quaker Steak and Lube in Columbus, Ohio.
The club registered 75 Oldsmobiles. Trophies were presented to the Top 20 cars as voted on by those participating in the show.
Even though I don't own an Oldsmobile, the first car my wife and I bought as a married couple was a 1977 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme so I have a little soft spot in my heart for the brand. Unfortunately, I only saw one 1977 Cutlass. It was a 442 not a supreme.
To see more from the All Oldsmobile Show, CLICK HERE.
Other Area Shows:
Reports are the Jax Wax Car Show on Saturday registered close to 400 cars. Steve Andrix and his 1954 Chevy Bel Air received the Best of Show award.
The turn out for Pepsi's Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride at Columbus Auto Resale on Saturday was between 50 and 60 cars.
The Cupola Classic Car Show in Johnstown, Ohio on Sunday had 160 cars in attendance.
If you have any information on other shows in the area from this past weekend, please feel free to post it in the comments section.
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