This week's list includes the Monday Memorial Day Holiday events.
Most notable this week will be the Springfield Swap Meet and Car Show at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Springfield, Ohio. This is the largest of the three swap meets and car shows held every year at the fairgrounds.
After a two-year hiatus, Big Dawg and the C-Town Cruisers are back hosting a Memorial Day car show in downtown Lithopolis, Ohio.
Here's hoping for great weather and happy cruising this week.
Monday (May 22):
- Motor Monday Cruise-In - Newark
Tuesday (May 23):
- No Events Found
Wednesday (May 24):
- Picktown Midweek Car Meet & Cruise-In - Pickerington
Thursday (May 25):
- Yabo's Tacos Bike Night - Powell
- Full Throttle Thursdays - Obetz
- Der Dutchman Weekly Cruise-In - Plain City
Friday (May 26):
- Car Guys Sonic Friday Nights - Heath
- Honda Marysville Motorsports Car & Bike Night - Marysville
- Roundtown Cruisers Summer Nights Cruise-In - Circleville
- Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show - Springfield
- River Pop-Up Meet - Upper Arlington
- Cold Beer and Burnouts - Springfield [Rain Date]
- New Beginning Fellowship Car & Bike Cruise-In - Urbana
Saturday (May 27):
- Kickstands & Coffee Saturday Meet Up - Columbus
- CC&C at The City Apartments - Columbus
- Red Brick Tavern Cars & Coffee - London
- Yabo's Tacos Weekly Car Meet - Powell
- Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show - Springfield
- Heart of Grove City Spring Warm-up Car Show - Grove City
- New Holland Com Park Celebration Day Car Show - New Holland
- Feast of the Flowering Moon Cruise-In - Chillicothe
- Square Body Truck Meet - Mt Gilead
- BDT Pop-Up Shop & Car Meet Season Opener - Columbus
- "Mischief" Cruise In - Nelsonville
- 2nd Delaware Cruise Night - Delaware [Rescheduled]
- Horsepower for Hearts Car Meet - Heath
- Haters Hot Rods Cars & Coffee - Comercial Point
- Memorial Day Weekend Car Meet - Columbus
Sunday (May 28):
- CC&C at Starbucks - Westerville
- Jeep, Truck, Bike, Classics Cruise-In - Hebron
- Last Sunday Bike, Truck & Car Cruise-In - Marengo
- Springfield Swap Meet & Car Show - Springfield
- Moonshine Festival Cruise-In - New Straitsville
- Ye Olde Mill Rod Run & Picnic - Utica
- Pauley Family Car Show Benefit - Sabina
Monday (May 29 - Memorial Day):
- Antique Car Show & Petroliana Swap - Mount Victory
- Rogers Garage Memorial Day Meet - Johnstown
- Memorial Day Car Show - Lithopolis
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NEWS AND NOTES
Der Dutchman Cruise-In:
The King of Thursday evening cruise-ins had another big turnout this week. Breaking last week's number by one car with 323 in attendance.
Dan "Boots" Longenette from Auto Smarts Radio brought his brand new 2023 Corvette Stingray to the cruise-in.
Mark your calendars. There will be a celebration of life for Wayne's late wife, Luella, on Thursday, June 8. Wayne would love to see 500 cars attend.
Friday Night Cruise-In Hilliard NAPA Autoparts:
About 40 cars showed up on Friday evening for the cruise-in in front of the NAPA Autoparts store on Main Street in Hilliard, Ohio.
There was a nice mixture of classic, muscle, domestic, and imported cars.
Empty Pockets Armed Forces Day Car Show:
The Capt. Nicholas J. Rozanski VFW Memorial Post 4931 in Columbus, Ohio was the site of the annual Empty Pockets Car Club Armed Forces Day Car Show on Saturday.
Rain showers in the morning got the show off to a slow start. The final registration number reached 66 cars. There were door prizes and two 50/50 drawings. Food for sale was provided by the VFW post.
The club presented 45 "Favorite" awards, four "Special" awards, and a Best of Show.
The "Special" awards included Sponsor's Choice, DJ's Choice, Post Pick, and Most Patriotic.
1960 Studebark Lark with Supercharger
Owner: Gary & Greg Allwine
2000 Chevy Corvette
Owner: Frank Deering
1957 Chevy Bel Air
Owner: Jim Loftus
1966 Volkswagon Bus
Owner: B. Knoll
The Best of Show award went to Michelle O'Sullivan with a 1956 Desoto Firedome.
Cruisin' with the King:
The Mid Ohio Cruisers Car Club hosted its second show of the season Saturday evening at the Burger King in Marysville, Ohio.
The club registered 53 cars with about a dozen or more in attendance that did not register.
There were door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, and a guess the number of candy pieces in the jar contest for the kids.
Each month, the club picks its "Favorite" 15 from the cars that registered. Here are this month's Favorites:
Owner: Russ Annis
Owner: Janice Claypool
Owner: Josh B
Owner: Ron Houser
Owner: Jimmy Carmean
Owner: Mark Wert
Owner: Brenda Collins
Owner: Dallas Behrens
Owner: Ron Griffith
Owner: Rex Dillon
Owner: Mark Guthrie
Owner: Brandon Van Meter
Owner: Jim Shaw
Owner: Josh Skedell
Boy Scout Troop 412 Car & Bike Show:
Boy Scout Troop 412 hosted a car & bike show in Grove City, Ohio on Saturday. Just like the Empty Pockets show, things got off to a slow start because of the morning rain.
The scout troop registered 48 cars and presented 24 awards.
Gus O'Day and his 1932 Ford Tudor Sedan went home with the Best of Show award.
VFW Post 8794 Car Show:
Shaun "Big Dawg" Sanders and the C-Town Cruisers were in Whitehall, Ohio on Sunday to host the VFW Post 8794 Car Show.
Fifty-eight cars attended the event. Awards included the VFW Post's top 30 picks and Best of Show.
The Best of Show award went to Jerry Keck and his 1941 Willys Coupe.
2023 All Ford Show:
The Mustang Club of Ohio held its annual All Ford Show at the Kreiger Ford dealership in Columbus, Ohio on Sunday. Registration was limited to 200 cars and was SOLD OUT well ahead of the event.
I'm excited to report that one of our good friends, Arch Mayer, and his 2004 Ford Mustang convertible Saleen Edition took the overall Best of Show honors. Congratulation to Arch!
Martinsburg Activity Center Car Show:
The 13th Annual Martinsburg Activity Center Car Show took place in Martinsburg, Ohio on Sunday.
The event had a larger-than-expected turnout of 130 cars. Even though registration was "officially" from 8 AM to Noon, some cars got there as early as 6:30 in the morning.
Scott McClure who is the general manager of Westerville Automotive and a regular on the Auto Smart Radio Show was the MC and organizer of the show.
The show awarded a total of 53 trophies. Included in the 53 awards were a Firefighters pick and Best of Show.
The Firefighters pick went to Paul Burkett with a 1948 Chevy pickup. The 1957 Chevy Bel Air belonging to Cliff Warner took the Best of Show honors.
British Car Days:
Quaker Steak and Lube on Polaris Parkway in Columbus, Ohio was the site of the Annual British Car Day Show on Sunday. This year the show registered 181 cars.
Tim Hooten's 1964 MG B Roaster received a First Place award in the MG-B-Chrome class.
I'm going to conclude this week's News and Notes with a little slide show of some of the cars that participated in this past week's Central Ohio events. Other than some rain showers Saturday morning, the weather was great. Watch closely, you might see your car or truck.
A big shout out to Dale Pearce, Dave Bratton, Anthony Musick, Tim Hooten, and Jeff Shankle for their contributions to this week's report. You guys are the best!
Note: Next week's list will be out on Tuesday because of the Monday Holiday. Everyone have a safe Holiday weekend.
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Despite wet roads early Sunday morning, I made the drive to The River Church In A Barn Car Rally Cruise In. The church is located a few miles north of Delaware, Ohio on Rt. 42.
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