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JerseyGirl · 01-15-2005, 05:48 PM

Well I did...and today was that day! Man am I bummed! I got up early to go check out all the cool rides at a local car show, Nashville AutoFest. Paid $10 bucks to get in & it sucked! Usually they have a ton of cars/trucks..everything ranging from old tri fives to Vettes..you name...this year, they had jack! I took a couple pics of the coolest rides....and one wasnt even the show..it was parked outside! Man..I had more last summer at a local car show that was outside & free, plus they had a HUGE assortments of cars. Oh well...live & learn!

*Don Loverink* · 01-15-2005, 05:57 PM

Yes Ive been to a few that Sucked to Jersey Girl, It seems like the car shows that are free or dont charge admission are way better than shows you have to pay to get in, I went to a show in St Paul that charged a lot for their swap spots and admission and hardly anybody showed up!

Mudder · 01-15-2005, 07:44 PM

I was invited to one of those pay to get in shows and I turned it down. Why give my weekend for getting nothing and letting the promoters get fat pockets? I couldnt see it.

LUV2XCLR8 · 01-15-2005, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JerseyGirl

Well I did...and today was that day! Man am I bummed! I got up early to go check out all the cool rides at a local car show, Nashville AutoFest. Paid $10 bucks to get in & it sucked! Usually they have a ton of cars/trucks..everything ranging from old tri fives to Vettes..you name...this year, they had jack! I took a couple pics of the coolest rides....and one wasnt even the show..it was parked outside! Man..I had more last summer at a local car show that was outside & free, plus they had a HUGE assortments of cars. Oh well...live & learn!

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JerseyGirl · 01-15-2005, 10:14 PM

Yea well I shoulda....my bad!

1969 GMC · 01-16-2005, 03:02 AM

When I was about 12-13, I went to a little free cruise-in/car show at a local little diner. My dad drove his '74 International, and I told him to enter it but he wouldn't. Anyhow, there was a really sweet old 4x4 Studebaker truck that caught my eye. I was looking at it, and the old bastard that owned it just came up and started screaming at me to go away. I hadn't touched it, was just looking inside. I didn't want to go to car shows for a while after that, but eventually my interest in old vehicles overcame that a$$hole. Now I think that old Stude played a part in me liking 4x4's as much as I do.

meathead95 · 01-16-2005, 12:11 PM

Hey jersey girl. have you ever been to the car show in murfreesboro behind sears at the stones river mall? They put it on every friday night. Ill let you know when it starts back up, but it is free and they usually never have under 300 cars. one friday last year during the chevelleabration they had over 500

sactoC10 · 01-16-2005, 01:17 PM

The Sacramento AUTORAMA has become one of these. Seems to get smaller and less impressive as the years go by. Used to get to it every year, now I check it out every few years or so.

Local free shows seem to be much more enjoyable.

GMan69 · 01-16-2005, 01:20 PM

I've heard that Stone's River Mall Friday night cruise- in is AWESOME. I think they resume in April.

JerseyGirl · 01-16-2005, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by meathead95

Hey jersey girl. have you ever been to the car show in murfreesboro behind sears at the stones river mall? They put it on every friday night. Ill let you know when it starts back up, but it is free and they usually never have under 300 cars. one friday last year during the chevelleabration they had over 500

I think I have heard of it..just never been! Let me know when it starts back up! I used to go the the one they had on Sat nights @Cool Springs....then they moved it to the Sonic in Mt. Juliet....I can't wait for warmer weather~!
I should have entered my truck in this car show.....compared to what was there..I would have won for sure!

Brainchild · 01-16-2005, 02:33 PM

That red 67 GMC is nice

I think the free ones are better only because it don't cost 10 bucks:p
I used to go to the world of wheels,and street nats and ect,but I would rather go to the small local show cause I usually know a lot of the people and generally they are more down to earth than the guys on the circut.Plus most of the locals build thier own cars/trucks,which to me is true hotrodding.You can't really buy a hotrod,you have to build it,but that's a different thread

GMC AMI · 01-18-2005, 07:47 AM

Wow, so many meets and shows. Up in the north there is one truck show in the summer and last year it rained so hard I did not attend. I do not drive the 68 with oak box in the rain. Tree, I think your truck would have been right at home beside the GMC
and no doubt your's is a trophy winner! Too bad there was not more old trucks on display.

**special-K** · 01-23-2005, 01:49 PM

Yeah,Importooner Show!Just keedin`,I`d take the long way around that.

LT4XTREME · 01-23-2005, 07:09 PM

Yeah last summer 7 of us drove up to a car show in Ohio about 1 1/2 hours away. Usually a big show but flooding caused a low turn out. We did get 8 trophies including best of show. The show is held on a golf course so there is all kind of room, but what kills me is the old guy in his 50's or 60's that crawled out from under a rock to bring his 77 Bonnieville that was the biggest piece of Sh!t I've ever seen, He enters it into the stock class and sits on the hood leaning against the windshield all day. I think it had the original dirt on it from the factory along with the mud from his driveway, smoking like crazy, paint so faded it looked like rusty metal primer, muffler dragging, and to top that off as we are leaving this jack a$$ is behind a couple of us driving across the field to meet up with the rest of our group when we stop to wait on our group he starts blow his horn (surprized it worked) because we are in the way I guess 50 acres of open field is not enough room for him to get around. Why would someone like that pay $10 to enter a carshow.

01-15-2005, 05:48 PM	#1
JerseyGirl American Woman! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TN Posts: 1,046	Ever been to a Car/Truck show that sucked? Well I did...and today was that day! Man am I bummed! I got up early to go check out all the cool rides at a local car show, Nashville AutoFest. Paid $10 bucks to get in & it sucked! Usually they have a ton of cars/trucks..everything ranging from old tri fives to Vettes..you name...this year, they had jack! I took a couple pics of the coolest rides....and one wasnt even the show..it was parked outside! Man..I had more last summer at a local car show that was outside & free, plus they had a HUGE assortments of cars. Oh well...live & learn! Attached Images __________________ Tree Was Here! Click here to see pics of my new rig!

01-15-2005, 05:57 PM	#2
Don Loverink Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Brainerd, Minnesota Posts: 1,063	Car Show Yes Ive been to a few that Sucked to Jersey Girl, It seems like the car shows that are free or dont charge admission are way better than shows you have to pay to get in, I went to a show in St Paul that charged a lot for their swap spots and admission and hardly anybody showed up!

01-15-2005, 10:14 PM	#5
JerseyGirl American Woman! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: TN Posts: 1,046	Yea well I shoulda....my bad! __________________ Tree Was Here! Click here to see pics of my new rig!

01-16-2005, 03:02 AM	#6
1969 GMC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: The Rubber City Posts: 5,498	When I was about 12-13, I went to a little free cruise-in/car show at a local little diner. My dad drove his '74 International, and I told him to enter it but he wouldn't. Anyhow, there was a really sweet old 4x4 Studebaker truck that caught my eye. I was looking at it, and the old bastard that owned it just came up and started screaming at me to go away. I hadn't touched it, was just looking inside. I didn't want to go to car shows for a while after that, but eventually my interest in old vehicles overcame that a$$hole. Now I think that old Stude played a part in me liking 4x4's as much as I do. __________________ 1969 GMC K2500 1996 Honda Accord 2007 Kawasaki KLR 650

01-16-2005, 12:11 PM	#7
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	Hey jersey girl. have you ever been to the car show in murfreesboro behind sears at the stones river mall? They put it on every friday night. Ill let you know when it starts back up, but it is free and they usually never have under 300 cars. one friday last year during the chevelleabration they had over 500 __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

01-15-2005, 07:44 PM	#3
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	I was invited to one of those pay to get in shows and I turned it down. Why give my weekend for getting nothing and letting the promoters get fat pockets? I couldnt see it.

01-16-2005, 01:17 PM	#8
sactoC10 71 DELUX Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Northern CA / Sac Posts: 1,056	Unfortunately, YES The Sacramento AUTORAMA has become one of these. Seems to get smaller and less impressive as the years go by. Used to get to it every year, now I check it out every few years or so. Local free shows seem to be much more enjoyable. __________________ 5/4 drop LWB wood bed - 15x8 front 235/60 - 15x10 rear 295/50 2003 FORD Escape 1998 Honda VTR1000

01-16-2005, 01:20 PM	#9
GMan69 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Hernando, MS USA Posts: 1,152	I've heard that Stone's River Mall Friday night cruise- in is AWESOME. I think they resume in April. __________________ George Morgan Hernando, MS '69 C-10 swb fleetside '72 GMC swb Stepside

01-16-2005, 02:33 PM	#11
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	That red 67 GMC is nice I think the free ones are better only because it don't cost 10 bucks:p I used to go to the world of wheels,and street nats and ect,but I would rather go to the small local show cause I usually know a lot of the people and generally they are more down to earth than the guys on the circut.Plus most of the locals build thier own cars/trucks,which to me is true hotrodding.You can't really buy a hotrod,you have to build it,but that's a different thread __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

01-18-2005, 07:47 AM	#12
GMC AMI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Other Maine! Posts: 2,236	Wow, so many meets and shows. Up in the north there is one truck show in the summer and last year it rained so hard I did not attend. I do not drive the 68 with oak box in the rain. Tree, I think your truck would have been right at home beside the GMC and no doubt your's is a trophy winner! Too bad there was not more old trucks on display. __________________ 1968 Chevy 4x4 307 4 speed

01-23-2005, 01:49 PM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Yeah,Importooner Show!Just keedin`,I`d take the long way around that. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

01-23-2005, 07:09 PM	#14
LT4XTREME Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: MINERAL WELLS WV Posts: 143	Yeah last summer 7 of us drove up to a car show in Ohio about 1 1/2 hours away. Usually a big show but flooding caused a low turn out. We did get 8 trophies including best of show. The show is held on a golf course so there is all kind of room, but what kills me is the old guy in his 50's or 60's that crawled out from under a rock to bring his 77 Bonnieville that was the biggest piece of Sh!t I've ever seen, He enters it into the stock class and sits on the hood leaning against the windshield all day. I think it had the original dirt on it from the factory along with the mud from his driveway, smoking like crazy, paint so faded it looked like rusty metal primer, muffler dragging, and to top that off as we are leaving this jack a$$ is behind a couple of us driving across the field to meet up with the rest of our group when we stop to wait on our group he starts blow his horn (surprized it worked) because we are in the way I guess 50 acres of open field is not enough room for him to get around. Why would someone like that pay $10 to enter a carshow.



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