Edmunds.com | Inside Line | Auto Observer Your Account | Help | Directory
You are here:
![[F]](http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxicons/site.gif){kind=small}
Forums
Classic Cars Classic Car Shows and Events
183 messages, Last post on Nov 02, 2009 at 9:59 PM
You are in the Classic Cars Forum. Your Host is mr_shiftright
|
I was feeling ambitious enough to dig my LeMans out of the garage, wash it real quick and run it up the road to the local cruise in. Here's some pics I took at the show. Oh, and here's a shot of how the LeMans cleaned up. And a shot from the rear... |
|
| ...but I'm going to have my 1989 Cadillac Brougham at a VFR-CLC show at Faulkner Cadillac in Trevose, PA, (just outside Philadelphia on US Rte 1 North) this Saturday, weather permitting of course! I bought my Seville STS from this same dealer. | |
|
I've never been to a Carlisle event but I plan to go in June as part of my vacation. I assume spending one day there is enough to see/do everthing. Is that correct? Any advice on traffic, parking, where to stay, best times to visit would be appreciated. Thanks |
|
|
Replying to: erh (May 12, 2006 11:55 am) I've never been to the GM show on a Sunday, but have been to the Chrysler show, and it's usually pretty empty. The GM show is a relatively "young" event, as the first one was just in 2001. In contrast, I don't know how long the other shows have been going on, but the first Mopar show I ever went to was back in 1997, and they'd probably been having it for years by that time. I'm going up for the whole event, as I'm putting my 1976 LeMans in the show So stop by and say hello if you see me there. I'll have a cooler full of beer in the trunk.  As for accommodations, I know hotels fill up well in advance for the Mopar show, but the GM show isn't nearly as big, so you might be able to find a room. I usually stay at a Howard Johnson's on Route 11 about 3-4 miles from the fairgrounds. If you're interested, here's a bunch of pics I took at the GM show last year. And for more information, you could probably go to http://www.carsatcarlisle.com or something like that. I think that's Carlisle's website. Hope you can make it! |
|
|
Replying to: andre1969 (May 13, 2006 9:27 am)
|
|
|
Replying to: lemko (May 16, 2006 3:38 am) I don't know if they take registrations at the day of the show; I've always done it ahead of time. They mail you a card in the mail, and then when you go in at the main gate they just have you stop off and pick up your dashboard card, goody bag, etc. And yes, you should DEFINITELY bring your Brougham to help balance out things a bit, because it is overwhelmingly Chevrolet. I posted pics I took at last years GM Nationals, but I tend to take pics of things I like, not necessarily what the masses adore, so my pics aren't always representative of the whole show. For example, if there's 100 '55-57 Chevies there and 200 '67-69 Camaros, I might take a pic of a couple of them that really catch my eye because they're a color I like, really well-restored, or something else that draws my attention. But it kinda gets to the point that after you've seen one '57 Chevy, you've seen them all. And don't feel awkward about entering something that new in the show, either. Last year, somebody brought a really nice 1985 or so Parisienne. And heck, someone even brought a really rusted-out '87 or so Cutlass Ciera!  Is your Cadillac-LaSalle club going to have any members there? If so, make sure you list that club when you register, because Carlisle Productions gives out prize money to the clubs, and it gets divvied up depending on how many cars each club has on the show field. |
|
|
Replying to: andre1969 (May 13, 2006 9:27 am)
|
|
|
|
|
Replying to: erh (May 22, 2006 10:45 am) |
|
| like the Spring Carlisle, Summer Carlisle, and Fall Carlisle, those shows are mainly vendors and people selling cars. But the brand-specific shows, such as the GM show, tend to have lots of people there just showing their cars. Plus, they always have other neat stuff, such as concept cars, both current and from days gone by. | |
|
Just wanted to invite any, and ALL Mopar nuts, and AMC owners to our annual Meet on October 1, 2006, at the NJ Agricultural Museum. You can get a copy of our Flyer at http://www.bencar.freeyellow.com/2006PicnicMeetFlyer.pdf 
|
|
You are here:
Forums
Classic Cars Classic Car Shows and Events
New? Join Now!
Forum Tools
Search Forums
Browse by Vehicle
Browse by Board
Browse by Topic
Today's Chats
