Friday, July 10 is Collector Car Appreciation Day.
For the sixth consecutive year, this annual event serves to raise awareness of the vital role automotive restoration and collection plays in American society. For your part, you’re encouraged to get out and show off your collector car–restored, modified, or whatever!
Below you’ll find a complete schedule of remaining Collector Car Appreciation Day-related events, courtesy of SEMA. Chances are there’s something going on near you–get out and enjoy.
ARIZONA
July 10, Glendale
SEMA National Collector Car Appreciation Day at Mixteca/Kmart
Sponsor: Nancy Perry Productions
Info: nancyperryproductions.com, 602-843-3545 (info hotline) or nmp1bunny@aol.com
July 11, Fountain
Thunder In The Valley
Sponsor: Board of Directors Thunder In The Valley
Info: Jimcokesdiner@gmail.com
July 11, Phoenix
SEMA National Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Nancy Perry Productions, Napa Auto Parts and Sanderson Ford
Info: nancyperryproductions.com, 602-843-3545 (info hotline) or nmp1bunny@aol.com
ARKANSAS
July 10, Mountain Home
Mountain Home Cruise
Sponsor: Kay Staggs
Info: 870-664-0196
CALIFORNIA
July 10, Auburn
Auburn Cruise Nite
Sponsor: Cruisin Garage Radio Show
Info: CruisinGarage.com
July 10-12, Big Bear Lake
Meyers Manx Big Bear Bash
Sponsor: Manx Club
Info: manxclub.com
July 10, Buena Park
Gary’s Classic Car Fridays
Sponsor: O C Car Guy & Buena Park Elks Lodge
Info: Gary Brown, The OC Car Guy, 714-299-1776, garyoccarguy@gmail.com
July 10, Clovis
Clovis Farmers Market Car Show
Sponsor: H & H Promotions
Info: 559-970-2274
July 10, Danville
Blackhawk Museum Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Blackhawk Automotive Museum
Info: blackhawkmuseum.org
July 10, Fullerton
Collector Car Appreciation Day Sale
Sponsor: Dr. Detail
Info: DrDetail@DrDetailForLess.com
July 10, Sacramento
Collector Car Appreciation Day at CAM (Free admission for everyone who arrives in a collector car)
Sponsor: California Automobile Museum
Info: director@calautomuseum.org
July 10, Santee Lakes
King Pins of La Mesa Picknick
Sponsor: King Pins of La Mesa
Info: Hnielsen2@cox.net
July 10, Ukiah
Community Cruise Early Iron Car Club Ukiah, CA
Sponsor: Early Iron Car Club
July 10, Upland
Sizzlin’ Cruise on RT. 66
Sponsor: Smileys Headers
Info: 909-985-7331
July 11, Coarsegold
Collector Car Appreciation Day Car Show
Sponsor: Coarsegold Chamber of Commerce
Info: coarsegoldchamberofcommerce.com
July 11, Corona
SEMA Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Extreme Automotive
Info: 951-371-9730
July 11, Durham
Cruising Classics
Sponsor: Chico Drifters Car Club
Info: Rdwytrkr@sbcglobal.net
July 11, Fontana
SCEDA – Southern California Drag Racing Association
Sponsor: SCEDA
Info: sceda.com
July 11, Simi Valley
Collector Car 6
Sponsor: Coachmen Car Club of Ventura County
Info: skeeterrader@gmail.com
July 11, Orange
Collector Car Appreciation Day Party at Blacktop Depot
Sponsor: Blacktop Depot
July 11, San Jose
Hot San Jose Nights
Sponsor: Mike Hennessy
Info: hotsanjosenights.com
July 31, Rancho Cordova
Vintage Fridays – 16th Season
Sponsor: Sacramento Vintage Ford
Info: VintageFridays.com
COLORADO
July 11, Colorado Springs
Rocky Mountain Mustangers Picnic and Show
Sponsor: Rocky Mountain Mustangers Club
Info: tmyers55@elpasotel.net
CONNECTICUT
July 10, Monroe
Classic Nights Car Club Cruise Night
Sponsor: Classic Nights Car Club
Info: Classicnights.com, 203-261-1111
July 12, Simsbury
14th Annual Charity Benefit Car Show
Sponsor: Valley Collector Car Club, Inc
Info: valleycollectorcarclub.org
DELAWARE
July 10, Millsboro
Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise-In at the DQ
Sponsor: George “Rusty” Rust
Info: 302-934-7377
July 11, Newark
Peoples Plaza Car Show
Sponsor: Peoples Plaza / TRISAW events
Info: Scott 302-363-2086, TRISAWevents@gmail.com
FLORIDA
July 8-12, Islamorada to Key West
Key West Power Cruise
Sponsor: Cheri Copeland
July 10, Bradenton
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Lance’s Cruzin to the Hop Car Shows
Info: 941-371-1061
July 10, Punta Gorda
Free CCAD Open Cruise In
Sponsor: Muscle Car City & Veteran Motor Car Club of America
Info: VMCCA Don Royston – Leekr42@embarqmail.com, 941-626-4452; Rick Treworgy Muscle Car City – rick@musclecarcity.net, 941-575-5959
July 11, Valrico
Collector Car Appreciation Day Picnic
Sponsor: Tampa Knights Rod & Custom
Info: 813-654-9716
ILLINOIS
July 21-25, Springfield
WPC Club National Meet
Sponsor: WPC Club, Inc.
Info: ChryslerClub.org
INDIANA
July 10, Columbus
GTO Association Of America National Convention
Sponsor: Pontiacs of Southern Indiana & Indy GTO Association
Info: GTOAA.org
July 10, Newburgh
Drive Your Collector Car To Work Day
Sponsor: Warrick Automotive NAPA
Info: lemansboy70@yahoo.com
July 10, Pierceton
Summit City VMCCA Chapter Meeting
Sponsor: Summit City Chapter of Veterans Motorcar Car Club of America (VMCCA)
Info: guzikfc@gmail.com
July 11, Rensselaer
30th Annual Car Show & Cruise
Sponsor: JC Cruisers
Info: reblacklaf@gmail.com
IOWA
July 11, Davenport
July Cruise In
Sponsor: Quad Cities Cruisers
Info: quadcitiescruisers.org
July 12, Burlington
Strong Cars for Strong Kids Car Show
Sponsor: Burlington Area YMCA
Info: kari@burlingtony.org
KENTUCKY
July 10, Richmond
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Camaro and Firebird Central LLC
Info: camarocentral.com, firebirdcentral.com
July 11, Nicholasville
Cruise in at Double Kwik
Sponsor: Calvin Mastin
Info: calvin.mastin@yahoo.com
LOUISIANA
July 18, Chalmette
Brewster’s Cruise Night
Sponsor: Brewster’s Bar
Info: 985-869-0574
MARYLAND
July 9, Edgewater
Collector Car Appreciation Cruise In
Sponsor: Wheels from the Past
Info: president@wheelsfromthepast.com
July 9, Lutherville
Antique Car Show at the Fire Museum of Maryland
Sponsor: Chesapeake Region, Antique Automobile Club of America
Info: chesapeakeaaca.org
July 10, Abingdon
Antique Car Show at the Fire Museum of Maryland
Sponsor: Chesapeake Region, Antique Automobile Club of America
Info: chesapeakeaaca.org
July 10, Abingdon
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Lowes Cruisers
July 10, Cumberland
Fire and Ice and Friends on the Downtown Cumberland Mall
Sponsor: Fire and Ice Rods & Customs
Info: allen_haines@hotmail.com, 301-707-0167
July 10, NAS Patuxent River
Drive Your Antique to Work Day
Sponsor: No Host Event
Info: editor@stovebolt.com
July 10, Perryville
Big Ricks & Cleve’s Cruze SEMA Nite
Sponsor: Perryville Outlets
Info: 410-457-0470
July 12, Brookeville
Car Lovers Car Show
Sponsor: National Capital Region Early Ford V8 Club of America
Info: ckpolan@gmail.com
MASSACHUSETTS
July 10, Auburn
Friday night cruisin’
Sponsor: Auburn/Webster Lodge of Elks-754 Southbridge St. (rt. 12)
Info: Paul Morin, prmorin@charter.net, 508-277-5452
MICHIGAN
July 10, AuburnHills
Hot Rods of VWGOA
Sponsor: Kevin Smith/VWGOA
Info: kevin.smith@vw.com, 248-953-1230
July 18, Portage
Westnedge Revival Cruise
Sponsor: Sixteen Again Car Club
Info: Darren Schmitt, 269-929-0135
MINNESOTA
July 11, Big Stone City
Big Stone City’s 130th
Sponsor: Phil Blake
Info: 320-815-7918
MISSOURI
July 11, St Louis
National Collector Car Day Cars and Coffee
Sponsor: Clean Cut Creations Vintage Auto Works
Info: 314-968-8377, cleancutcreations.com, info@cleancutcreations@sbcglobal.net
NEBRASKA
July 6-11, Lincoln
Collector Car Appreciation Week
Sponsor: Walker Tire / Quick Nicks Service Centers
Info: nvuko@walkertire.com
July 10, Lincoln
Drive Your Collector Car to Work Day
Info: jbmackichan@speedwaymotors.com
July 10, North Platte
Collector Car Appreciation Picnic
Sponsor: Cody Cruisers
Info: 308-530-1603
July 11, Omaha
Collector Car Appreciation, and Dodge Street Cruise Night
Sponsor: Dodge Street Cruisers
Info: Facebook Site, Cruising Dodge Street
NEW HAMPSHIRE
July 9, Bethlehem
Beech Hill Auto Cruise Night
Sponsor: White Mountain Cruisers Car Club
Info: whitemountaincruisers.mysite.com or dash280@juno.com
July 10, Exeter
Summer Sizzler
Sponsor: Foss Motors and Kustom Kings
Info: Jim (603) 793-8126
July 12, Bath
15th Annual “At The Hop”
Sponsor: White Mountain Cruisers LLC. Car Club
Info: whitemountaincruisers.mysite.com or 603-444-2652
July 12, Salem
MSRA Fun Day Rod Run
Sponsor: Mass Street Rod Assoc.
Info: 978-667-5336
July 14, Littleton
Ninety Nine “99” Cruise Night
Sponsor: White Mountain Cruisers LLC. Car Club
Info: whitemountaincruisers.mysite.com or dash280@juno.com
July 25, Hudson
19th BCNH Show of Dreams
Sponsor: British Cars of New Hampshire
Info: karle01@comcast.net
NEW JERSEY
July 11, Piitsgrove
Cruise Night
Sponsor: South Jersey Region A.A.C.A.
Info: sjraaca.com, 856-371-9304
NEW MEXICO
July 11, Alamogordo
6th Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Golden Gears Car Club/ Desert Sun Motors
Info: 574-491-9804
July 11, Albuquerque
Mild to Wild Classics Inc
Sponsor: Eric Kos
Info: mildtowildclassics@yahoo.com
NEW YORK
July 10, Bayville
New York AutoFest Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise
Sponsor: New York AutoFest
Info: leo@nyautofest.com, 516-882-5022
July 10, Buffalo
Paddock Chevrolet Super Cruise
Sponsor: Paddock Chevrolet
Info: paddockchevrolet.com
July 11, Hasbrouck
AnyMake-AnyModel Car Show
Sponsor: AnyMake-AnyModel.org
Info: AnyMake-AnyModel.org
July 11, Staten Island
2nd Annual Community Day Car Show
Sponsor: Staten Island Region AACA
Info: parena2@verizon.net
July 19, Hicksville
NewYork Summer AutoFest VIII
Sponsor: New York AutoFest
Info: leo@nyautofest.com, 516-882-5022
July 19, Kings Park
10th Annual Ford Lincoln of Huntington all Ford Car Show
Sponsor: Long Island Thunderbirds & Thunderbirds of NY
Info: 631-724-3756 or 631-447-3847
NEVADA
July 15, Las Vegas
Las Vegas SEMA Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: City of Las Vegas
Info: jbear@lasvegasnevada.gov, 702-229-2420
NORTH CAROLINA
July 10, Denver
Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise-In
Sponsor: Steele Rubber Products
Info: 704-483-9343
July 10, Kernersville
Collector Car Appreciation Day Tour
Sponsor: Old Salem Chapter AACA
Info: ra_ronchetti@usa.net
July 11, Conover
Classic Car Cruise-IN CCAD
Sponsor: Catawba Valley British Motor Club & Auto Zone
Info: cvbmc.org, 704-737-8679
July 11, Mt. Olive
Hwy55 Cruise In
Sponsor: Wayne County Cruisers Car Club
Info: waynecountycruisers.com
OHIO
July 10, Columbus
Goodguys 18th PPG Nationals
Sponsor: Goodguys Rod & Custom Association
Info: good-guys.com
July 10, Dublin
33rd Annual Arthritis Foundation Classic Auto Show and Cruise In presented by CoughlinCars.com
Sponsor: Arthritis Foundation Great Lakes Region
Info: ArthritisAutoShow.com
July 12, Fairfield
British Car Day Cincinnati
Sponsor: British Car Club of Greater Cincinnati
Info: bccgc.com
July 18, Hebron
LX and Beyond Nationals
Sponsor: Blue Collar Performance
Info: lxandbeyondnats.com, info@lxandbeyondnats.com, 614-633-8033
July 25, Mentor
Annual Cruise-In For Rainbow Babies
Sponsor: D&S Automotive Collision & Restyling
OREGON
July 10, Lebanon
The Filling Station’s Collector Car Cruise-in
Sponsor: The Filling Station
Info: https://fillingstation.com/pages/ccad.htm
July 10, Roseburg
Graffiti Weekend Show-n-Shine
Sponsor: Stray Angels Car Club
Info: strayangelscarclub.com, info@strayangelscarclub.com
July 11, Hood River
WAAAM Traffic Jam – Cruise, Car Show, and Swap Meet
Sponsor: Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Info: trafficjam@waaamuseum.org
July 11-12, Portland
SVRA Car Show at Portland International Raceway (held in conjunction with the Portland Vintage Racing Festival)
Sponsor: Sportscar Vintage Racing Association (SVRA)
Info: 503-307-5420, twobauers@msn.com
PENNSYLVANIA
July 10, Carlisle
Carlisle Chrysler Nationals
Sponsor: Carlisle Events
Info: http://www.carlisleevents.com/carlisle-events/carlisle-chrysler-nationals/default.aspx
July 10, Hershey
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Antique Automobile Club of America Museum
Info: 717-566-7100
July 10, Tarentum-Pittsburgh
Ultimate Car Cruise Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills Mall
Info: 412-807-1115
July 10, Valley Forge
Valley Forge Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Horton’s Auto
Info: vfccad@gmail.com
July 10, York
Musclecar Madness at the York Reunion
Sponsor: Darwin Doll
July 11, Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Pump Primers Muster
Sponsor: PPP/SPAAMFAA
Info: 717-566-8973
July 11, Huntingdon
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Swigart Museum
Info: swigartmuseum.com
July 12, Allentown
Mustang Muscle Car Show
Sponsor: PennMustangs & Building Specialties
Info: www.PennMustangs.com
July 12, Doylestown
Run with the Angels
Sponsor: Road Angels of Doylestown
Info: roadangelsdoylestown.com
July 12, Dupont
Cars and Coffee
Sponsor: Pocono Mountain Street Rod Assn
Info: chopd41@msn.com
July 12, Washington
Classics on Main
Sponsor: Covered Bridge Region AACA
Info: coveredbridgeregionaaca@yahoo.com
July 18, Nazareth
15th Annual Lehigh Valley Thunderbird Club Thunderbird & Classic Car Show
Sponsor: Lehigh Valley Thunderbird Club
Info: Tom Hollenbach trhbach@rcn.com or Jerry Engle jeruengle@aol.com
July 18, Nazareth
39th Annual Nazareth Days Car Show
Sponsor: Lehigh Valley Thunderbird Club
Info: luppinov@verizon.net
July 18-19, Pittsburgh
PITT BIRDS 2015 at the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix
Sponsor: Pitt Birds Thunderbird Club
Info: pittbirds.org/pvgp.html
July 18, Rural Valley
Model T and Model A Ford Round Up
Sponsor: Punxsutawney Region AACA
Info: 724-422-4869; 724-397-2598
July 25, Pottstown
Eastwood Summer Classic
Sponsor: Eastwood
Info: eastwood.com/summerclassic2015, 800-343-9353
SOUTH CAROLINA
July 11, Charleston
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Just Friends
Info: 843-814-5862
July 11, West Columbia
Fat Boyz Cruise-in
Sponsor: Classic Chevy Club
Info: bennettcom@yahoo.com
TENNESSEE
July 10, Arlington
MCCC Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Memphis Classic Chevy Club
Info: memphisclassicchevys.com
July 10, Chattanooga
Drive Your Collector Car to Work Day and Cookout
Sponsor: Coker Tire
Info: Harriet Markham
July 10, Jamestown
Collector Car Appreciation Day on the Square
Sponsor: Push Rods Car Club of Jamestown
Info: under1981.com
July 10, Memphis
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Superior Custom Street Rods Inc
Info: superiorstreetrods@gmail.com
July 10, Memphis
Employee Drive Your Cool Car to Work Day
Sponsor: COMP Cams
Info: 901-795-2400 ext. 1237
July 11, Hendersonville
Cruzin’ Hendersonville
Sponsor: David Ferguson
Info: ddfergie@gmail.com
TEXAS
July 10, Arlington
Nostalgia Nights
Sponsor: Classical Gas Enterprises
Info: sherry@classicalgasmotors.com, classicalgasmotors.com/NostalgiaNightsInfo.pdf
July 10, Conroe
National Collector Car Appreciation Day Car Show
Sponsor: Conroe Cruisers
July 10, Dallas
Cruise In Celebrating Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Dallas Area Classic Chevys
Info: www.DallasClassicChevy.com
July 10, Danbury
CCAD Cruise to Danbury
Sponsor: Main Street Steakhouse & Bar
Info: classiccarsofbrazoriacounty
July 10, Fort Worth
Friday Night Drags presented by Snap-On Racing
Sponsor: Texas Motor Speedway
Info: texasmotorspeedway.com, gfeedback@texasmotorspeedway.com, 817-215-8500
July 10, Rockwall
SPM Collector Car Appreciation
Sponsor: Special Products & Mfg., Inc.
Info: noraharding@sbcglobal.net
July 11, El Paso
Caffeine and Octane
Sponsor: Southwest Classic Car Club & Coyote Cobras
Info: swclassic.org
July 25, Longview
East Texas Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Travis Floyd
Info: Travisfloyd727@gmail.com
VERMONT
July 10, Bennington
Hemmings’ Annual National Collector Car Day Cruise-in
Sponsor: Hemmings Motor News
Info: 800-227-4373, tgrande@hemmings.com or hemmings.com
VIRGINIA
July 10, Smithfield
DPG’s National Collector Car Appreciation Cruise-In
Sponsor: Daniels Performance Group
Info: danielsperformancegroup.com, info@danielsperformancegroup.com, (757) 356-1156
July 11, Gloucester
Blast from the Past Car, Truck & Bike Show
Sponsor: Middle Peninsula Classic Cruisers
Info: mpccofgloucester.com
WASHINGTON
July 10-12, Tacoma WA to Whistler BC
2015 Whistler Run to the Mountain!
Sponsor: Jake – Shelby Cobra Club
July 10, Vancouver
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Fort Vancouver/Rosecity Region of AACA
Info: fam36@comcast.net, 360-600-0383
July 18, Auburn
3rd Annual Car Show 4 Kids
Sponsor: Ed Britz
Info: facebook.com/carshow4kids
July 25, Kenmore
Western Washington All British Field Meet
Sponsor: Puget Sound British Automotive Association (PSBAA)
Info: abfm.com, steve@abfm.com, 206-365-5807
WEST VIRGINIA
July 10, Keyser
Knobley Mountain Auto Club Cruise In at Rainbow Lanes
Sponsor: Knobley Moutain Auto Club
Info: 304-209-1627
July 25, Fairmont
Eldora Raceway Reunion & Cruise-in
Sponsor: Muscle Car Mafia Car Group
Info: Tom Feorene, 304-365-0466
WISCONSIN
July 10, Brookfield
Cruisin’ at the Wilson Center
Sponsor: Wilson Center for the Arts
Info: lclopton@wilson-center.com
July 10, Iola
Iola Old Car Show
Sponsor: Iola Old Car Show
Info: iolaoldcarshow.com, information@iolaoldcarshow.com, 715-445-4000
July 10, New Berlin
Toybox Hooligans Founders Day
Sponsor: Toybox Hooligans
Info: trjanowski@gmail.com
July 10, West Bend
Collector Car Appreciation Day & Thunderbird Cruise Night at Toucan’s Food and Custard
Sponsor: Classic Thunderbird Club of Wisconsin
Info: wisconsin-thunderbirds.org
July 13, Elm Grove
Cruisin’ the Grove – Classic Car and Motorcycle Night
Sponsor: Woller-Anger, Silver Spur, Sweet Tooth, and Patched Works
Info: facebook.com/CruisinTheGrove
July 27, Elm Grove
Cruisin’ the Grove – Classic Car and Motorcycle Night
Sponsor: Woller-Anger, Silver Spur, Sweet Tooth, and Patched Works
Info: facebook.com/CruisinTheGrove
CANADA
July 10, Moncton, New Brunswick
Atlantic Nationals
Sponsor: Atlantic Nationals
Info: atlanticnationals.com
July 12, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Collector Car Appreciation Day
Sponsor: Manitoba Association of Auto Clubs / Manitoba Public Insurance / Pony Corral Restaurants
Info: www.maac.cc or Bob Chubala – 204-229-0397
July 18, Olds, Alberta
Rocket Round Up in Olds
Sponsor: Northern Lights Oldsmobile Club
Info: oldsclub.ca, president@oldsclub.ca
July 18, Ottawa, Ontario
All British Car Day
Sponsor: Ottawa British Car Clubs
Info: info@britishcarday.ca, 613-596-5692
July 25, Barrie, Ontario
Classics in the Park
Sponsor: Barrie Thunder Classics C.C
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