July 9th is the official Collector Car Appreciation Day for 2021, and the calendar for this year is chock-full of car-related stuff. We’ve got a state-by-state breakdown of what’s going on at the bottom of this post—and there’s plenty of action spilling across the entire month of July.
Never heard of Collector Car Appreciation Day? Well, it’s your chance to get in your vintage, classic, or otherwise awesome vehicle and drive it—To work. To eat. To cruise.
A-N-Y-W-H-E-R-E.
It’s a way to remind folks about the automobile’s storied history and inspire future generations of gearheads in the process. Want to learn more? Check out the Collector Car Appreciation Day page over at SEMA’s website.
A list of some of the automotive-related events planned for the month of July is below, and if you’ve got an event to add, let us know in the comments.
And Drive. Your. Cars!
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2021 Collector Car Appreciation Day Events
| Date | State | City | Event | Organizer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1 | KY | Richmond | Collector Car Appreciation Day | Camaro, Firebird, and Muscle Car Central |
| July 1 | OR | Roseburg | Stray Angels Show N Shine | Stray Angels Car Club |
| July 1 | PA | Tarentum | Celebrate SEMA Collector Car Appreciation Night | Vito |
| July 4 | CA | Half Moon Bay | Cool Harbor Nights 4th of July Parade | Frank Besnyi |
| July 4 | FL | Orlando | Do you have CarDreams?? | CarDreams.Net |
| July 6 | MD | Stevensville | SEMA Collector Car Appreciation Night | Rita's Ice Kent Island |
| July 8 | WI | Iola | Iola Car Show | Iola Old Car Show. Inc. |
| July 9 | AZ | Tuscon | Mt. Lemmon Cruise | Tucson Street Rod Association |
| July 9 | CA | Auburn | Auburn Cruise Night | Association of California Car Clubs, Inc. |
| July 9 | CA | Clovis | Clovis Missionary Baptist Church Hot Rod Gathering | Paul Hinkle |
| July 9 | CA | Westminster | O C Car Guys & Gals 12th. Annual Collector Car Appreciation Day | O C Car Guys & Gals / Carl's Jr. |
| July 9 | FL | Sarasota | Sunshine Region Collector Car Appreciation Day Tour | Linda Langenege |
| July 9 | IA | Mount Pleasant | Second Friday Cruise Night | 20th Century Car Club |
| July 9 | IL | Robinson | 1st Robinson Savings Bank Cruise in | Crawford County Collectables |
| July 9 | MN | St. Cloud | Collector Car Appreciation Day Old-Skool Cruise | 320 Street Cars |
| July 9 | NC | Denver | Collector Car Appreciation Day After Hours Cruise-In | Steele Rubber Products |
| July 9 | NE | Ceresco | Ceresco Days Car Show and Shibe | Wayne Jeppesen |
| July 9 | NH | Epping | Kustom Kings of N.H. And New England Dragway Collector Car Appreciation Day | Jim Cushman |
| July 9 | NY | Pearl River | Rockland Rodders Friday Night Cruise | Rockland Rodders |
| July 9 | PA | Altoona | BCAAC National Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise In | Blair County Antique Auto Club & Lakemont Park |
| July 9 | PA | Bloomsburg | 4-Wheel Jamboree | Bonnier Events |
| July 9 | PA | Huntington | Swigart Museum Collector Car Appreciation Day | Swigart Automobile Museum |
| July 9 | TN | Memphis | Collector Car Appreciation Day | Superior Custom Street Rods Inc. |
| July 9 | TX | Dallas | Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise In at the Dairy Ette | Dallas Area Classic Chevys |
| July 9 | TX | Danbury | Collector Car Appreciation Day Cruise | Barry Wright |
| July 9 | TX | San Angelo | SEMA Collector Car Appreciation Day | Jerry Payne |
| July 9 | WI | Iola | Iola Car Show | Iola Old Car Show. Inc. |
| July 9 | WV | Keyser | West Virginia Collector Car Appreciation Day | Knobley Mountain Car Club |
| July 10 | AZ | Glendale | Sema Collector Car Day at Mixteca | Nancy Perry Productions |
| July 10 | CA | Simi Valley | Collector Car 12 | Coachmen Car Club |
| July 10 | IL | Byron | Hib Reber Memorial Car Show | Hib Reber Memorial Car Show Committee |
| July 10 | KY | Nicholasville | Cruise in at Double Kwik | Calvin Mastin |
| July 10 | MD | Abingdon | Collector Car Appreciation Day | Jim Klawunder |
| July 10 | MD | Lutherville | Four Alarm Collector Car Show | Chesapeake Region, Antique Automobile Club of America |
| July 10 | NC | Goldsboro | Wayne County Cruisers Cruise In | Wayne County Cruisers |
| July 10 | NM | Alamogordo | Golden Gears Show & Shine | Golden Gears Car Club |
| July 10 | NM | Albuquerque | Collector Car Appreciation | Aftermarket Auto Parts & Collectibles |
| July 10 | NY | Irondequoit | National Car Collector Day | Genesee Valley AACA |
| July 10 | PA | Berwick | Northeast Cruisers Burger King Cruise Night | Northeast Cruisers Rod and Custom Association |
| July 10 | PA | Bloomsberg | 4-Wheel Jamboree | Bonnier Events |
| July 10 | SC | Charleston | 12th Annual Charleston National Collector Car Appreciation Day | Coastal Carolina Region AACA |
| July 10 | SD | Big Stone City | Big Stone City 135th | Phil Blake |
| July 10 | TX | El Paso | Caffeine and Octane | Lloyd Bohn |
| July 10 | WI | Iola | Iola Car Show | Iola Old Car Show. Inc. |
| July 11 | MN | Henning | Henning Area's 15th Annual Car & Truck Show | ri-County Cruisers Henning Car Club |
| July 11 | PA | Bloomsburg | 4-Wheel Jamboree | Bonnier Events |
| July 17 | PA | Nazareth | Namath Day Car Show | Lehigh Valley Thunderbird Club |
| July 18 | CA | Riverside | Riverside Cars & Coffee | J & M Speed Center |
| July 18 | NY | Staten Island | Staten Island Region AACA Special Summer Show | Staten Island Region Antique Automobile Club of America |
| July 20 | FL | Lake City | Collector Car Appreciation Day at Sal's Italian Deli | Suwannee River Region AACA |
| July 21 | NV | Las Vegas | Collector Car Appreciation Day | Mayor Pro Tem Stavros Anthony |
| July 25 | MD | Reisterstown | Reisterstown Regional Park All Vehicle Car Show | Free State Region Vintage Chevrolet Club of America (VCCA) |
| July 31 | OH | Mentor | D&S Automotive 8th Annual Cruise-In for Rainbow Babies | D&S Automotive Collision and Restyling |
| July 31 | PA | Exton | Cruise for the Troops | Top Dead Center Motor Club |
I am looking forward to organizing our event for 2022 here in Maui, Hi.